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In a remote part of southeast Oregon, about the only oasis for a hundred-mile stretch of highway is the Oasis Cafe in Juntura. Travelers come in for hot coffee served in hulking styrofoam cups, and to gather near the wood stove.

Farmers and food researchers plan for more severe storms and higher temperatures.

According to the University of Minnesota Center for Farm Financial Management, the average daily feed cost per cow in 2021 was $7 in the upper Midwest; it was up to about $7.50 in 2022. Continually rising feed prices have tightened margins for dairy farms. In fact, over the last decade, total feed costs of a

As of April 1, the LPI-Fed settlement index will not include any cash prices that are outside +/- 5% of the average weekly mean. Previously, the LPI-Fed settlement index did not include any cash prices that were $4/CWT above or below the average weekly mean. Producers will continue to settle policies as usual. The data

Chicago Mercantile Exchange feeder cattle futures hit new all-time highs in the nearby contracts on Monday, as bidding wars continue to rally cash prices as more producers show interest in expanding their herds, traders said. The rally helped give a boost to the pork market, where CME April lean hogs ended up 0.125 cent at

Manitoba Habitat Heritage Corporation has announced over $10 million in conservation funding for Manitoba based conservation organizations. Manitoba’s Watershed Districts will receive up to $7.57 million, with an additional $2.79 million to support 19 projects delivered by conservation organizations and supported by endowments made by the Province of Manitoba.  Funding to support these projects comes

Presentations by the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility directors and research leaders, in addition to touring the facility, provided important insight into potential collaboration opportunities to pork industry representatives who share a mission to protect US swine herd health. “Seeing the facility firsthand provided a valuable opportunity to learn about future capabilities, capacity, and priorities

A Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea elimination plan for has been developed for Manitoba

The Canadian Pork Council said Olymel’s announcement of the closure of its Vallée-Jonction, QC plant is tough news for the industry.

In response to efforts in the Missouri State Legislature to regulate products sold, distributed for use, or administered to a person that are designed with intent to alter a person’s genome, the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) issues the following statement: