livestock

The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife called out two a pair of attacks on livestock this week.  On Monday, investigators were called to the Ft. Klamath area of Klamath County where two nine-month-old steers were found dead in a 200-acre private-land grass pasture.  The car...

Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack recently announced $73 million in funding for the first round of the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program. The funds will get used to increase competition across the cattle marketplace and support increased producer opportunities, and the U...

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is accepting applications for the 2023 Environmental Stewardship Award.  The yearly award recognizes outstanding stewardship practices and conservation achievements of U.S. cattle producers.   “Cattl...

For the second time in the past two weeks, a wolf from the Horseshoe Pack has been killed.  According to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, the wolf was trapped on private land in Umatilla County Saturday.  ODFW says despite non-lethal measures, such as camping with the cattle and hazing, this producer had experienced chronic livestock depredations by the Horseshoe pack.  The trapped ...

The CEO of CattleFax is confident the beef industry will see better market conditions down the road.  Randy Blach said the market has faced many headwinds over the last three or four years.   “If you step back and you think about what we were sharing last fall and early this year, the markets have largely performed very well with what we anticipated, but obviously we had a Russian invasion into Uk

In an effort to address worldwide hunger and malnutrition, the U.S. will harness its food and agriculture research, to create the Global Food Security Research Strategy.   “I’m pleased to announce the global food research strategy, jointly led by USAID and the U.S. Department of...

A recent study by Oregon State University found hemp biomass could be the next big thing in livestock feed.  OSU Associate Professor Serkan Ates said his team found the byproduct of the CBD extraction process produces a high-protein, high-energy product with no harmful impacts to lambs in the study.  But, he was ...

Thanks to a perfect storm, the U.S. cattle industry is struggling right now, between drought across much of the west and heartland, low commodity prices and high input costs.  In other locations of the U.S., ranchers and some operations have liquidated or consolidated in response the economic challenges.   ...

A rule change from the FDA, effective summer 2023, means ranchers and livestock owners will need a veterinary prescription to purchase certain medically important antibiotics like LA 200 and penicillin.  Dr. Fred Gingrich is the Executive Director of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners.   “...

A well over 7% drop in what livestock and poultry producers received price wise in August, drove USDA’s overall price index off 1.8% for the month.  Rod Bain breaks down the numbers.     If you have a story idea for the PNW Ag Network, call (509) 547-1618, or e-mail glenn.vaagen@townsquaremedia.co...