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Dairy farmers asking for comprehensive price regulation reform

April 11, 2023
Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Farm Bureau Federation told Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack Wednesday that requests to increase make allowances fall short of fairly supporting dairy farmers. In the simplest terms, a make allowance is an estimate of what it costs to transform milk into a finished dairy product like butter or cheese. These estimates […]

Short Course explores entering the dairy beef market: Is it for you?

March 1, 2022
Agriculture

SIOUX FALLS, SD – The I-29 Moo University Dairy Beef Short Course is scheduled for March 29 as part of the pre-educational events for the Central Plains Dairy Expo. It will be held in the Denny Sanford Premier Center, Sioux Falls, S.D., in rooms 8, 9 and 10, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The […]

From dairy producer to doctor, Dr. Wright likes it rural

September 1, 2020
Local

STURGIS, SD – One of the hardest days of Dr. Kent Wright’s life was watching the cattle as they were driven away from his family’s third-generation dairy farm in Sebeka, MN. He’d spent 18 years operating the farm and its pure-bred herd of registered Holsteins. But he, along with many other family dairy farmers, made […]

Dairy producers forced to dump milk due to market, supply chain disruptions

April 7, 2020
Agriculture

MADISON, WI – The pictures are alarming. Hundreds of thousands of gallons of milk being dumped by dairy farmers across the country. As the coronavirus pandemic forces restaurants and schools across the country to close, the end result is a disrupted dairy supply chain. Farmers’ milk prices had gradually returned to profitable levels recently after […]

These market movements underscore the challenges and volatility faced by livestock markets in the wake of health scares, and the importance of rigorous safety measures to maintain consumer confidence in meat products.

Markets Settle: H5N1 Virus Not Found In Ground Beef

May 6, 2024
Agriculture

STURGIS, S.D. – Recently, the agricultural markets were on a roller coaster due to concerns over bovine influenza A virus (also known as avian influenza in poultry and wild bird populations) affecting cattle, causing significant fluctuations in cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME). Initially, there was panic that the presence of what is […]

Samples collected from retail stores in those states with infected dairy cows all tested negative from the H5N1 virus, leading to USDA and FSIS to announce the nation’s ground hamburger supply is safe for consumers.

Ground Beef Samples Test Negative For H5N1 Virus

May 2, 2024
Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – After collecting 30 samples of ground beef from retail outlets in the states with dairy cattle herds that had tested positive for the H5N1 influenza virus at the time of sample collection, the federal government is announcing results from its testing. The samples were sent to APHIS’ National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) […]

NorthWestern Energy CEO Brian Bird turns the valve at the company’s new renewable natural gas injection site on April 22, 2024, in Brookings. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

Utility Using Natural Gas Made From Cattle Manure

May 2, 2024
Agriculture, Business

BROOKINGS — A new facility sending renewable natural gas made from dairy cattle manure to local energy customers could be the first of several such plants, a utility company said Monday while celebrating Earth Day. Natural gas is mostly methane. It’s typically extracted by fracking and drilling into shale formations, and used to heat homes or to […]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is testing ground beef samples for H5N1 particles in states where the Bovine Influenza A virus has been reported in dairy cattle, though officials said Tuesday, April 30, 2024, they’re confident the nation’s meat supply is safe.

USDA Tests Ground Beef, Muscle Meat For H5N1 Virus

May 1, 2024
Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – South Dakota is among those states where samples of ground beef at retail stores are being taken as the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the livestock industry continue to respond to an outbreak of bovine influenza A (H5N1) in dairy cows. Milk samples continue to be taken at retail grocery stores […]

Fresh and frozen beef from South Dakota and seven other states has been banned for export to Columbia in the wake of a viral outbreak in dairy cows.

Country restricts US beef imports over virus outbreak

April 30, 2024
Agriculture

STURGIS, S.D. – South Dakota is among eight states where fresh and frozen beef products have been banned from Columbia. The move from the South American country comes in response to the discovery of the HPA1 virus (a pathogenic previously confined to only poultry and birds) in dairy cows in the U.S. According to a […]

Rancher and ag lender Austin Havlik of Mitchell explains some farm bill priorities of the cattle industry in Valley Springs on Apr. 12, 2024. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight)

Ranchers: “More Ranch” Needed In Overdue Farm Bill

April 15, 2024
Agriculture

VALLEY SPRINGS, S.D. — Ranchers urged Republican U.S. Senators John Thune of South Dakota and John Boozman of Arkansas to consider grasslands and cattle – not just crop support – as they finalize federal legislation that will govern many agricultural and food programs for years to come. The feedback came as the senators fielded questions […]

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