Like so many other competitions, showing livestock has changed over the years. From the American Royal in 1899 to the Fort Worth Stock Show beginning in 1896, the National Western Stock Show that got its start in 1906, the Houston Fat Stock Show and Livestock Exposition in 1931, and the Arizona National Livestock Show in 1948, many of the original stock shows were a means to improve the nation’s cowherd.
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As we hurtle toward crucial tipping points on a warming planet, an international team of scientists is recruiting a surprising ally to make a powerful dent in greenhouse gas emissions: the cow.
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A new legal advocacy hub called FarmSTAND — which is devoted “exclusively on dismantling industrial animal agriculture” — has launched today, with a former staff attorney for the Humane Society of the United States at its helm.
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A Japanese chemical manufacturing company has been working on creating liquid biomethane for cattle waste to use as rocket fuel.
According to the Kyodo News report, the company, Air Water Inc., says that it could begin trials as soon as this fall, using the rocket fuel on a rocket made by Interstellar Technologies Inc.
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CPL lost a dear friend and an avid supporter of our organization on August 12, 2023. Jerry “Tiger” Robinson, CPL Region 2 Director, was 79 years old.
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The state’s cattle sector is expected to lose anywhere from $135 million to $290 million as a result of the record-breaking heat wave and drought, the LSU AgCenter reports.
While the entire agricultural industry is set for losses, cattle is expected to take the biggest hit, with the drought reducing hay production and forcing downsizing of herds.
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Extreme heat and periods of drought this summer will likely lead to losses in several of Louisiana’s agricultural sectors.
Economists from the LSU AgCenter expect the worst losses in the beef cattle sector as reduced hay production, the forced downsizing of cattle herds and other factors could lead to estimated losses of $135 million to $290 million.
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U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) issued his support for the reinstatement of mandatory country of origin labeling (MCOOL) for beef products with his newly introduced Beef Origin Labeling Accountability Act.
The Beef Origin Labeling Accountability Act directs the U.S. Trade Representative and Secretary of Agriculture to determine a process to reinstate MCOOL in compliance with World Trade Organization rules.
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