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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Good morning, Valley. This is aglife. My name is Bob Quinn,
with you for the next hour talking about agricultural production
here in the valley and all across the country well
with US efforts to keep African swine fever away from
the nation's pig herds. Advice to travelers going to ASF
free zones this holiday season is do not bring pork back.
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Rod Bain explains.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Why among the foreign animal disease threats to our nation
African swine fever.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
This is a highly contagent viron that is killing pig
all over the world.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Fred ad O Lugo of USDA's Animal at Plat Health
Inspection Service says ASF is no threat to humans, but
could devastate our nation's pork supply if an outbreak occurs
within our borders. That has led to numerous safeguards to
protect our country from African swine fever, including.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
In September twenty twenty one, the USDA issue of Federal
Order declaring Puerto Ricuo, the US region island a protection
zone with the detection of the ASF in Dominica Republic
in July twenty twenty one.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Important for those traveling to and from the US Puerto
Rico and US Virgin Islands this holiday season to know
as pork products are prohibited from transity.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
This is a disease that can receive extreme conditions, even
hot and cold temperature, so it doesn't matter if you
cook the pork meat, even if it's frozen, the virus
can survive. So it's very important that when you travel
don't bring any pork products with you. Don't ship any
pork products. Some of these products include sausages, acon, ham,
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roasted pork, astellis, the people put chance on pork meat,
the pastelis.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Bottom line, do not bring pork of any kind from
Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands if you are
traveling there this holiday. If you do happen to have
pork with you when entering the US, please.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Tell and declare the customs officer that you have any
pork products and they will take the proper action.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
And logo adds that it is more than just pork
you should avoid bringing back into the US if you
visit either Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands this
holiday season.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
We are also encouraging the passengers that if they travel
outside of the US, please do not visit any peak
farms unless necessary, and if it's necessary, please when you finish,
make sure you wash, you clean, and you disinfect your
clothes and your shoes. And on top of that, please
remain from visiting another peak farm in the US for
five days at least.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
More information about African's wife fever and how you can
play a part in keeping this threat to our nation's
wide herds out of the country can be found at
this web address www. Dot aphis dot USDA dot gov
slash stop asf all one word Broadbaane reporting for the
US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Well Friends, specialty crop producers will be included in the
bridge payments. We'll have that story coming up. Also, a
look at beef x sports going into China and impacts
on the market. Are listening to Aglife Bob when there
were some farmer use today friends. The Farm Bridge Assistance Program,
announced recently by the USDA to offer relief to farmers
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impacted by certain market disruptions, brings most of the twelve
billion dollars to those growing row crops like corn, wheat
and soybeans. US Representative Dan Newhouse out of Washington State says,
farmers like him are trying to help his colleagues understand
that specialty crops are also important.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
And I think through that communication what we're trying to emphasize.
In fact, I speak with the Trade Rep. Jamison Greer
as much as I can to emphasize the importance of
market access providing certainty to our producers, that the export
markets that are absolutely essential, particularly for many of the crops,
and we raisins in Washington.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
State, and federal aid programs are a last resort.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
These are things that certainly most farmers I talk to
appreciative of the programs such as the Bridge Assistant program,
but our preference is to have available markets that we
can legitimately produce and sell our crops and not just
wait for a program like this that helps veil us out.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
But specialty crops are important too.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
They're called minor crops. I want people to understand these
are not minor in importance. They are very important of
many economies throughout the country.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
One billion of the twelve billion dollar farm Bridge Assistance
dollars are for crops other than row crops. Well for
as there's a lot of work to be done on
the challenge of finding farm labor. Bob Larson has an
update this morning.
Speaker 5 (04:34):
Well, h two A reform is just one of many
labor challenges farmers are facing today that need to be fixed.
Sarah nagu Reed, director of Production and Environmental Policy at
the International Fresh Produce Association, says recent changes to the
adverse effect wage rate is a step in the right direction.
Speaker 6 (04:50):
We're appreciative of some of the stuff this administration I
has done to relieve that part of the program in
certain ways like wages, but still it needs a huge overhaul.
And it's still just for seasonal employers, as you know,
and a lot of our operations, including in the Pacific Northwest,
are considered year round.
Speaker 7 (05:07):
So what options do they have.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
As for those who say foreign guest workers are stealing
jobs from local.
Speaker 6 (05:13):
Workers, haha, that is my response to that, this whole
talking point about displacing American workers, give me a break.
A story after story. We have growers who say, you know,
I had someone come to my operation. They worked for
a day, they didn't even finish their shift, and they left.
Speaker 5 (05:27):
If locals would do the work, nago Reed says, that
would be great.
Speaker 6 (05:31):
This isn't a job that Americans want I mean, just
look at the data. The individuals who are coming in
to do this work are from South American countries, from
Central America, from Mexico. If there was Americans who wanted
to do this work, trust me, our growers would not
be using the age trade program.
Speaker 5 (05:47):
Again. That's Sarah nagu Reed with the International Fresh Produce Association.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
The Office of the US Trade Representative held a hearing
this week on Phase one trade agreements with China, negotiated
during President Trump's first US Meat Export Federation President and
CEO Dan Halstrom says that the initial trade agreement delivered
tremendous benefits for the US beef industry. He set American
beef exports to China increased from three hundred million in
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twenty twenty to over two point one billion in twenty
twenty two, which was almost exclusively because of the Phase
one deal implemented in twenty twenty.
Speaker 8 (06:22):
It's only recently that we've seen a backslide in terms
of performance. We all know that this recent issue here
in twenty twenty five, where the majority of the US
beef plants were not relisted in the China cipher system.
This is obviously one of the major beef industry concerns
in a trade side of getting these plants relisted for China.
So I think the administration's strategy is to hold China
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accountable to their commitments in a Phase one agreement.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
In twenty twenty, Hallstrom added that American ranchers have been
greatly impacted by China not living up to its Phase
one commitments.
Speaker 8 (06:55):
We estimate that lawses of up to one hundred and
fifty dollars per head is being sustained by lack of
access into China. But it's not just the one point
five billion dollars of lost export sales. It's the halo
effect of having China in the market because the product
mix is very similar amongst all of Asia. So you
got Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China all competing for some of
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the same like products for example for short plates. So
the fact that you don't have China to market, the
losses are upwards of two and a half to three
billion dollars a year.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
Dan Halstrom, CEO US Meat Export Federation. This morning, farm US,
you're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 9 (07:32):
It's another at news update. Farm lenders see solid balance sheets.
Ethanol markets soften slightly family farms continue to dominate.
Speaker 10 (07:42):
I'm Russ Kohler, a dairyman from Utah. Safety. Know your limits.
Heat stroke is life threatening. Know the symptoms confusion, loss
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water each hour.
Speaker 11 (08:04):
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Bureau and the US AGG Centers.
Speaker 9 (08:10):
Farm credit regulators say US AGG heads into next year
on mixed footing, low grain margins pressuring row crop producers,
while livestock operations benefit from stronger prices and lower feed costs.
Farm credit system remains financially sound, reporting solid earnings and
rising capital, though early signs of credit stress emerging in
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pockets tied to prolonged crop losses. Ethanol markets showing modest
weekly softness, with production easing but still running ahead of
last year and multi year averages supported by corn demand
despite weaker exports and blending activity. Now in cattle markets,
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analysts worn expected processing plant outages can widen live to
cut out price spreads for several weeks. It does increase
some volatility and short term cash flow risk, but permanent
closures tend to allow smoother market adjustment. And finally, USDA
census confirms family owned farms still dominate American egg nationwide,
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though their share of total output varies. It's another AGEWS
update meat Blue.
Speaker 12 (09:28):
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generics and name brand medications do work the same, even
though they may look different. Generics have the same key ingredients.
FDA approval is equally rigorous for generics to make sure
they're is safe and effective as name brands, and Blue even.
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Speaker 9 (09:56):
This is American Cattle News Today, Vitamin A in Cattle
more after this.
Speaker 10 (10:07):
I'm Russ Kohler, a dairyman from Utah. Safety. Know your limits.
Heat stroke is life threatening. Know the symptoms confusion, loss
of consciousness, seizures, high body temperature, hot dry skin, and
perfuse sweating. Reduce your risk during the heat of the
day by working earlier or later, allow time for water
and rest breaks by drinking two to four cups of
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water each hour.
Speaker 11 (10:28):
This public service message is brought to you by Farm
Bureau and the US AGG Centers.
Speaker 9 (10:34):
We talk vitamin A in cattle. Kansas State Beef System
specialist Emma Briggs, Well.
Speaker 14 (10:42):
If you do think that you have a vitamin eight
efficiency here, who's something that you are interested in? I
would work into your vetinaarian maybe collect if you've flood
samples on cows that you might suspect, and just try
to give an overlad baseline for your cow herd. And
it's really not that expensive of a serum sample to take.
I don't have the cost off the top of my head,
but you know, if you're talking about your overall health,
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it's not hard to give a shot when you're already
giving vaccines and everything for pere breeding or pre breeding
or pre caving, especially on your reproductive herd. So overall,
just also test your hay and test your forges. You
can get a vitamin and mineral package done on those
if that's something you're interested in. However, theoretically, if cows
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have access to lush, green pastures, they can maintain their
vitamin A levels for up to four months with liver stores.
And so I would just work with youether you're consulting
nutritionists or veterinarian and see if vitamin A is something
that you need to be looking into in your herd.
Speaker 9 (11:40):
So where can you learn more about this?
Speaker 14 (11:44):
Vitamin A is actually become a very popular topic over
the past couple of years, and so there's a lot
of extension articles that have been coming out either via
the Beef Cattle Institute order throughout beef tips and other
beef extension related aspects. Also, University of Nebraska Lincoln has
been doing a lot of iomin A research as well
as Montana State University, which is all coming to a
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lot of the same conclusions of what are the vitamin
A levels and our coward's supposed to be and how
can we maintain those in order to maintain immune functions,
reproduction of success as well as maintaining.
Speaker 9 (12:15):
Cafiter American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
This is Dairy Radio Now delk Monday.
Speaker 15 (12:25):
Karen Murphy, market intelligence manager at high Ground Dairy in Chicago, Carara.
Speaker 16 (12:30):
As we approach.
Speaker 15 (12:31):
The end of twenty twenty five, the key word right
now is affordability. Consumers are worried if they can afford
to live and eat. Dairy farmers are wondering if they
can afford to stay in business.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 17 (12:43):
Well, on the consumer side right now, the big thing
we've seen, and it's been really highlighted in the holiday
spending this year, is we're seeing it divergence and consumer spending.
Those in the top income levels that have assets in
the stock market are doing well and they're spending. We're
seeing more luxury spending, but everyone else things are getting
a little rough. We're looking at a lot of value.
We're looking at promotions and deals. People want the most
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bangs of the buck they can find now.
Speaker 13 (13:09):
Dairy provides a lot of that.
Speaker 17 (13:10):
So on the dairy side of things, I think we're
gonna be okay. We have a lot of value when
it comes to protein, nutrients, fat and all of our
dairy products. For the dairy farmers out there.
Speaker 18 (13:20):
I hear you.
Speaker 17 (13:21):
You know, the margins are getting tighter. We're seeing that
Class four milk price come down quite a bit. Class
three still holding in their dryway is holding that up.
But again, one of the biggest things we're seeing for
twenty twenty six to two is beef on dairy crosses,
and the revenue from beef is extraordinary and that's something
that's really helping here to bolster some of those margins.
Speaker 19 (13:42):
For dairy farmers.
Speaker 17 (13:43):
Is even though beef prices have come down since August,
they're still elevated historically. So we're gonna need to keep
watching that beef market.
Speaker 15 (13:50):
And you think that that's gonna stay strong the beef price.
Speaker 17 (13:52):
I think we're going to see the beef still stay strong.
Speaker 19 (13:55):
It might not be as strong as that.
Speaker 17 (13:57):
We've seen so far in twenty twenty five, but it
takes time to rebuild that beef herd. We're not just
going to have cows come out of nowhere, and so
that's going to hold beef prices up for a little
while longer.
Speaker 15 (14:07):
And as far as milk production a had, what is
that going to mean for prices for dairy farmers.
Speaker 17 (14:12):
Well, you know, we've have a lot of cheese made
this year, a lot of butter this year, and we're
definitely seeing that show up in those milk checks, and
those milk prices are coming down. I definitely think those
are going to put some pressure on farmers, But if
they can keep up a good revenue stream from beef
that's going to keep them in the green for a
little bit longer than we traditionally see just based on
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the milk price.
Speaker 15 (14:34):
Thank you very much, Karen Murphy, market intelligence manager at
high Ground Dairy in Chicago.
Speaker 19 (14:40):
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Speaker 1 (16:04):
This is Dairy Radio Now.
Speaker 19 (16:06):
As we look at the near future for class milk prices,
World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jackanowski talks about USDA's
forecast for twenty twenty five and twenty six.
Speaker 23 (16:16):
Class prices down almost across the board, one exception being
the Class four price for twenty twenty five, which is
up a little bit five cents per one hundred weight,
just based on some strength in the non fat dry
milk market, but otherwise Class three price we reduced five
cents per pound based on lower cheese prices. All milk
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price for twenty twenty five we reduced five cents per
pound twenty one dollars per hundred weight and twenty twenty six.
Both the Class three and Class four prices were adjusted lower,
and the all milk price was reduced by fifty cents
per hundred weight down to eighteen dollars and seventy five
cents per one hundred weight, down two dollars and twenty
five cents year over year.
Speaker 19 (16:58):
And that's World Agricultural Outlook Chair Mark Jekanowski. I'm Bill
Baker Dairy Radio.
Speaker 24 (17:03):
Now, the recent almond conference in Sacramento was all about
cultivating a healthy future. I'm Patrick Cavana with the California
Tree NA Report, part of that BASTAG Information Network. Clarice
Turner is the president and CEO of the almad Border California.
Speaker 7 (17:25):
We did our best to pack fifty pounds into a
five pound bag, and you know, present what we thought
was most relevant to the industry. So it's exciting times
really in the almond industry. So I will stick to
just the most important points because again I get.
Speaker 23 (17:41):
So excited about stuff, I could talk about it for.
Speaker 25 (17:43):
A long time.
Speaker 7 (17:44):
But the strategic investments that you probably heard about over
the course of the sessions in research, Global market Development, innovation.
Environmental stewardship has been our focus in the last year,
ensuring that California almonds retained their reputation for not on
equality but since supply around the world.
Speaker 24 (18:01):
And that's very important because you don't want to run
out of this quality product.
Speaker 7 (18:05):
Right, especially if you're a big CpG trying to make
chocolate bars or granola bars or whatever you're trying to make.
You need to have a consistent supply and quality you
can rely on. And that's what California is known for,
which is great. So part of our job is a
mixture that does not change.
Speaker 24 (18:20):
That's Clarice Turner, President and CEO the Armed Border California.
We'll have many more reports from this big Almond conference
in Sacramento, things on production and marketing and thriving for
the future.
Speaker 16 (18:34):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital hmmm, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest,
LinkedIn and online publication or maybe a podcast hmm, but
which one? Oh, and how receptive is this age group
to your sales pitch during non work social time. Maybe
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the best place to reach a farmer with a farming
solution message is when they are well quite frankly farming.
You know, it's easy for us to find them during
the day, as most farmers are behind the wheel of
a pickup truck or farm equipment with the radio on,
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They'll trust you.
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With the AG Information Network. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh.
Speaker 18 (19:36):
Corin LaRue reports. For one step closer to streamlining federal
permitting processes, the.
Speaker 26 (19:41):
US House of Representatives unanimously passed the e Permit Act,
a bipartisan effort led by Representatives Dusty Johnson of South
Dakota and Scott Peters of California. The legislation codifies President
Trump's action plan to modernize permitting technology across federal agencies
with the aim of redut using processing times for National
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Environmental Policy Act reviews and accelerating project approvals nationwide. The
push comes as communities, businesses, and energy developers continue expressing
concern that outdated permitting systems have significantly slowed down essential
infrastructure growth. Johnson emphasizes that the Act represents a pivotal
step toward restoring efficiency and predictability, especially for industries that
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rely heavily on multi agency environmental reviews.
Speaker 27 (20:29):
For years, both parties have agreed that our permitting system
is too slow, it's too complicated, and frankly, it's too
stuck in the past. That's too bad, because really the
story of America has been, in no small part, a
history of big ideas and big projects. It's time for
us to get back to that, for more housing, for
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more broadband, for more critical infrastructure that's going to power
this American economy for decades to come.
Speaker 26 (20:55):
The current permitting framework often struggles to keep pace with
modern demands. Review timelines can stretch for years, with root
causes tied not to environmental questions, but to outdated workflows,
extensive paper documentation, limited transparency, and inconsistent interagency coordination. The
e Permit Act aims to resolve issues by directing federal
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agencies to adopt a unified digital permitting platform. The approach
is designed to improve visibility for applicants, reduce paperwork, improve
record management, and support faster, more predictable decision making across
the federal government.
Speaker 27 (21:32):
I mean here, we are the most technologically advanced nation
in the world, arguably, and yet our agencies have been
using decades old, fragmented systems that simply were not built
for the kind of scale and complexity that we see
with modern projects. This bill addresses those problems. Because of
this bill, we will modernize and digitize our permitting process
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with uniform data standards and a unified permitting portal so
that agencies can work together and so that the public
and communities can see what is actually happening.
Speaker 26 (22:07):
The legislation now await Senate consideration, where supporters hope continued
bipartisan momentum, we'll move it closer to final passage. I'm
Corin LaRue.
Speaker 18 (22:17):
Mike Davis reports that effective dry off protocols can pay
dividends and utter health and next lactation milk production.
Speaker 25 (22:26):
Doctor Kurt Bleistra, a professional services veterinarian with Berenger Engelheim,
explains how fine tuning dry off protocols can help reduce
mass ditis risk and set your cows up for productive lactations.
Speaker 28 (22:40):
Keep mass citus are going to make less milk. They
have increased sematic cell cone associated with that infection, and
that can lower melt quality and sometimes affect paid secondarily
from there, but also put those cows at an increased
risk of being sold. You know, if they get one
case MATHS status and it's not treated properly, they can
they can trigger a second one. And so good animal
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husbandry is central to cup comfort. Cup comfort is essential
to part of reducing the environmental risk for massas bleed.
Speaker 25 (23:10):
Straw outlines some steps producers can take it dry off
to reduce the risk of massditis.
Speaker 28 (23:16):
Having an antibiotic is part of your dry off protocol.
If you're going to use an antibiotic that specifically targets
those gram positive bacteria makes sense. And then recommendation, regardless
of whether you're treating the cows or using selected dry
cauth therapy is to apply an internal peat sealent. And
then again we're going to kind of have this theme
the husbandry of facilities, the management, so maintaining clean to
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try comfortable cow facilities is important for other health.
Speaker 25 (23:43):
He emphasizes the importance of keeping cows healthy and comfortable
during dry off.
Speaker 28 (23:48):
Working with nutritionist to make sure you have a balanced
dry cow ration and you dry off is a good
time to catch cows up on vaccines, following up on
the things that we often take for granted. You can
have really good dry off procedures and SOPs, but making
sure that the employees understand the house and the wives
of those steps with some frequent training and retraining is
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going to be important. And then you know, working with
a veterinarian to make sure all those steps really mesh
is very important as well.
Speaker 25 (24:19):
For more information, visit cattle first dot com. I'm Mike Davis.
Speaker 29 (24:25):
It's time for California agg today on the AG Information Network.
I am Hailey ship Well. A hot topic issue here
in the state of California is hitting some hot buttons
for Secretary of Agriculture Brook Rowlands. In a letter sent
to Governor Newsom, Secretary of Rowlands is demanding California abandon
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a proposal that she says would redistribute agricultural land based
on race, ethnicity, and national origin. Now according to the USDA,
this letter comes as the California Land Equity Task Force
considers a draft proposal that would encourage and facilitate land
transfers and financial assistance exclusively to certain minorities. In background
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provided by the USDA, they state that in twenty twenty two,
the California State Legislature established that California Agricultural Land Equity
Task Force to develop recommendations for the state Legislature and
Governor Newsom on how to equitably increase access to minority
farmers and tribes.
Speaker 26 (25:27):
Now.
Speaker 29 (25:27):
Currently, the task Force is reviewing a draft report that
is due back to the Legislature by January first. For
a link back to Secretary Rawlins's letter as well as
the draft report as made available by the USDA, you
can head on over to our website aginfo dot net.
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Speaker 1 (26:48):
Bock when there were some farm use today friends. The
farm Bridge Assistance program, announced recently by the USDA to
offer relief to farmers impacted by certain market disruptions, brings
most of the twelve billion dollars to those growing row
crops like corn, wheat, and soybeans. US Representative Dan Newhouse
out of Washington State says farmers like him are trying
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to help his colleagues understand that specialty crops are also important.
Speaker 4 (27:13):
And I think through that communication what we're trying to emphasize.
In fact, I speak with the Trade Rep. Jamison Greer
as much as I can to emphasize the importance of
market access, providing certainty to our producers that the export
markets that are absolutely essential, particularly for many of the
crops that were raisins in Washington State.
Speaker 1 (27:34):
And federal aid programs are a last resort.
Speaker 4 (27:37):
These are things that certainly most farmers I talk to
appreciative of the programs such as the Bridge Assistant program,
But our preference is to have available markets that we
can legitimately produce and sell our crops and not just
wait for a program like this that helps bail us out.
Speaker 1 (27:55):
But specialty crops are important too.
Speaker 4 (27:58):
They're called minor crops. I want people to understand these
are not minor in importance. They are very important to
many economies throughout the country.
Speaker 1 (28:06):
One billion of the twelve billion dollar farm Bridge Assistance
dollars are for crops other than row crops. Well for as,
there's a lot of work to be done on the
challenge of finding farm labor. Bob Larson has an update
this morning.
Speaker 5 (28:20):
Well H two A reform is just one of many
labor challenges farmers are facing today that need to be fixed.
Sarah nagu Reed, director of Production and Environmental Policy at
the International Fresh Produce Association, says recent changes to the
adverse effect wage rate is a step in the right direction.
Speaker 6 (28:36):
We're appreciative of some of the stuff this administration has
done to relieve that part of the program in certain
ways like wages, but still it needs a huge overhaul.
And it's still just for seasonal employers, as you know,
and a lot of our operations, including in the Pacific Northwest,
are considered year round.
Speaker 7 (28:53):
So what options do they have.
Speaker 5 (28:55):
As for those who say foreign guest workers are stealing
jobs from local.
Speaker 6 (28:59):
Workers, ha ha, that is my response to that, this
whole talking point about displacing American workers, give me a break.
A story after story. We have growers who say, you know,
I had someone come to my operation. They worked for
a day, they didn't even finish their shift, and they left.
Speaker 5 (29:14):
If locals would do the work, Nago Reed says, that
would be great.
Speaker 6 (29:17):
This isn't a job that Americans want. I mean, just
look at the data. The individuals who are coming in
to do this work are from South American countries, from
Central America, from Mexico. If there was Americans who wanted
to do this work, trust me, our growers would not
be using the age Tree program.
Speaker 5 (29:33):
Again, that's Sarah nagu reed with the International Fresh Produce Association.
Speaker 1 (29:38):
Well friends of familiar voice in the US dairy industry
is calling it a career. Chris Galen, the senior vice
president of Member Service and Governance for the National Milk
Producers Federation, is retiring after twenty eight years. Galen says
he's seen some changes over the years.
Speaker 30 (29:54):
Yeah, there's a few things that have changed, and I
think a few things that have stayed the same. So
I don't want to belabor too many obvious things, but
we are a much more international industry than we were
when I started back in the late nineties. We export
a lot more of our production. It's a more consolidated industry.
You have co ops playing a bigger role in fluid
milk processing as well as cheese and butter production compared
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to twenty years ago.
Speaker 1 (30:16):
Some things haven't changed.
Speaker 30 (30:18):
The number of cows in the country, the milk cows,
that has hardly changed at all. It's been about nine
point three million, give or to take a couple hundred
thousand for that entire period. So some things do change
and other things not so much.
Speaker 1 (30:29):
While there has been some consolidation in the dairy industry,
it's still largely run by family farmers.
Speaker 30 (30:36):
That's an important point, which is that still what ninety
seven ninety eight percent of the dairy farms are family
owned and operated. Now we have a lot fewer number
of those farms compared to nineteen ninety seven when I started,
but the fact is that we have families still in
this business, and co ops still play an important role
in marketing most of the milk that those families are producing.
(30:57):
And I think if we ever got away from the
role of families and overseeing the business operations of their
own farms as well as their co op marketing organizations,
if that were ever to change, then I think the
industry would be in for some really tough times. But
thankfully that has not changed at all.
Speaker 1 (31:12):
One of the biggest changes already underway is the robotics
on dairy farms.
Speaker 30 (31:16):
Is the adoption of robots, which is going to continue.
But will it be driven more by the abilities of
the mechanics of the robots as well as the role
of AI because we know that that's going to also
help with a lot of things on the farm, or
is it going to be driven more by the absence
of a reliable farm labor source. And I think that's
also something that has changed in the past twenty five years.
(31:37):
We've talked a lot about the need for integration reform
and more access to foreign born workers, because we know,
whether you're in Wisconsin or anywhere else in the country,
there just isn't enough of a native American born work
supply to help out on the farm. And so I
think between that and then the evolution of technology, you
will see more adoption of robots.
Speaker 1 (31:56):
Chris Galen, retiring from the National Milk Producers Federation farm
to US this morning. You're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 5 (32:04):
From the AAGG Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with your
agribusiness update. The US and Mexico reached an understanding on
meeting the current water obligations of America's farmers and ranchers
and for Mexico to repay the water deficit in Texas
as part of the nineteen forty four Water Treaty. AG
Secretary Brook Rawlins thanked Mexico for their willingness to abide
by the treaty and passed obligations, saying Mexico has delivered
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more water in the past year than in the previous
four years combined. According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers,
November sales of agricultural tractors in the US dropped almost
twenty percent, while combine sales felt thirty five percent compared
to last November. Canadian sales of combines increased twenty five
percent in November, while sales of ag tractors dropped seven percent.
Association of Equipment Manufacturers Senior Vice President Kirk Blade says,
(32:50):
while we're seeing short term slowdown in sales, equipment manufacturers
remained focused on supporting farmers with the tools and technologies
they need. The Fertilizer Institute PRAY the heuse of representatives
for passing HR thirty eight ninety eight the Promoting Efficiency
Review for Modern Infrastructure Today, or Permit Act. The Permit
Act is legislation designed to bring clarity, consistency, and predictability
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to the Federal Clean Water Act permitting process. TFA President
Corey Rosenbusch says the Permit Act provides the guardrails needed
to keep critical projects moving while maintaining protections for water
quality and natural resources.
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Speaker 5 (34:18):
Always read and follow label directions.
Speaker 25 (34:21):
From the Egg Information Network.
Speaker 5 (34:22):
I'm Bob Larson with today's agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (34:25):
Bob Quinn here to wrap up aaglie for today friends.
Well do you find yourself over shopping this time of year?
Rod Bain wraps us up.
Speaker 2 (34:33):
Did you survive Black Friday? Small Business Saturday? Cyber Monday,
preim post Christmas and holiday gift buying days, or perhaps
buying those gifts all year round. As Laura Hendricks of
University of Arkansas Extension observes, holiday.
Speaker 32 (34:55):
Gift gifting can be a major stressor that time of year.
I think people put a lot of pressure on themselves.
Speaker 2 (35:02):
So even if you have done your fair share of
holiday shopping already this season, take a moment and consider really.
Speaker 32 (35:09):
Thinking through what your budget is and the smartest way
to use the money that you have.
Speaker 2 (35:15):
After all, it is easy for many of us to
get caught up in the holiday spirit.
Speaker 32 (35:20):
Wanted to make the holidays special for our friends and family,
and that can lead to overspending. So that kind of
enthusiasm around the holidays could end up with debt problems
or even more financial stress if you're having trouble making
regular ends meet because you overspent during the holidays.
Speaker 2 (35:38):
So having a spending goal up front, even now if
you are already in the middle of holiday gift shopping
can help as consumers.
Speaker 32 (35:46):
In addition to already knowing what our spending limits are
if we're shopping for holiday gifts, it's a good idea
to kind of have in mind beforehand what you're looking for.
And who you need to buy gifts.
Speaker 2 (35:56):
For, and if your shopping consist of bargain hunting, Hendricks says,
doing homework will help you understand if that deal is
truly a bargain.
Speaker 32 (36:04):
What is advertised as a discount price may not really
be that great of a discount. So knowing what the
regular price is and doing a little shopping around at
price comparison, especially on the ticket items before you even
go to the store, is a great thing to do.
Speaker 2 (36:18):
Doing online holiday shopping, make sure you use a reputable
retailer that offers secure payment methods.
Speaker 32 (36:24):
We always recommend that people who are shopping online that
you log out of accounts and close browsers when you're
through with the transactions.
Speaker 2 (36:32):
And what if you are shopping at a particular store
brick or mortar or online where an item is only
available while supplies last.
Speaker 32 (36:41):
So if you're not there in time to get that autumn,
can you get an voucher? Or if you find the
autumn on a lower price somewhere else, will that place
price match.
Speaker 2 (36:49):
I'm Ron Bain, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture
in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (36:54):
With that friends ount of time for today, thanks for
joining us back tomorrow morning with another edition of Bad Life.
Good morning, Valley. This is aglife. My name is Bob Quinn,
with you for the next hour talking about agricultural production
here in the valley and all across the country well
with US efforts to keep African swine fever away from
the nation's pig herds. Advice to travelers going to ASF
free zones this holiday season is do not bring pork back.
(00:20):
Rod Bain explains.
Speaker 2 (00:21):
Why among the foreign animal disease threats to our nation
African swine fever.
Speaker 3 (00:27):
This is a highly contagent viron that is killing pig
all over the world.
Speaker 2 (00:31):
Fred ad O Lugo of USDA's Animal at Plat Health
Inspection Service says ASF is no threat to humans, but
could devastate our nation's pork supply if an outbreak occurs
within our borders. That has led to numerous safeguards to
protect our country from African swine fever, including.
Speaker 3 (00:48):
In September twenty twenty one, the USDA issue of Federal
Order declaring Puerto Ricuo, the US region island a protection
zone with the detection of the ASF in Dominica Republic
in July twenty twenty one.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
Important for those traveling to and from the US Puerto
Rico and US Virgin Islands this holiday season to know
as pork products are prohibited from transity.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
This is a disease that can receive extreme conditions, even
hot and cold temperature, so it doesn't matter if you
cook the pork meat, even if it's frozen, the virus
can survive. So it's very important that when you travel
don't bring any pork products with you. Don't ship any
pork products. Some of these products include sausages, acon, ham,
(01:32):
roasted pork, astellis, the people put chance on pork meat,
the pastelis.
Speaker 2 (01:36):
Bottom line, do not bring pork of any kind from
Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands if you are
traveling there this holiday. If you do happen to have
pork with you when entering the US, please.
Speaker 3 (01:48):
Tell and declare the customs officer that you have any
pork products and they will take the proper action.
Speaker 2 (01:54):
And logo adds that it is more than just pork
you should avoid bringing back into the US if you
visit either Puerto Rico or the US Virgin Islands this
holiday season.
Speaker 3 (02:03):
We are also encouraging the passengers that if they travel
outside of the US, please do not visit any peak
farms unless necessary, and if it's necessary, please when you finish,
make sure you wash, you clean, and you disinfect your
clothes and your shoes. And on top of that, please
remain from visiting another peak farm in the US for
five days at least.
Speaker 2 (02:24):
More information about African's wife fever and how you can
play a part in keeping this threat to our nation's
wide herds out of the country can be found at
this web address www. Dot aphis dot USDA dot gov
slash stop asf all one word Broadbaane reporting for the
US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (02:46):
Well Friends, specialty crop producers will be included in the
bridge payments. We'll have that story coming up. Also, a
look at beef x sports going into China and impacts
on the market. Are listening to Aglife Bob when there
were some farmer use today friends. The Farm Bridge Assistance Program,
announced recently by the USDA to offer relief to farmers
(03:09):
impacted by certain market disruptions, brings most of the twelve
billion dollars to those growing row crops like corn, wheat
and soybeans. US Representative Dan Newhouse out of Washington State says,
farmers like him are trying to help his colleagues understand
that specialty crops are also important.
Speaker 4 (03:27):
And I think through that communication what we're trying to emphasize.
In fact, I speak with the Trade Rep. Jamison Greer
as much as I can to emphasize the importance of
market access providing certainty to our producers, that the export
markets that are absolutely essential, particularly for many of the crops,
and we raisins in Washington.
Speaker 1 (03:47):
State, and federal aid programs are a last resort.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
These are things that certainly most farmers I talk to
appreciative of the programs such as the Bridge Assistant program,
but our preference is to have available markets that we
can legitimately produce and sell our crops and not just
wait for a program like this that helps veil us out.
Speaker 1 (04:09):
But specialty crops are important too.
Speaker 4 (04:12):
They're called minor crops. I want people to understand these
are not minor in importance. They are very important of
many economies throughout the country.
Speaker 1 (04:20):
One billion of the twelve billion dollar farm Bridge Assistance
dollars are for crops other than row crops. Well for
as there's a lot of work to be done on
the challenge of finding farm labor. Bob Larson has an
update this morning.
Speaker 5 (04:34):
Well, h two A reform is just one of many
labor challenges farmers are facing today that need to be fixed.
Sarah nagu Reed, director of Production and Environmental Policy at
the International Fresh Produce Association, says recent changes to the
adverse effect wage rate is a step in the right direction.
Speaker 6 (04:50):
We're appreciative of some of the stuff this administration I
has done to relieve that part of the program in
certain ways like wages, but still it needs a huge overhaul.
And it's still just for seasonal employers, as you know,
and a lot of our operations, including in the Pacific Northwest,
are considered year round.
Speaker 7 (05:07):
So what options do they have.
Speaker 5 (05:09):
As for those who say foreign guest workers are stealing
jobs from local.
Speaker 6 (05:13):
Workers, haha, that is my response to that, this whole
talking point about displacing American workers, give me a break.
A story after story. We have growers who say, you know,
I had someone come to my operation. They worked for
a day, they didn't even finish their shift, and they left.
Speaker 5 (05:27):
If locals would do the work, nago Reed says, that
would be great.
Speaker 6 (05:31):
This isn't a job that Americans want I mean, just
look at the data. The individuals who are coming in
to do this work are from South American countries, from
Central America, from Mexico. If there was Americans who wanted
to do this work, trust me, our growers would not
be using the age trade program.
Speaker 5 (05:47):
Again. That's Sarah nagu Reed with the International Fresh Produce Association.
Speaker 1 (05:52):
The Office of the US Trade Representative held a hearing
this week on Phase one trade agreements with China, negotiated
during President Trump's first US Meat Export Federation President and
CEO Dan Halstrom says that the initial trade agreement delivered
tremendous benefits for the US beef industry. He set American
beef exports to China increased from three hundred million in
(06:13):
twenty twenty to over two point one billion in twenty
twenty two, which was almost exclusively because of the Phase
one deal implemented in twenty twenty.
Speaker 8 (06:22):
It's only recently that we've seen a backslide in terms
of performance. We all know that this recent issue here
in twenty twenty five, where the majority of the US
beef plants were not relisted in the China cipher system.
This is obviously one of the major beef industry concerns
in a trade side of getting these plants relisted for China.
So I think the administration's strategy is to hold China
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accountable to their commitments in a Phase one agreement.
Speaker 1 (06:47):
In twenty twenty, Hallstrom added that American ranchers have been
greatly impacted by China not living up to its Phase
one commitments.
Speaker 8 (06:55):
We estimate that lawses of up to one hundred and
fifty dollars per head is being sustained by lack of
access into China. But it's not just the one point
five billion dollars of lost export sales. It's the halo
effect of having China in the market because the product
mix is very similar amongst all of Asia. So you
got Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China all competing for some of
(07:16):
the same like products for example for short plates. So
the fact that you don't have China to market, the
losses are upwards of two and a half to three
billion dollars a year.
Speaker 1 (07:25):
Dan Halstrom, CEO US Meat Export Federation. This morning, farm US,
you're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 9 (07:32):
It's another at news update. Farm lenders see solid balance sheets.
Ethanol markets soften slightly family farms continue to dominate.
Speaker 10 (07:42):
I'm Russ Kohler, a dairyman from Utah. Safety. Know your limits.
Heat stroke is life threatening. Know the symptoms confusion, loss
of consciousness, seizures, high body temperature, hot dry skin, and
profuse sweating. Reduce your risk during the heat of the
day by working earlier or later, allow time for water
and rest brakes by drinking two to four cups of
(08:03):
water each hour.
Speaker 11 (08:04):
This public service message is brought to you by Farm
Bureau and the US AGG Centers.
Speaker 9 (08:10):
Farm credit regulators say US AGG heads into next year
on mixed footing, low grain margins pressuring row crop producers,
while livestock operations benefit from stronger prices and lower feed costs.
Farm credit system remains financially sound, reporting solid earnings and
rising capital, though early signs of credit stress emerging in
(08:33):
pockets tied to prolonged crop losses. Ethanol markets showing modest
weekly softness, with production easing but still running ahead of
last year and multi year averages supported by corn demand
despite weaker exports and blending activity. Now in cattle markets,
(08:56):
analysts worn expected processing plant outages can widen live to
cut out price spreads for several weeks. It does increase
some volatility and short term cash flow risk, but permanent
closures tend to allow smoother market adjustment. And finally, USDA
census confirms family owned farms still dominate American egg nationwide,
(09:21):
though their share of total output varies. It's another AGEWS
update meat Blue.
Speaker 12 (09:28):
Blue is not feeling well the prescription generic medication. Blue
wonders do they really work as well as name brands? Yes,
generics and name brand medications do work the same, even
though they may look different. Generics have the same key ingredients.
FDA approval is equally rigorous for generics to make sure
they're is safe and effective as name brands, and Blue even.
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Speaker 9 (09:56):
This is American Cattle News Today, Vitamin A in Cattle
more after this.
Speaker 10 (10:07):
I'm Russ Kohler, a dairyman from Utah. Safety. Know your limits.
Heat stroke is life threatening. Know the symptoms confusion, loss
of consciousness, seizures, high body temperature, hot dry skin, and
perfuse sweating. Reduce your risk during the heat of the
day by working earlier or later, allow time for water
and rest breaks by drinking two to four cups of
(10:27):
water each hour.
Speaker 11 (10:28):
This public service message is brought to you by Farm
Bureau and the US AGG Centers.
Speaker 9 (10:34):
We talk vitamin A in cattle. Kansas State Beef System
specialist Emma Briggs, Well.
Speaker 14 (10:42):
If you do think that you have a vitamin eight
efficiency here, who's something that you are interested in? I
would work into your vetinaarian maybe collect if you've flood
samples on cows that you might suspect, and just try
to give an overlad baseline for your cow herd. And
it's really not that expensive of a serum sample to take.
I don't have the cost off the top of my head,
but you know, if you're talking about your overall health,
(11:04):
it's not hard to give a shot when you're already
giving vaccines and everything for pere breeding or pre breeding
or pre caving, especially on your reproductive herd. So overall,
just also test your hay and test your forges. You
can get a vitamin and mineral package done on those
if that's something you're interested in. However, theoretically, if cows
(11:26):
have access to lush, green pastures, they can maintain their
vitamin A levels for up to four months with liver stores.
And so I would just work with youether you're consulting
nutritionists or veterinarian and see if vitamin A is something
that you need to be looking into in your herd.
Speaker 9 (11:40):
So where can you learn more about this?
Speaker 14 (11:44):
Vitamin A is actually become a very popular topic over
the past couple of years, and so there's a lot
of extension articles that have been coming out either via
the Beef Cattle Institute order throughout beef tips and other
beef extension related aspects. Also, University of Nebraska Lincoln has
been doing a lot of iomin A research as well
as Montana State University, which is all coming to a
(12:05):
lot of the same conclusions of what are the vitamin
A levels and our coward's supposed to be and how
can we maintain those in order to maintain immune functions,
reproduction of success as well as maintaining.
Speaker 9 (12:15):
Cafiter American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (12:22):
This is Dairy Radio Now delk Monday.
Speaker 15 (12:25):
Karen Murphy, market intelligence manager at high Ground Dairy in Chicago, Carara.
Speaker 16 (12:30):
As we approach.
Speaker 15 (12:31):
The end of twenty twenty five, the key word right
now is affordability. Consumers are worried if they can afford
to live and eat. Dairy farmers are wondering if they
can afford to stay in business.
Speaker 2 (12:43):
Yeah.
Speaker 17 (12:43):
Well, on the consumer side right now, the big thing
we've seen, and it's been really highlighted in the holiday
spending this year, is we're seeing it divergence and consumer spending.
Those in the top income levels that have assets in
the stock market are doing well and they're spending. We're
seeing more luxury spending, but everyone else things are getting
a little rough. We're looking at a lot of value.
We're looking at promotions and deals. People want the most
(13:06):
bangs of the buck they can find now.
Speaker 13 (13:09):
Dairy provides a lot of that.
Speaker 17 (13:10):
So on the dairy side of things, I think we're
gonna be okay. We have a lot of value when
it comes to protein, nutrients, fat and all of our
dairy products. For the dairy farmers out there.
Speaker 18 (13:20):
I hear you.
Speaker 17 (13:21):
You know, the margins are getting tighter. We're seeing that
Class four milk price come down quite a bit. Class
three still holding in their dryway is holding that up.
But again, one of the biggest things we're seeing for
twenty twenty six to two is beef on dairy crosses,
and the revenue from beef is extraordinary and that's something
that's really helping here to bolster some of those margins.
Speaker 19 (13:42):
For dairy farmers.
Speaker 17 (13:43):
Is even though beef prices have come down since August,
they're still elevated historically. So we're gonna need to keep
watching that beef market.
Speaker 15 (13:50):
And you think that that's gonna stay strong the beef price.
Speaker 17 (13:52):
I think we're going to see the beef still stay strong.
Speaker 19 (13:55):
It might not be as strong as that.
Speaker 17 (13:57):
We've seen so far in twenty twenty five, but it
takes time to rebuild that beef herd. We're not just
going to have cows come out of nowhere, and so
that's going to hold beef prices up for a little
while longer.
Speaker 15 (14:07):
And as far as milk production a had, what is
that going to mean for prices for dairy farmers.
Speaker 17 (14:12):
Well, you know, we've have a lot of cheese made
this year, a lot of butter this year, and we're
definitely seeing that show up in those milk checks, and
those milk prices are coming down. I definitely think those
are going to put some pressure on farmers, But if
they can keep up a good revenue stream from beef
that's going to keep them in the green for a
little bit longer than we traditionally see just based on
(14:33):
the milk price.
Speaker 15 (14:34):
Thank you very much, Karen Murphy, market intelligence manager at
high Ground Dairy in Chicago.
Speaker 19 (14:40):
Another Simple Miracle moment with Hank and Laura.
Speaker 20 (14:43):
Vision and goal setting help us to define what victory
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Speaker 21 (14:55):
It is important to understand that all people are different.
While the achievement of a is reward enough for some people,
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Speaker 20 (15:05):
Setting strategic victory celebrations on the way to the ultimate
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Celebrating victories can boost self esteem and set people up
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Speaker 1 (16:04):
This is Dairy Radio Now.
Speaker 19 (16:06):
As we look at the near future for class milk prices,
World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair Mark Jackanowski talks about USDA's
forecast for twenty twenty five and twenty six.
Speaker 23 (16:16):
Class prices down almost across the board, one exception being
the Class four price for twenty twenty five, which is
up a little bit five cents per one hundred weight,
just based on some strength in the non fat dry
milk market, but otherwise Class three price we reduced five
cents per pound based on lower cheese prices. All milk
(16:36):
price for twenty twenty five we reduced five cents per
pound twenty one dollars per hundred weight and twenty twenty six.
Both the Class three and Class four prices were adjusted lower,
and the all milk price was reduced by fifty cents
per hundred weight down to eighteen dollars and seventy five
cents per one hundred weight, down two dollars and twenty
five cents year over year.
Speaker 19 (16:58):
And that's World Agricultural Outlook Chair Mark Jekanowski. I'm Bill
Baker Dairy Radio.
Speaker 24 (17:03):
Now, the recent almond conference in Sacramento was all about
cultivating a healthy future. I'm Patrick Cavana with the California
Tree NA Report, part of that BASTAG Information Network. Clarice
Turner is the president and CEO of the almad Border California.
Speaker 7 (17:25):
We did our best to pack fifty pounds into a
five pound bag, and you know, present what we thought
was most relevant to the industry. So it's exciting times
really in the almond industry. So I will stick to
just the most important points because again I get.
Speaker 23 (17:41):
So excited about stuff, I could talk about it for.
Speaker 25 (17:43):
A long time.
Speaker 7 (17:44):
But the strategic investments that you probably heard about over
the course of the sessions in research, Global market Development, innovation.
Environmental stewardship has been our focus in the last year,
ensuring that California almonds retained their reputation for not on
equality but since supply around the world.
Speaker 24 (18:01):
And that's very important because you don't want to run
out of this quality product.
Speaker 7 (18:05):
Right, especially if you're a big CpG trying to make
chocolate bars or granola bars or whatever you're trying to make.
You need to have a consistent supply and quality you
can rely on. And that's what California is known for,
which is great. So part of our job is a
mixture that does not change.
Speaker 24 (18:20):
That's Clarice Turner, President and CEO the Armed Border California.
We'll have many more reports from this big Almond conference
in Sacramento, things on production and marketing and thriving for
the future.
Speaker 16 (18:34):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital hmmm, Facebook, Vimeo, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest,
LinkedIn and online publication or maybe a podcast hmm, but
which one? Oh, and how receptive is this age group
to your sales pitch during non work social time. Maybe
(18:54):
the best place to reach a farmer with a farming
solution message is when they are well quite frankly farming.
You know, it's easy for us to find them during
the day, as most farmers are behind the wheel of
a pickup truck or farm equipment with the radio on,
listening to this station for the AG Information Network of
the West News. If you'd like to deliver information about
(19:17):
your terrific product or service, give us a call and
we'll connect you directly with our community of loyal farmer listeners.
Reach real farmers right here, right now as they listen
to what is important to their farm operation. They trust us,
They'll trust you.
Speaker 24 (19:32):
With the AG Information Network. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh.
Speaker 18 (19:36):
Corin LaRue reports. For one step closer to streamlining federal
permitting processes, the.
Speaker 26 (19:41):
US House of Representatives unanimously passed the e Permit Act,
a bipartisan effort led by Representatives Dusty Johnson of South
Dakota and Scott Peters of California. The legislation codifies President
Trump's action plan to modernize permitting technology across federal agencies
with the aim of redut using processing times for National
(20:02):
Environmental Policy Act reviews and accelerating project approvals nationwide. The
push comes as communities, businesses, and energy developers continue expressing
concern that outdated permitting systems have significantly slowed down essential
infrastructure growth. Johnson emphasizes that the Act represents a pivotal
step toward restoring efficiency and predictability, especially for industries that
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rely heavily on multi agency environmental reviews.
Speaker 27 (20:29):
For years, both parties have agreed that our permitting system
is too slow, it's too complicated, and frankly, it's too
stuck in the past. That's too bad, because really the
story of America has been, in no small part, a
history of big ideas and big projects. It's time for
us to get back to that, for more housing, for
(20:50):
more broadband, for more critical infrastructure that's going to power
this American economy for decades to come.
Speaker 26 (20:55):
The current permitting framework often struggles to keep pace with
modern demands. Review timelines can stretch for years, with root
causes tied not to environmental questions, but to outdated workflows,
extensive paper documentation, limited transparency, and inconsistent interagency coordination. The
e Permit Act aims to resolve issues by directing federal
(21:17):
agencies to adopt a unified digital permitting platform. The approach
is designed to improve visibility for applicants, reduce paperwork, improve
record management, and support faster, more predictable decision making across
the federal government.
Speaker 27 (21:32):
I mean here, we are the most technologically advanced nation
in the world, arguably, and yet our agencies have been
using decades old, fragmented systems that simply were not built
for the kind of scale and complexity that we see
with modern projects. This bill addresses those problems. Because of
this bill, we will modernize and digitize our permitting process
(21:55):
with uniform data standards and a unified permitting portal so
that agencies can work together and so that the public
and communities can see what is actually happening.
Speaker 26 (22:07):
The legislation now await Senate consideration, where supporters hope continued
bipartisan momentum, we'll move it closer to final passage. I'm
Corin LaRue.
Speaker 18 (22:17):
Mike Davis reports that effective dry off protocols can pay
dividends and utter health and next lactation milk production.
Speaker 25 (22:26):
Doctor Kurt Bleistra, a professional services veterinarian with Berenger Engelheim,
explains how fine tuning dry off protocols can help reduce
mass ditis risk and set your cows up for productive lactations.
Speaker 28 (22:40):
Keep mass citus are going to make less milk. They
have increased sematic cell cone associated with that infection, and
that can lower melt quality and sometimes affect paid secondarily
from there, but also put those cows at an increased
risk of being sold. You know, if they get one
case MATHS status and it's not treated properly, they can
they can trigger a second one. And so good animal
(23:02):
husbandry is central to cup comfort. Cup comfort is essential
to part of reducing the environmental risk for massas bleed.
Speaker 25 (23:10):
Straw outlines some steps producers can take it dry off
to reduce the risk of massditis.
Speaker 28 (23:16):
Having an antibiotic is part of your dry off protocol.
If you're going to use an antibiotic that specifically targets
those gram positive bacteria makes sense. And then recommendation, regardless
of whether you're treating the cows or using selected dry
cauth therapy is to apply an internal peat sealent. And
then again we're going to kind of have this theme
the husbandry of facilities, the management, so maintaining clean to
(23:40):
try comfortable cow facilities is important for other health.
Speaker 25 (23:43):
He emphasizes the importance of keeping cows healthy and comfortable
during dry off.
Speaker 28 (23:48):
Working with nutritionist to make sure you have a balanced
dry cow ration and you dry off is a good
time to catch cows up on vaccines, following up on
the things that we often take for granted. You can
have really good dry off procedures and SOPs, but making
sure that the employees understand the house and the wives
of those steps with some frequent training and retraining is
(24:12):
going to be important. And then you know, working with
a veterinarian to make sure all those steps really mesh
is very important as well.
Speaker 25 (24:19):
For more information, visit cattle first dot com. I'm Mike Davis.
Speaker 29 (24:25):
It's time for California agg today on the AG Information Network.
I am Hailey ship Well. A hot topic issue here
in the state of California is hitting some hot buttons
for Secretary of Agriculture Brook Rowlands. In a letter sent
to Governor Newsom, Secretary of Rowlands is demanding California abandon
(24:45):
a proposal that she says would redistribute agricultural land based
on race, ethnicity, and national origin. Now according to the USDA,
this letter comes as the California Land Equity Task Force
considers a draft proposal that would encourage and facilitate land
transfers and financial assistance exclusively to certain minorities. In background
(25:09):
provided by the USDA, they state that in twenty twenty two,
the California State Legislature established that California Agricultural Land Equity
Task Force to develop recommendations for the state Legislature and
Governor Newsom on how to equitably increase access to minority
farmers and tribes.
Speaker 26 (25:27):
Now.
Speaker 29 (25:27):
Currently, the task Force is reviewing a draft report that
is due back to the Legislature by January first. For
a link back to Secretary Rawlins's letter as well as
the draft report as made available by the USDA, you
can head on over to our website aginfo dot net.
Speaker 13 (25:46):
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Speaker 16 (26:14):
For over forty years, the ag Information network has been
providing news and information for the most important industry in
the world, agriculture. The Egg Information Network gives you worldwide
updates from local producers to regional organizations, from major crops
like wheat and corn, to animal agriculture to specially crops
like apples, almonds, and cherries. We report on stories that
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The Egg Information Network trusted and transparent journalism lasting for
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Speaker 29 (26:43):
With California agg Today on the ag Information Network, I
am Hailey's ship.
Speaker 1 (26:48):
Bock when there were some farm use today friends. The
farm Bridge Assistance program, announced recently by the USDA to
offer relief to farmers impacted by certain market disruptions, brings
most of the twelve billion dollars to those growing row
crops like corn, wheat, and soybeans. US Representative Dan Newhouse
out of Washington State says farmers like him are trying
(27:08):
to help his colleagues understand that specialty crops are also important.
Speaker 4 (27:13):
And I think through that communication what we're trying to emphasize.
In fact, I speak with the Trade Rep. Jamison Greer
as much as I can to emphasize the importance of
market access, providing certainty to our producers that the export
markets that are absolutely essential, particularly for many of the
crops that were raisins in Washington State.
Speaker 1 (27:34):
And federal aid programs are a last resort.
Speaker 4 (27:37):
These are things that certainly most farmers I talk to
appreciative of the programs such as the Bridge Assistant program,
But our preference is to have available markets that we
can legitimately produce and sell our crops and not just
wait for a program like this that helps bail us out.
Speaker 1 (27:55):
But specialty crops are important too.
Speaker 4 (27:58):
They're called minor crops. I want people to understand these
are not minor in importance. They are very important to
many economies throughout the country.
Speaker 1 (28:06):
One billion of the twelve billion dollar farm Bridge Assistance
dollars are for crops other than row crops. Well for as,
there's a lot of work to be done on the
challenge of finding farm labor. Bob Larson has an update
this morning.
Speaker 5 (28:20):
Well H two A reform is just one of many
labor challenges farmers are facing today that need to be fixed.
Sarah nagu Reed, director of Production and Environmental Policy at
the International Fresh Produce Association, says recent changes to the
adverse effect wage rate is a step in the right direction.
Speaker 6 (28:36):
We're appreciative of some of the stuff this administration has
done to relieve that part of the program in certain
ways like wages, but still it needs a huge overhaul.
And it's still just for seasonal employers, as you know,
and a lot of our operations, including in the Pacific Northwest,
are considered year round.
Speaker 7 (28:53):
So what options do they have.
Speaker 5 (28:55):
As for those who say foreign guest workers are stealing
jobs from local.
Speaker 6 (28:59):
Workers, ha ha, that is my response to that, this
whole talking point about displacing American workers, give me a break.
A story after story. We have growers who say, you know,
I had someone come to my operation. They worked for
a day, they didn't even finish their shift, and they left.
Speaker 5 (29:14):
If locals would do the work, Nago Reed says, that
would be great.
Speaker 6 (29:17):
This isn't a job that Americans want. I mean, just
look at the data. The individuals who are coming in
to do this work are from South American countries, from
Central America, from Mexico. If there was Americans who wanted
to do this work, trust me, our growers would not
be using the age Tree program.
Speaker 5 (29:33):
Again, that's Sarah nagu reed with the International Fresh Produce Association.
Speaker 1 (29:38):
Well friends of familiar voice in the US dairy industry
is calling it a career. Chris Galen, the senior vice
president of Member Service and Governance for the National Milk
Producers Federation, is retiring after twenty eight years. Galen says
he's seen some changes over the years.
Speaker 30 (29:54):
Yeah, there's a few things that have changed, and I
think a few things that have stayed the same. So
I don't want to belabor too many obvious things, but
we are a much more international industry than we were
when I started back in the late nineties. We export
a lot more of our production. It's a more consolidated industry.
You have co ops playing a bigger role in fluid
milk processing as well as cheese and butter production compared
(30:15):
to twenty years ago.
Speaker 1 (30:16):
Some things haven't changed.
Speaker 30 (30:18):
The number of cows in the country, the milk cows,
that has hardly changed at all. It's been about nine
point three million, give or to take a couple hundred
thousand for that entire period. So some things do change
and other things not so much.
Speaker 1 (30:29):
While there has been some consolidation in the dairy industry,
it's still largely run by family farmers.
Speaker 30 (30:36):
That's an important point, which is that still what ninety
seven ninety eight percent of the dairy farms are family
owned and operated. Now we have a lot fewer number
of those farms compared to nineteen ninety seven when I started,
but the fact is that we have families still in
this business, and co ops still play an important role
in marketing most of the milk that those families are producing.
(30:57):
And I think if we ever got away from the
role of families and overseeing the business operations of their
own farms as well as their co op marketing organizations,
if that were ever to change, then I think the
industry would be in for some really tough times. But
thankfully that has not changed at all.
Speaker 1 (31:12):
One of the biggest changes already underway is the robotics
on dairy farms.
Speaker 30 (31:16):
Is the adoption of robots, which is going to continue.
But will it be driven more by the abilities of
the mechanics of the robots as well as the role
of AI because we know that that's going to also
help with a lot of things on the farm, or
is it going to be driven more by the absence
of a reliable farm labor source. And I think that's
also something that has changed in the past twenty five years.
(31:37):
We've talked a lot about the need for integration reform
and more access to foreign born workers, because we know,
whether you're in Wisconsin or anywhere else in the country,
there just isn't enough of a native American born work
supply to help out on the farm. And so I
think between that and then the evolution of technology, you
will see more adoption of robots.
Speaker 1 (31:56):
Chris Galen, retiring from the National Milk Producers Federation farm
to US this morning. You're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 5 (32:04):
From the AAGG Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with your
agribusiness update. The US and Mexico reached an understanding on
meeting the current water obligations of America's farmers and ranchers
and for Mexico to repay the water deficit in Texas
as part of the nineteen forty four Water Treaty. AG
Secretary Brook Rawlins thanked Mexico for their willingness to abide
by the treaty and passed obligations, saying Mexico has delivered
(32:27):
more water in the past year than in the previous
four years combined. According to the Association of Equipment Manufacturers,
November sales of agricultural tractors in the US dropped almost
twenty percent, while combine sales felt thirty five percent compared
to last November. Canadian sales of combines increased twenty five
percent in November, while sales of ag tractors dropped seven percent.
Association of Equipment Manufacturers Senior Vice President Kirk Blade says,
(32:50):
while we're seeing short term slowdown in sales, equipment manufacturers
remained focused on supporting farmers with the tools and technologies
they need. The Fertilizer Institute PRAY the heuse of representatives
for passing HR thirty eight ninety eight the Promoting Efficiency
Review for Modern Infrastructure Today, or Permit Act. The Permit
Act is legislation designed to bring clarity, consistency, and predictability
(33:12):
to the Federal Clean Water Act permitting process. TFA President
Corey Rosenbusch says the Permit Act provides the guardrails needed
to keep critical projects moving while maintaining protections for water
quality and natural resources.
Speaker 13 (33:24):
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to crack, but it doesn't have to be. Protect your
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I always reading follow labeled directions.
Speaker 31 (33:52):
Today we're talking with aphids and white flies about sophena
insecticide from BASF.
Speaker 10 (33:57):
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Speaker 31 (33:59):
You feel really, really weird and you still want to
devour this few No way, bro, There you have it, folks.
Safena insecticide is specifically engineered to thesaurient aphis and wi
flies so they can't eat, and when they can't eat,
they can't destroy.
Speaker 2 (34:15):
He'll protect your alfalfa from aphids with sephena insecticide.
Speaker 5 (34:18):
Always read and follow label directions.
Speaker 25 (34:21):
From the Egg Information Network.
Speaker 5 (34:22):
I'm Bob Larson with today's agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (34:25):
Bob Quinn here to wrap up aaglie for today friends.
Well do you find yourself over shopping this time of year?
Rod Bain wraps us up.
Speaker 2 (34:33):
Did you survive Black Friday? Small Business Saturday? Cyber Monday,
preim post Christmas and holiday gift buying days, or perhaps
buying those gifts all year round. As Laura Hendricks of
University of Arkansas Extension observes, holiday.
Speaker 32 (34:55):
Gift gifting can be a major stressor that time of year.
I think people put a lot of pressure on themselves.
Speaker 2 (35:02):
So even if you have done your fair share of
holiday shopping already this season, take a moment and consider really.
Speaker 32 (35:09):
Thinking through what your budget is and the smartest way
to use the money that you have.
Speaker 2 (35:15):
After all, it is easy for many of us to
get caught up in the holiday spirit.
Speaker 32 (35:20):
Wanted to make the holidays special for our friends and family,
and that can lead to overspending. So that kind of
enthusiasm around the holidays could end up with debt problems
or even more financial stress if you're having trouble making
regular ends meet because you overspent during the holidays.
Speaker 2 (35:38):
So having a spending goal up front, even now if
you are already in the middle of holiday gift shopping
can help as consumers.
Speaker 32 (35:46):
In addition to already knowing what our spending limits are
if we're shopping for holiday gifts, it's a good idea
to kind of have in mind beforehand what you're looking for.
And who you need to buy gifts.
Speaker 2 (35:56):
For, and if your shopping consist of bargain hunting, Hendricks says,
doing homework will help you understand if that deal is
truly a bargain.
Speaker 32 (36:04):
What is advertised as a discount price may not really
be that great of a discount. So knowing what the
regular price is and doing a little shopping around at
price comparison, especially on the ticket items before you even
go to the store, is a great thing to do.
Speaker 2 (36:18):
Doing online holiday shopping, make sure you use a reputable
retailer that offers secure payment methods.
Speaker 32 (36:24):
We always recommend that people who are shopping online that
you log out of accounts and close browsers when you're
through with the transactions.
Speaker 2 (36:32):
And what if you are shopping at a particular store
brick or mortar or online where an item is only
available while supplies last.
Speaker 32 (36:41):
So if you're not there in time to get that autumn,
can you get an voucher? Or if you find the
autumn on a lower price somewhere else, will that place
price match.
Speaker 2 (36:49):
I'm Ron Bain, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture
in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (36:54):
With that friends ount of time for today, thanks for
joining us back tomorrow morning with another edition of Bad Life.
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