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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, we're talking about agricultural
production here in the valley and all across the country. Well, friends,
what has been some of the results to date of
recent USDA led agricultural trade missions to Mexico. That's where
we start the day with Rod Bain.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Mexico in twenty twenty four was our nation's largest trade
partner fedigally. Agriculture Secretary Brook Rawlins recently led a delegation
to Mexico and what is considered the US largest ag
trade mission to date.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
We had with forty one US businesses, thirty three AGG
cooperator group, six state departments of agriculture, one hundred and
fifty total participants who participated in over five hundred business
to business matchmaking meetings.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
That's Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg,
part of the delegation denotes business so far originating from
the Mexico mission.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
We are already projecting from that mission forty eight million
dollars worth of twelve month sales, which is huge, and
we expect that number to grow even more.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Total USAG exports. Sales of Mexico last year totaled thirty
billion with a B dollars.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Which accounted for about seventeen percent of our overall agricultural exports.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
The breakdown based on twenty twenty four sales include nearly
fifty percent of US AG exports to Mexico, consisting of
consumer oriented products think meat and meat products, dairy, processed food, fruits,
and vegetables. Bolt commodities last year were valued at ten
billion dollars, including cord soybeads, wheat, rice, and pulses. The
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Undersecretary says, regarding efforts like the recent Mexico ag Trade Mission.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Our agribusiness trade missions are one aspect of our trade
promotion programs that help build buyer sellar relationships and put
our commodities and our great agg products into markets all
around the world.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
With a key aspect of that relationship and trade building.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Meeting folks face to phase, engaging with them and finding
those good partnerships is critically important, and that's where USBA
plays an outsize role.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Rod Bain, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
Well, friends, we're going to pick up more discussion on
trade between US, Canada and Mexico that stories ahead on
today's edition of Aglife. Bob Quinn. Here are some farm
News Today friends. US lawmakers are urging the Trump administration
to wade into next year's USMCA renegotiation with quote civility,
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given the angst in Canada and Mexico over the President's tariffs.
Next year's US Mexico Canada agreement review was once expected
to be routine, but given President Trump's tariffs, it could
become a high stakes negotiation. Agg State lawmakers, smartly aware
of that, are seeking respectful talks slid to start next July.
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Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley shepherded USMCA through the Senate back
in twenty twenty.
Speaker 4 (03:08):
One hundred members of Congress sent a letter to US
Trade Representative Career on the importance of civility under the USMCA.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
And they did so for a good reason.
Speaker 4 (03:19):
In the last five years, egg exports to Mexico shot
up to nearly thirty billion. Compare that thirty billion in
the last five years to the twenty billion for the
ten years KIM nineteen, with.
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A similar increase to Canada. More work remains to ease
dairy exports heading north. The importance of USMCA hasn't escaped
the agg lobby.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
A group of over one hundred and twenty egg organizations,
signed a letter supporting a full sixteen year renewal of
the USMCA. Stable export markets to Canada and Mexico allow
US farmers and businesses to Paris.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
There are more than half a billion people in the
North American market, representing almost thirty percent of the world economy.
Well friends keeping farm and rural radio listeners informed about
everything they need to know. Steve White has a story
for us.
Speaker 5 (04:19):
Check check microphones come alive, John Stika, cattleman, record crops
coming in with carn corn growers, and more, each with
something to say. And it seems every farm broadcaster in
the country is here to listen. This is trained talk
at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Agriculture's version of
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Super Bowl Radio Growth. Have you done a few of
these already?
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Oh?
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I think this is the eighth and.
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You still remember your own name?
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That's right.
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This is the sound of information moving quickly across rural America.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
We're huge fans of farm broadcasters.
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They're critically important to getting the message out.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
Industry leaders like Brian Jennings say they rely on farm
broadcasters to reach producers where they actually are in trucks
and tractors, and that brings us to Cole.
Speaker 8 (05:08):
One of my life goals is to win Monogram money.
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As a rural resident in agri business, he depends on radio.
Speaker 8 (05:13):
We wake up in the morning, the first thing we
do is turn on KRVINA.
Speaker 5 (05:17):
Not out of nostalgia but necessity.
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You live in an area where we don't have access
to sell coverage all day long, and to get that
information quickly is very important because, as you know, these days,
markets can change just like that.
Speaker 5 (05:29):
The heartbeat of this event is simple broadcasters who live
where you live, reaching farmers with a radio signal strong
enough to reach the places cell towers don't. From ANAFB
and Kansas City, I'm Steve White.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
The US beef industry is reminding you to keep beef
in mind for your special holiday meals. Jackie Medill, executive
director for the Washington State Beef Commission, says, while another
protein is typically front and center during Thanksgiving, they have
a variety of great recipes to make sure beef is
well represented at your dinner table. No matter which holiday you.
Speaker 9 (06:05):
Celebrate, we have all of our holiday recipes gathered together.
Everything from that center of the Christmas table standing rib
roast to wonderful side dishes, appetizers, great potluck opportunities. Go
get yourself look a few recipes. Entreat yourself and your
loved ones to a great holiday.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Medill added that many of these recipes are quick, relatively easy,
and a tasty way not only to get healthy protein,
but to support your local cattle industry farm us. This morning,
you're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 10 (06:37):
It's another ag news update. Producers watching exports signals closely.
Is China steps back into the sorghum market? More after this?
Speaker 11 (06:47):
Hi, I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance,
a food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer,
we recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
Americas Farmers Growth Communities sponsored bottom On Santo Fund, a
philanthropic arm of Bear. As a result, we expanded a
classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
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I encourage all farmers general for a chance to direct
a twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local nonprofit.
Visit Growcommunities dot com.
Speaker 10 (07:16):
USDA's latest export inspection showing mixed grain movement last week,
but China's first sorgham shipment of the season stands out
as a potential demand shift heading into December. Total sorghum
inspections one point eight million bushels. China listed as an
interior sourced buyer. It's a development that historically drives basis
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changes across Kansas and the Texas Panhandle. Corn led overall
volumes at fifty five point nine million bushels, but slip
from the prior week, while soybean inspections fell sharply to
thirty three point eight million bushels. Wheat held near fourteen
point one in dairy. US milk production continues to climb
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up three point six percent from August through October as
both cow numbers and per cow output improved, but Class one, three,
and four prices all posting deep year over year declines,
tightening margins ahead of twenty twenty six, and globally, WTO's
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latest goods trade barometer signal slower growth for ag raw materials.
It's another agnews update.
Speaker 12 (08:32):
Here's farmer and businessman James Wood.
Speaker 13 (08:35):
We f farm about thirty five hundred acres. There's pipelines everywhere.
The contractor working on my property did not have the
lines located before he began work, and it resulted on
a strike on a natural gas pipeline. Fortunately no one
was hurt, but it could have been much worse.
Speaker 12 (08:50):
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call eight one one or visit clickbefore youdig dot com
before you start work. A message from the pipeline Operators
for ag Safety campaign.
Speaker 10 (09:01):
American Cattle News Today highlights from a recent beef reproduction
task Force meeting. More after this.
Speaker 4 (09:11):
Hi.
Speaker 11 (09:12):
I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance, a
food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer,
we recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
American Farmers Grow Communities sponsored by the mon Santo Fund,
a philanthropic arm of Bear. As a result, we expanded
a classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
I encourage all farmers to enroll for a chance to
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direct the twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local
nonprofit visit Grow Communities dot com.
Speaker 10 (09:40):
Doctor Sandy Johnson is a Kansas state beef reproduction specialist.
Speaker 14 (09:46):
One of the tools that we began working with IOWA
stayed on shortly after the group was formed is what
we called the Astrosynchronization Planner. In the original version that's
still available is an Excel spreadsheet version, and it tries
to step you through choices you might make in deciding
what synchronization protocol is best for you. And one of
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the things we wanted to do for years is to
be able to.
Speaker 15 (10:13):
You know, as we've got smartphones and electronic calendars, is
to put that directly on a phone calendar. And so
we've recently worked with a group that's helped us get
over the hump to get that completed. So we now
have a online version that allows you to make those choices,
and you make your choices and then you can send
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that iCal file to your computer or phone and it
adds it to your phone. Now it doesn't have the
cost comparison and perhaps all the other helps that we
have in our Excel versions of the Synchronization Planner, but
for many people that will be all they need is
what date is it? Going to be if I'm going
to read cows on such and such a date. And
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so we hope with those multiple versions and you find
one that's that's useful to you. The other version that
I would mentioned is that this is such a catchy name,
is the multi group version.
Speaker 16 (11:09):
And what it would allow you to do is if
you are scheduling, you have both cows and heiferser trying
to schedule in one breeding season, and it would allow
you to put those on the same calendar.
Speaker 10 (11:19):
Kansas State Beef Reproduction Specialist Sandy Johnson, American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (11:25):
Well, this is Dairy Radio Now.
Speaker 17 (11:32):
With Ryan Leiderman, director of Technical Services with Crystal Creek
and Ryan. Today's topic is all about curiosity.
Speaker 18 (11:39):
It's a trait that I've seen a lot of people
that I really admire kind of have that trade with
curiosity and how important I think that can be so
for me.
Speaker 4 (11:49):
As a veterinarian.
Speaker 18 (11:50):
And I operate in a few different circles. One of
them is I'm a small business owner and I have
some peers and some friends that are also small business owners,
and some of them are in wild different realms, you know,
I mean, yes, I deal with other veterinarians that are
self employed. But you know, I have friends that are
self employed electricians, people who own excavation companies, other people
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who own retail stores, and just many different types of
friends and peers that are self employed. And then I
also deal with dairy farmers, and of course obviously they're
all self employed as well. And I've had a chance
to see some people that I really really respect as
mentors of mine that have taught me a lot about
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the business over the years, and kind of reflecting back
on that, one of the traits that they all have
is they are very, very curious people, and they're also intelligent.
I had always kind of prioritized like, well, you know,
they run successful businesses or successful dairy operations because they're intelligent,
and because they're intelligent, they make good decisions, and then
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those good decisions build on themselves and they end up,
you know, owning and running successful businesses. And I think
I was wrong in that thought process, because the more
I delve into it, when I deal or interact with
these people that I that I really are mentors of
mine that have really taught me a lot, I've noticed
they're all unbelievably curious and when we talk, they probably
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ask more questions then they give advice, and they listen
more than they talk, and they just are always asking questions.
And now I kind of think that it's not that
they're curious because they're intelligent. I think they end up
becoming intelligent because they're curious. And I think, but that's
an important stingction to make if I think the curiosity
comes first, and the open mind and the wondering mind
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and always being curious leads to questions. And the more
you question, the more you dig into things, the more
you learn, and the more you learn, the more intelligent
you become, and the better chance you have of making
good decisions based on you know, more knowledge and that
kind of stuff. And I think the idea of curiosity
just as a whole, like in life. I mean, you know,
I have a son who's growing up, and if I
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could way of a magical wale to make him super
smart or curious, honestly, I think I'd make him curious
because I think that gets you farther in life than
just raw intelligence. And I think raw intelligence without incuriosity
behind it, what's the point?
Speaker 4 (14:12):
You know?
Speaker 18 (14:12):
It doesn't it doesn't do any good and like to
take a famous example, arguably, I think the one of
the smartest people that's ever lived. I think everyone would
agree he was probably Albert Einstein, and he was probably
one of the most curious human beings that's ever existed.
And you know, he was super curious, he was super smart.
Which one came first? And yeah, I don't know. I know,
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for the dairy listeners here, this may seem like a
weird topic on dairy radio now about being curious. But
a lot of dairy farmers that I've seen that are
very successful have this curiosity trait and they're always wondering
when I'm talking to him. You know what you never
hear from them is, well, that's how we always have
done it. You know, if I bring up a new idea,
they're curious, why do you have this new idea? How
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are other people lamenting this new idea? What are other
people doing out there? Could mind because you arrange a tour,
You've told me about some of these other dairies doing things.
I'd love to go visit them and see what they're doing.
You just have this innate curiosity about understanding things better
and ways that they can do things better. And constantly improve.
And I think sometimes you got to have kind of
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an uncomfortable conversation with yourself and ask yourself, is my
dairy operation? Are we complacent and just doing what we're
doing because we've always done it? Am I curious about
doing things differently? Sometimes answers no. That might not be
a flattering conversation to have with yourself, but maybe that's
the truth. Maybe you just got to say, am I
being as curious as I could be? And if not,
maybe it's worth asking a few questions and not relying
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on the way that we've always done it. You know,
if you've got five minutes and access to YouTube, YouTube
search ted Lasso dart scene perfectly illustrates the point of
being curious and the value that it brings to life.
That's forever changed my opinion on how important being curious
is in life. And it's a fun, little feel good clip.
Speaker 17 (16:04):
Well, thank you Ryan for this very curious visit today.
That's doctor Ryan Leiderman, director of Technical Services with Crystal Creek.
Speaker 19 (16:14):
We've been reporting on the arm and Industry Conference coming
up December tenth through the twelfth and Sacramento at the
Safe Credit Union. A lot of information there and of
course it's free registration. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh with the California
Tree NAT Report, part of the vastag Information Network. Rebecca Bailey,
she's the organizer of the conference. She's with the Almed
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Border California program coming out soon so that you can
see what's in store for you.
Speaker 20 (16:41):
Our official conference program will be posted to our website soon.
I know a lot of people are chomping at the
bit to see that with the full sessions and all
the details and CEUs and silent auction and exhibitors. So
that will be coming really soon and we'll make sure
to communicate that out to the industry so they can
kind of plan their conference experience in advance.
Speaker 19 (17:01):
And a big part of the Almond Conference is continuing
education credit that farmers and their PCAs need.
Speaker 18 (17:08):
Yeah, I see a.
Speaker 14 (17:08):
Lot of them.
Speaker 20 (17:09):
If you have a license and need to keep getting
that renewed. There are sessions just I think every day
that either offer some type of VPR or CCA credit.
So all of that information will be in that official
conference program too.
Speaker 19 (17:25):
Again, if you're an almond grower or a PCA working
in the almond industry, this Almond Conference is for you.
Free registration this search Almond conference and look for that
comprehensive program.
Speaker 21 (17:38):
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Speaker 22 (18:07):
Today we're talking with aphids and white flies about sefena
insecticide from basf We just.
Speaker 10 (18:12):
Get nailed with it.
Speaker 22 (18:13):
So tell us how you feeling.
Speaker 1 (18:15):
Really really weird.
Speaker 22 (18:17):
And you still want to devour this few No way, bro.
Speaker 23 (18:21):
There you have it, folks.
Speaker 22 (18:22):
Safena insecticide is specifically engineered to disorient aphis and wifelies
so they can't eat, and when they can't eat, they
can't destroy.
Speaker 24 (18:30):
He'll protect your alfalfa from aphids with sefena insecticide. Always
read and follow label directions.
Speaker 19 (18:35):
With the ag Information Network. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh.
Speaker 25 (18:38):
You're listening to aglife. I'm Dwayne Merley. A county in
the heart of California's Central Valley is setting a new
record in agriculture. Fresno County producers generated more than nine
billion dollars in gross value production in twenty twenty four.
That's a five point seven percent increase over the previous year. Now,
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the top five commodity is are almonds, grapes, pistachios, cattling cows,
and milk. Krasnel County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobson recently
spoke before local leaders about the county regaining the title
as the nation's number one crop growing spot.
Speaker 26 (19:16):
You've all heard me say this before, but it bears repeating.
We are the food capital of the nation. Presno's County
is twenty twenty four Cropping Livestock Report once again captures
in numbers the bounty and diversity of what we grow here.
While offers just a snapshot of what our local agricultural
community produces, California's county crop reports provide a level of
insight you're not going to find anywhere else in the country.
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This report gives us an opportunity to celebrate the local
agriculture and to highlight the food, fiber, flora, jobs, and
economic strength of our farms and ranches and what they
bring to this region. Every farm, no matter how large
or small, plays a vital role in supporting our community,
our nation, and our world. As you know, California grows
more than the third of the nation's vegetables and three
quarters of the fruits and nuts, and a significant portion
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of those are grown right here in Fresno County. According
to the USDA's twenty twenty two Census of Agriculture, California
is now home to nine of the nation's top ten
agricultural counties, which include Fresno as number one, to Larry Monterey, Kern, Merced, Imperial,
San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Santa Barbara. Food grows were water flows,
and twenty twenty four was a good water year for
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Fresno County. That blessing allowed farmers to grow the rainbow
of crops that we are very capable of doing here
in Fresno. Now why the public may see this record
breaking number as some sign of reflection of health of
what's going on in the a community. I know at
least our two county supervisors that are farmers themselves, know
that's not necessarily reflective of the truth. We face some
very difficult times the last four years from a combination
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of issues, whether it's the less than average market prices,
rising input costs, higher interest rates, and a long list
of regulatory and logistical hurdles. But still this does show
an incredible number that Fresnent County farmers were able to
put together in twenty twenty four. I could talk about
agriculture all day, but ultimately we know that this report
boils down to the people who make it all happen,
and so first and foremost, I want to give a
big thank you to Melissa and her team helping to
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bring this report together. And obviously, as you guys see
on this year's report, it's the celebration of those inform
employees that do such an amazing job of helping us
bring in that.
Speaker 25 (21:08):
Bounty Prosneal County ad Commissioner Melissa Cragon.
Speaker 7 (21:13):
I think we had two sectors. I think that really
saw a lot of growth. Obviously, rebounding of almonds help,
so that increased our fruit and nut sector increased by
I think almost nineteen percent over last year. So that
was that was good. And then livestock and poultry actually
had a really good year, increasing by about nine percent,
and so you kind of put that together. I don't
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think we The only sector I think that we saw
loss in was nursery, which is not a huge sector
for us anyways. And so just you know, the diversity
of the crops that we grow here really does allow
you know, when one crop has kind of a bad year,
you know, we have other ones that have have good years.
And so this year we really did just see you know,
quite a few increases on top of each other.
Speaker 25 (21:56):
Prosnal County grows more than three hundred commodities, with eight
two of them having a growth value of over one
million dollars a piece. LORII Boyer Report. The country of
origin labeling is back in the headlines.
Speaker 27 (22:10):
With President Donald Trump's announcement to reopen beef imports from Argentina.
Questions are surfacing about whether it's time to bring back
mandatory country of origin labeling. Mike Strand's vice president of
Advocacy for the National Farmers Union, shares an effuse perspective
on the issue.
Speaker 28 (22:24):
There's been an impact on political interest in approving legislation
to reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling. After all, there's
going to be more imports from other countries into our
beef marketplace. There ought to be labeling laws on the
books to make sure that consumers have the right to
know where the beef comes from, and a clear, strong
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labeling regime in place to make sure that those are
clearly labeled as such.
Speaker 27 (22:49):
Strand says, the National Farmers Union has been a strong
supporter of m COOL back into policy since its creation
in early two thousands. Recently, Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman and
several colleagues reintroduced legislation to reinstate and COOL, renewing the
debate over transparency in beef labeling.
Speaker 28 (23:07):
And we opposed it's clawing back. In twenty fifteen month,
Congress struck account. I think that we're at a different
time now and consumers really want to know about where
the food comes from, especially when it's very clear we're
going to be importing more beef. So we're hopeful that
there's some legislative avenue to get this done.
Speaker 29 (23:25):
Mike Schrands with the National Farmers' Union, it's time for
California Egg Today on the AG Information Network, I am
Haley's ship US red meat exports showed a mixed picture
in the latest numbers from the USDA, with the data
compiled by the US Meat Export Federation offering several bright
spots despite market challenges. The most recently available information covers
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August and pork help steady that month at just under
two hundred and thirty six five hundred metric tons, down
only slightly from last year. Mexico once again carried that category,
taking in more than one hundred two thousand metric tons,
one of the largest monthly totals on record. Central America
also remained strong, keeping pork exports on a record pace
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through August. Beef meanwhile faced significant headwinds. August exports fell
about eighty three thousand metric tons, sharply lower than a
year ago, largely because of an impasse with China that
has kept most US beef plants out of the world's
largest import market. Even so, shipments did hold fairly steady
to South Korea and strengthened in the Caribbean and across
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parts of Central and South America. LAMB was a bright spot.
August LAMB muscle cut exports reached two hundred and twenty
metric tons up fifty eight percent with strong demand from
the Caribbean and Canada. For the year through August, LAMB
exports climbed forty six percent in volume and nearly thirty
percent in value.
Speaker 22 (24:52):
Today we're talking with aphis and white flies about sophena
insecticide from basf We just get nailed with. So tell us,
how are you feeling.
Speaker 1 (25:00):
Really really weird.
Speaker 22 (25:02):
And you still wanted to devour this field? No way, bro,
There you have it, folks. Safena insecticide is specifically engineered
to disorient aphis and wielies so they can't eat, and
when they can't eat, they can't destroy.
Speaker 24 (25:15):
He'll protect your alfalfa from aphids with sephena insecticide. Always
read and follow label directions.
Speaker 21 (25:20):
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right here right now as they listen to what's important
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connect you with our local farming community. They trust us,
so they'll trust you.
Speaker 29 (25:49):
On the ag information network. I am Hateley's ship.
Speaker 1 (25:52):
Bob Quinn. Here were some farm use today friends. US
lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to wade into next
years UMCA renegotiation with quote civility, given the angst in
Canada and Mexico over the President's tariffs. Next year's US
Mexico Canada agreement review was once expected to be routine,
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but given President Trump's tariffs, it could become a high
stakes negotiation egg. State lawmakers smartly aware of that, are
seeking respectful talks slated to start next July. Iowa Senator
Chuck Grassley shepherded USMCA through the Senate back in twenty twenty.
Speaker 4 (26:32):
One hundred members of Congress sent a ladder to US
trade represented ave career on the importance of civility under
the USMCAA.
Speaker 1 (26:41):
And they did so for a good reason.
Speaker 4 (26:43):
In the last five years, exports to Mexico shot up
to nearly thirty billion. Compare that thirty billion in the
last five years to the twenty billion for the ten
years kimned nineteen.
Speaker 1 (26:58):
With a similar increase to Canada. More work remains to
ease dairy exports heading north. The importance of USMCA hasn't
escaped the agg lobby, a group all.
Speaker 4 (27:09):
Over one hundred and twenty egg organizations sign the letter
supporting April sixteen year renewal of the USMCA. Stable export
markets to Canada and Mexico can allow US farmers and
businesses to purish.
Speaker 1 (27:27):
There are more than half a billion people in the
North American market, representing almost thirty percent of the world economy.
While friends keeping along those same lines, the Office of
the US Trade Representative will hold public hearings this week
on the US Mexico Canada Agreement. The hearing is in
anticipation of a scheduled review of that trade pact set
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for next year. As we hear in this.
Speaker 30 (27:50):
Report, the Office of US Trade Representative this week will
hold hearings on the trade agreement between the US, Canada
and Mexico in preparation for a review scheduled for next year.
At the US Meat Export Federations Planning Conference in Indianapolis, Canada,
Smith Ramos, one of the Mexican negotiators for the pact,
told USMEF members he expects the three countries to ultimately
stand by the trade agreement.
Speaker 31 (28:12):
We see turbulence in terms of the Mexico US trade relationship,
of course, because of these stairs that the US has imposed.
We see a complex USMCA review, but we do not
see a scenario where there is an imminent collapse of
the agreement. There will be turbulence, but we do not
see the plane crashing. Okay, but we need to work
together in cooperation between the agricultural sectors of Mexico in
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the US and Canada as well. Preserving the agreement is
trilateral is very important. We have a very vibrant relationship
as well with Canada, so pushing our governments to maintain
a trilateral nature of the agreement and coming to agreements
on key issues on China on eliminitating trade barriers is essential.
Speaker 30 (28:53):
John Maswell of the Canadian Cattle Association pointed out the
importance of the Canadian market to US agriculture.
Speaker 32 (28:58):
If you take the agri culture trade US agriculture exports
that canda, divide them by our population and do it
the other way around. Every Canadian is consuming over seven
hundred dollars of US agriculture goods and every American is
consuming just over one hundred dollars of Canadian agriculture goods.
It tells me that the Canadian market is pretty open
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and that Canadians like American agriculture products. You know, if
you scratch into what is it we're buying, We're buying
a lot of high value things. We're kind of the
holy grail of the market as opposed to selling, you know,
the ingredients. We like to buy a lot of the
finished products, and we also supply some of those ingredients
that go into those finished products. So yes, there is
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some back and forth trade that's hidden in those numbers,
but again doesn't matter, is it mutually beneficial.
Speaker 30 (29:47):
For more, please visit USMEF dot org for the US
Meat Export Federation. I'm John Harrit.
Speaker 1 (29:52):
The US beef industry is reminding you to keep beef
in mind for your special holiday meals. Jackie Medill, executivecor
for the Washington State Beef Commission, says, while another protein
is typically front and center during Thanksgiving, they have a
variety of great recipes to make sure beef is well
represented at your dinner table no matter which holiday you celebrate.
Speaker 9 (30:13):
We have all of our holiday recipes gathered together. Everything
from that center of the Christmas table standing rib roast
to wonderful side dishes, appetizers, great potluck opportunities. Go get
yourself with a few recipes and treat yourself and your
loved ones to a great holiday.
Speaker 1 (30:30):
Madil added that many of these recipes are quick, relatively easy,
and a tasty way not only to get healthy protein,
but to support your local cattle industry farmer us. This morning,
you're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 23 (30:44):
From the Egg Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with your
agribusiness update. Well, the Senate unanimously passed the Whole Milk
for Healthy Kids Act, clearing a major hurdle toward restoring
whole and two percent milk options in school meal programs.
The bill now heads to the House, where similar legislation
passed overwhelmingly in twenty twenty three, before it can be
sent to the President's desk. The measure would allow schools
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to serve whole and reduced fat milk alongside the current
offerings of low fat, fat free, and flavored varieties. Federal
trade data shows US ethanol exports climbed sharply in August,
driven by record sales to Canada and the European Union
shipments reached one hundred and eighty eight point eight million gallons,
a fifteen percent increase from July and a twenty four
percent higher than a year earlier. Canada remained the top
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buyer at seventy four point four million gallons, while another
forty seven point six million gallons moved through the Netherlands
for use across the EU. The US imported no foreign
ethanol during the month, according to Bloomberg. President Trump says
he urged Chinese President's shijinpaying to increase the speed and
size of agricultural purchases, Pro Farmer reports. Trump and she
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held an hour long phone call to discuss trade and
ongoing tensions. Trump told reporters I asked him, I'd like
you to buy a little faster, I'd like you to
buy a little more, and he's more or less agreed
to do that.
Speaker 21 (32:03):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital hmm, 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 the best place
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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 featuring the AG Information Network News. If you'd like
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to deliver information about 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 try us.
Speaker 23 (33:00):
You from the AG Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with
today's agribusiness Update.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
Mack went back to wrap up ag life for today
friends with labor challenges, market uncertainties and unpredictable weather ahead,
dairy producers have some decisions to make. Chad Smith wraps
us up.
Speaker 33 (33:15):
As we finish the final weeks of twenty twenty five.
Doctor nt Cosby, ruminant production manager with Fortiva, talks about
stress related challenges that are most pressing for dairy cows
and calves in the winter months.
Speaker 4 (33:29):
Well.
Speaker 6 (33:30):
As we consider stress related health and performance losses. It's
important to recognize that losses are rarely due to just
one stress or rather due to a combination of factors
that may include seasonal environmental changes, feed hygiene concerns, or
new and feed ingredients that may require ration reformulation. These
changes can sometimes lead to digestive upset, poor fermentation efficiency
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and intake, reduced cut integrity, and inflammatory induced immune responses.
When these situations are anticipated, producers can be proactive by
considering adding feed additives with multiple modes of action. Fortiva
Amulet is designed to actually help maintain room and fermentation
efficiency and feed intake while supporting intestinal health and boosting
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the innate immune system during these stressful time periods.
Speaker 33 (34:15):
There's no question pocketbooks are tight right now for dairy producers.
Cosby talked about how the Forteva line of additives helps
provide more return for their milk and calves being sold
for feeders.
Speaker 6 (34:26):
Feed cost is the largest line item of expenses in
the livestock operation. When margins are tight, I think it's
important to evaluate we're getting the most out of every
feed dollar. Fativa additives like efficiency can help improve feed
efficiency and no production, delivering measurable returns on farm trials
with nearly one hundred thousand dairy cows shown an average
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increase of over two pounds of milk per cowper day
without increasing dry matter intake. That improvement and feed efficiency
offers a solid return on investment in today's market economics.
For those that are finishing their beef calves or their
beefon dairy cross calves, efficien Zy can improve feed intake,
average daily gain, carcass weight, and actually quality grade, meaning
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producers can sell more pounds at a higher value per pound.
Speaker 33 (35:11):
Efficiency is a feed additive that improves room and digestions
so cows can get more energy from their feed. You
talked about how this positively impacts the dairy producer in
these market conditions.
Speaker 6 (35:23):
Additives that can improve production on the same units of
feed may offer improved profitability or dairy producers. Efficiency does
this a couple different ways. One, it removes starch digestion
forwardward ruminally to produce more appropriate which is the precursor
of glucose and ultimately drives milk production. Secondly, it improves
rouminal fiber digestion, meaning we get more nutrients digested per
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unit of feed. Combination of boosting production while also on
the same unit of feed and improving feed efficiency offers
significant return on investment. In today's market conditions, field tests
as well as controlled research experiences, I've shown we can
expect over two pounds of milk production through the use
of efficiency.
Speaker 33 (36:04):
He talked about what producers need to know when getting
started with an additive like amulet and what signs indicate
it's making a difference in their herds.
Speaker 6 (36:13):
Ambult send biotic feed additive formulated for total digestive health
and support during high stress periods. It's uniquely formulated to
provide flexibility and formulation for the nutritionists to include it
in diets for young calves before or and after weaning.
For those growing dairy replacement efforts as well as the
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mature dairy cows Ortiva Amulet. It can be part of
a proactive approach to maintain consistency and performance and healthier
cows during high stress events and periods.
Speaker 33 (36:43):
To learn more about how Amulet and efficiency can help
you reduce stress and improve milk production, visit fortivaimpact dot com.
Chad Smith reporting
Speaker 1 (36:53):
With that friends arount of time for today, Thanks for
joining us Back tomorrow morning with another edition, a Baglife
Good morning, Valley. This is aglife. My name is Bob Quinn.
With you for the next hour, we're talking about agricultural
production here in the valley and all across the country. Well, friends,
what has been some of the results to date of
recent USDA led agricultural trade missions to Mexico. That's where
we start the day with Rod Bain.
Speaker 2 (00:20):
Mexico in twenty twenty four was our nation's largest trade
partner fedigally. Agriculture Secretary Brook Rawlins recently led a delegation
to Mexico and what is considered the US largest ag
trade mission to date.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
We had with forty one US businesses, thirty three AGG
cooperator group, six state departments of agriculture, one hundred and
fifty total participants who participated in over five hundred business
to business matchmaking meetings.
Speaker 2 (00:49):
That's Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Luke Lindberg,
part of the delegation denotes business so far originating from
the Mexico mission.
Speaker 3 (00:59):
We are already projecting from that mission forty eight million
dollars worth of twelve month sales, which is huge, and
we expect that number to grow even more.
Speaker 2 (01:11):
Total USAG exports. Sales of Mexico last year totaled thirty
billion with a B dollars.
Speaker 3 (01:17):
Which accounted for about seventeen percent of our overall agricultural exports.
Speaker 2 (01:22):
The breakdown based on twenty twenty four sales include nearly
fifty percent of US AG exports to Mexico, consisting of
consumer oriented products think meat and meat products, dairy, processed food, fruits,
and vegetables. Bolt commodities last year were valued at ten
billion dollars, including cord soybeads, wheat, rice, and pulses. The
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Undersecretary says, regarding efforts like the recent Mexico ag Trade Mission.
Speaker 3 (01:49):
Our agribusiness trade missions are one aspect of our trade
promotion programs that help build buyer sellar relationships and put
our commodities and our great agg products into markets all
around the world.
Speaker 2 (02:02):
With a key aspect of that relationship and trade building.
Speaker 3 (02:05):
Meeting folks face to phase, engaging with them and finding
those good partnerships is critically important, and that's where USBA
plays an outsize role.
Speaker 2 (02:14):
Rod Bain, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
Well, friends, we're going to pick up more discussion on
trade between US, Canada and Mexico that stories ahead on
today's edition of Aglife. Bob Quinn. Here are some farm
News Today friends. US lawmakers are urging the Trump administration
to wade into next year's USMCA renegotiation with quote civility,
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given the angst in Canada and Mexico over the President's tariffs.
Next year's US Mexico Canada agreement review was once expected
to be routine, but given President Trump's tariffs, it could
become a high stakes negotiation. Agg State lawmakers, smartly aware
of that, are seeking respectful talks slid to start next July.
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Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley shepherded USMCA through the Senate back
in twenty twenty.
Speaker 4 (03:08):
One hundred members of Congress sent a letter to US
Trade Representative Career on the importance of civility under the USMCA.
Speaker 1 (03:17):
And they did so for a good reason.
Speaker 4 (03:19):
In the last five years, egg exports to Mexico shot
up to nearly thirty billion. Compare that thirty billion in
the last five years to the twenty billion for the
ten years KIM nineteen, with.
Speaker 1 (03:35):
A similar increase to Canada. More work remains to ease
dairy exports heading north. The importance of USMCA hasn't escaped
the agg lobby.
Speaker 4 (03:45):
A group of over one hundred and twenty egg organizations,
signed a letter supporting a full sixteen year renewal of
the USMCA. Stable export markets to Canada and Mexico allow
US farmers and businesses to Paris.
Speaker 1 (04:04):
There are more than half a billion people in the
North American market, representing almost thirty percent of the world economy.
Well friends keeping farm and rural radio listeners informed about
everything they need to know. Steve White has a story
for us.
Speaker 5 (04:19):
Check check microphones come alive, John Stika, cattleman, record crops
coming in with carn corn growers, and more, each with
something to say. And it seems every farm broadcaster in
the country is here to listen. This is trained talk
at the National Association of Farm Broadcasting Agriculture's version of
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Super Bowl Radio Growth. Have you done a few of
these already?
Speaker 6 (04:43):
Oh?
Speaker 1 (04:44):
I think this is the eighth and.
Speaker 5 (04:45):
You still remember your own name?
Speaker 1 (04:47):
That's right.
Speaker 5 (04:48):
This is the sound of information moving quickly across rural America.
Speaker 1 (04:53):
We're huge fans of farm broadcasters.
Speaker 7 (04:55):
They're critically important to getting the message out.
Speaker 5 (04:58):
Industry leaders like Brian Jennings say they rely on farm
broadcasters to reach producers where they actually are in trucks
and tractors, and that brings us to Cole.
Speaker 8 (05:08):
One of my life goals is to win Monogram money.
Speaker 5 (05:10):
As a rural resident in agri business, he depends on radio.
Speaker 8 (05:13):
We wake up in the morning, the first thing we
do is turn on KRVINA.
Speaker 5 (05:17):
Not out of nostalgia but necessity.
Speaker 8 (05:19):
You live in an area where we don't have access
to sell coverage all day long, and to get that
information quickly is very important because, as you know, these days,
markets can change just like that.
Speaker 5 (05:29):
The heartbeat of this event is simple broadcasters who live
where you live, reaching farmers with a radio signal strong
enough to reach the places cell towers don't. From ANAFB
and Kansas City, I'm Steve White.
Speaker 1 (05:45):
The US beef industry is reminding you to keep beef
in mind for your special holiday meals. Jackie Medill, executive
director for the Washington State Beef Commission, says, while another
protein is typically front and center during Thanksgiving, they have
a variety of great recipes to make sure beef is
well represented at your dinner table. No matter which holiday you.
Speaker 9 (06:05):
Celebrate, we have all of our holiday recipes gathered together.
Everything from that center of the Christmas table standing rib
roast to wonderful side dishes, appetizers, great potluck opportunities. Go
get yourself look a few recipes. Entreat yourself and your
loved ones to a great holiday.
Speaker 1 (06:23):
Medill added that many of these recipes are quick, relatively easy,
and a tasty way not only to get healthy protein,
but to support your local cattle industry farm us. This morning,
you're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 10 (06:37):
It's another ag news update. Producers watching exports signals closely.
Is China steps back into the sorghum market? More after this?
Speaker 11 (06:47):
Hi, I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance,
a food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer,
we recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
Americas Farmers Growth Communities sponsored bottom On Santo Fund, a
philanthropic arm of Bear. As a result, we expanded a
classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
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I encourage all farmers general for a chance to direct
a twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local nonprofit.
Visit Growcommunities dot com.
Speaker 10 (07:16):
USDA's latest export inspection showing mixed grain movement last week,
but China's first sorgham shipment of the season stands out
as a potential demand shift heading into December. Total sorghum
inspections one point eight million bushels. China listed as an
interior sourced buyer. It's a development that historically drives basis
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changes across Kansas and the Texas Panhandle. Corn led overall
volumes at fifty five point nine million bushels, but slip
from the prior week, while soybean inspections fell sharply to
thirty three point eight million bushels. Wheat held near fourteen
point one in dairy. US milk production continues to climb
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up three point six percent from August through October as
both cow numbers and per cow output improved, but Class one, three,
and four prices all posting deep year over year declines,
tightening margins ahead of twenty twenty six, and globally, WTO's
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latest goods trade barometer signal slower growth for ag raw materials.
It's another agnews update.
Speaker 12 (08:32):
Here's farmer and businessman James Wood.
Speaker 13 (08:35):
We f farm about thirty five hundred acres. There's pipelines everywhere.
The contractor working on my property did not have the
lines located before he began work, and it resulted on
a strike on a natural gas pipeline. Fortunately no one
was hurt, but it could have been much worse.
Speaker 12 (08:50):
Never assumed the location or depth of underground lines. Always
call eight one one or visit clickbefore youdig dot com
before you start work. A message from the pipeline Operators
for ag Safety campaign.
Speaker 10 (09:01):
American Cattle News Today highlights from a recent beef reproduction
task Force meeting. More after this.
Speaker 4 (09:11):
Hi.
Speaker 11 (09:12):
I'm Debbie Childress, director of the Grayson County Alliance, a
food pantry in rural Kentucky. Thanks to a local farmer,
we recently received a twenty five hundred dollars donation from
American Farmers Grow Communities sponsored by the mon Santo Fund,
a philanthropic arm of Bear. As a result, we expanded
a classroom where we teach families about nutrition and personal finance.
I encourage all farmers to enroll for a chance to
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direct the twenty five hundred dollars donation to a local
nonprofit visit Grow Communities dot com.
Speaker 10 (09:40):
Doctor Sandy Johnson is a Kansas state beef reproduction specialist.
Speaker 14 (09:46):
One of the tools that we began working with IOWA
stayed on shortly after the group was formed is what
we called the Astrosynchronization Planner. In the original version that's
still available is an Excel spreadsheet version, and it tries
to step you through choices you might make in deciding
what synchronization protocol is best for you. And one of
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the things we wanted to do for years is to
be able to.
Speaker 15 (10:13):
You know, as we've got smartphones and electronic calendars, is
to put that directly on a phone calendar. And so
we've recently worked with a group that's helped us get
over the hump to get that completed. So we now
have a online version that allows you to make those choices,
and you make your choices and then you can send
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that iCal file to your computer or phone and it
adds it to your phone. Now it doesn't have the
cost comparison and perhaps all the other helps that we
have in our Excel versions of the Synchronization Planner, but
for many people that will be all they need is
what date is it? Going to be if I'm going
to read cows on such and such a date. And
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so we hope with those multiple versions and you find
one that's that's useful to you. The other version that
I would mentioned is that this is such a catchy name,
is the multi group version.
Speaker 16 (11:09):
And what it would allow you to do is if
you are scheduling, you have both cows and heiferser trying
to schedule in one breeding season, and it would allow
you to put those on the same calendar.
Speaker 10 (11:19):
Kansas State Beef Reproduction Specialist Sandy Johnson, American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (11:25):
Well, this is Dairy Radio Now.
Speaker 17 (11:32):
With Ryan Leiderman, director of Technical Services with Crystal Creek
and Ryan. Today's topic is all about curiosity.
Speaker 18 (11:39):
It's a trait that I've seen a lot of people
that I really admire kind of have that trade with
curiosity and how important I think that can be so
for me.
Speaker 4 (11:49):
As a veterinarian.
Speaker 18 (11:50):
And I operate in a few different circles. One of
them is I'm a small business owner and I have
some peers and some friends that are also small business owners,
and some of them are in wild different realms, you know,
I mean, yes, I deal with other veterinarians that are
self employed. But you know, I have friends that are
self employed electricians, people who own excavation companies, other people
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who own retail stores, and just many different types of
friends and peers that are self employed. And then I
also deal with dairy farmers, and of course obviously they're
all self employed as well. And I've had a chance
to see some people that I really really respect as
mentors of mine that have taught me a lot about
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the business over the years, and kind of reflecting back
on that, one of the traits that they all have
is they are very, very curious people, and they're also intelligent.
I had always kind of prioritized like, well, you know,
they run successful businesses or successful dairy operations because they're intelligent,
and because they're intelligent, they make good decisions, and then
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those good decisions build on themselves and they end up,
you know, owning and running successful businesses. And I think
I was wrong in that thought process, because the more
I delve into it, when I deal or interact with
these people that I that I really are mentors of
mine that have really taught me a lot, I've noticed
they're all unbelievably curious and when we talk, they probably
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ask more questions then they give advice, and they listen
more than they talk, and they just are always asking questions.
And now I kind of think that it's not that
they're curious because they're intelligent. I think they end up
becoming intelligent because they're curious. And I think, but that's
an important stingction to make if I think the curiosity
comes first, and the open mind and the wondering mind
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and always being curious leads to questions. And the more
you question, the more you dig into things, the more
you learn, and the more you learn, the more intelligent
you become, and the better chance you have of making
good decisions based on you know, more knowledge and that
kind of stuff. And I think the idea of curiosity
just as a whole, like in life. I mean, you know,
I have a son who's growing up, and if I
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could way of a magical wale to make him super
smart or curious, honestly, I think I'd make him curious
because I think that gets you farther in life than
just raw intelligence. And I think raw intelligence without incuriosity
behind it, what's the point?
Speaker 4 (14:12):
You know?
Speaker 18 (14:12):
It doesn't it doesn't do any good and like to
take a famous example, arguably, I think the one of
the smartest people that's ever lived. I think everyone would
agree he was probably Albert Einstein, and he was probably
one of the most curious human beings that's ever existed.
And you know, he was super curious, he was super smart.
Which one came first? And yeah, I don't know. I know,
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for the dairy listeners here, this may seem like a
weird topic on dairy radio now about being curious. But
a lot of dairy farmers that I've seen that are
very successful have this curiosity trait and they're always wondering
when I'm talking to him. You know what you never
hear from them is, well, that's how we always have
done it. You know, if I bring up a new idea,
they're curious, why do you have this new idea? How
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are other people lamenting this new idea? What are other
people doing out there? Could mind because you arrange a tour,
You've told me about some of these other dairies doing things.
I'd love to go visit them and see what they're doing.
You just have this innate curiosity about understanding things better
and ways that they can do things better. And constantly improve.
And I think sometimes you got to have kind of
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an uncomfortable conversation with yourself and ask yourself, is my
dairy operation? Are we complacent and just doing what we're
doing because we've always done it? Am I curious about
doing things differently? Sometimes answers no. That might not be
a flattering conversation to have with yourself, but maybe that's
the truth. Maybe you just got to say, am I
being as curious as I could be? And if not,
maybe it's worth asking a few questions and not relying
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on the way that we've always done it. You know,
if you've got five minutes and access to YouTube, YouTube
search ted Lasso dart scene perfectly illustrates the point of
being curious and the value that it brings to life.
That's forever changed my opinion on how important being curious
is in life. And it's a fun, little feel good clip.
Speaker 17 (16:04):
Well, thank you Ryan for this very curious visit today.
That's doctor Ryan Leiderman, director of Technical Services with Crystal Creek.
Speaker 19 (16:14):
We've been reporting on the arm and Industry Conference coming
up December tenth through the twelfth and Sacramento at the
Safe Credit Union. A lot of information there and of
course it's free registration. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh with the California
Tree NAT Report, part of the vastag Information Network. Rebecca Bailey,
she's the organizer of the conference. She's with the Almed
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Border California program coming out soon so that you can
see what's in store for you.
Speaker 20 (16:41):
Our official conference program will be posted to our website soon.
I know a lot of people are chomping at the
bit to see that with the full sessions and all
the details and CEUs and silent auction and exhibitors. So
that will be coming really soon and we'll make sure
to communicate that out to the industry so they can
kind of plan their conference experience in advance.
Speaker 19 (17:01):
And a big part of the Almond Conference is continuing
education credit that farmers and their PCAs need.
Speaker 18 (17:08):
Yeah, I see a.
Speaker 14 (17:08):
Lot of them.
Speaker 20 (17:09):
If you have a license and need to keep getting
that renewed. There are sessions just I think every day
that either offer some type of VPR or CCA credit.
So all of that information will be in that official
conference program too.
Speaker 19 (17:25):
Again, if you're an almond grower or a PCA working
in the almond industry, this Almond Conference is for you.
Free registration this search Almond conference and look for that
comprehensive program.
Speaker 21 (17:38):
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Speaker 22 (18:07):
Today we're talking with aphids and white flies about sefena
insecticide from basf We just.
Speaker 10 (18:12):
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Speaker 23 (18:21):
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Speaker 22 (18:22):
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so they can't eat, and when they can't eat, they
can't destroy.
Speaker 24 (18:30):
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read and follow label directions.
Speaker 19 (18:35):
With the ag Information Network. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh.
Speaker 25 (18:38):
You're listening to aglife. I'm Dwayne Merley. A county in
the heart of California's Central Valley is setting a new
record in agriculture. Fresno County producers generated more than nine
billion dollars in gross value production in twenty twenty four.
That's a five point seven percent increase over the previous year. Now,
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the top five commodity is are almonds, grapes, pistachios, cattling cows,
and milk. Krasnel County Farm Bureau CEO Ryan Jacobson recently
spoke before local leaders about the county regaining the title
as the nation's number one crop growing spot.
Speaker 26 (19:16):
You've all heard me say this before, but it bears repeating.
We are the food capital of the nation. Presno's County
is twenty twenty four Cropping Livestock Report once again captures
in numbers the bounty and diversity of what we grow here.
While offers just a snapshot of what our local agricultural
community produces, California's county crop reports provide a level of
insight you're not going to find anywhere else in the country.
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This report gives us an opportunity to celebrate the local
agriculture and to highlight the food, fiber, flora, jobs, and
economic strength of our farms and ranches and what they
bring to this region. Every farm, no matter how large
or small, plays a vital role in supporting our community,
our nation, and our world. As you know, California grows
more than the third of the nation's vegetables and three
quarters of the fruits and nuts, and a significant portion
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of those are grown right here in Fresno County. According
to the USDA's twenty twenty two Census of Agriculture, California
is now home to nine of the nation's top ten
agricultural counties, which include Fresno as number one, to Larry Monterey, Kern, Merced, Imperial,
San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Santa Barbara. Food grows were water flows,
and twenty twenty four was a good water year for
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Fresno County. That blessing allowed farmers to grow the rainbow
of crops that we are very capable of doing here
in Fresno. Now why the public may see this record
breaking number as some sign of reflection of health of
what's going on in the a community. I know at
least our two county supervisors that are farmers themselves, know
that's not necessarily reflective of the truth. We face some
very difficult times the last four years from a combination
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of issues, whether it's the less than average market prices,
rising input costs, higher interest rates, and a long list
of regulatory and logistical hurdles. But still this does show
an incredible number that Fresnent County farmers were able to
put together in twenty twenty four. I could talk about
agriculture all day, but ultimately we know that this report
boils down to the people who make it all happen,
and so first and foremost, I want to give a
big thank you to Melissa and her team helping to
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bring this report together. And obviously, as you guys see
on this year's report, it's the celebration of those inform
employees that do such an amazing job of helping us
bring in that.
Speaker 25 (21:08):
Bounty Prosneal County ad Commissioner Melissa Cragon.
Speaker 7 (21:13):
I think we had two sectors. I think that really
saw a lot of growth. Obviously, rebounding of almonds help,
so that increased our fruit and nut sector increased by
I think almost nineteen percent over last year. So that
was that was good. And then livestock and poultry actually
had a really good year, increasing by about nine percent,
and so you kind of put that together. I don't
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think we The only sector I think that we saw
loss in was nursery, which is not a huge sector
for us anyways. And so just you know, the diversity
of the crops that we grow here really does allow
you know, when one crop has kind of a bad year,
you know, we have other ones that have have good years.
And so this year we really did just see you know,
quite a few increases on top of each other.
Speaker 25 (21:56):
Prosnal County grows more than three hundred commodities, with eight
two of them having a growth value of over one
million dollars a piece. LORII Boyer Report. The country of
origin labeling is back in the headlines.
Speaker 27 (22:10):
With President Donald Trump's announcement to reopen beef imports from Argentina.
Questions are surfacing about whether it's time to bring back
mandatory country of origin labeling. Mike Strand's vice president of
Advocacy for the National Farmers Union, shares an effuse perspective
on the issue.
Speaker 28 (22:24):
There's been an impact on political interest in approving legislation
to reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling. After all, there's
going to be more imports from other countries into our
beef marketplace. There ought to be labeling laws on the
books to make sure that consumers have the right to
know where the beef comes from, and a clear, strong
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labeling regime in place to make sure that those are
clearly labeled as such.
Speaker 27 (22:49):
Strand says, the National Farmers Union has been a strong
supporter of m COOL back into policy since its creation
in early two thousands. Recently, Wyoming Congresswoman Harriet Hageman and
several colleagues reintroduced legislation to reinstate and COOL, renewing the
debate over transparency in beef labeling.
Speaker 28 (23:07):
And we opposed it's clawing back. In twenty fifteen month,
Congress struck account. I think that we're at a different
time now and consumers really want to know about where
the food comes from, especially when it's very clear we're
going to be importing more beef. So we're hopeful that
there's some legislative avenue to get this done.
Speaker 29 (23:25):
Mike Schrands with the National Farmers' Union, it's time for
California Egg Today on the AG Information Network, I am
Haley's ship US red meat exports showed a mixed picture
in the latest numbers from the USDA, with the data
compiled by the US Meat Export Federation offering several bright
spots despite market challenges. The most recently available information covers
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August and pork help steady that month at just under
two hundred and thirty six five hundred metric tons, down
only slightly from last year. Mexico once again carried that category,
taking in more than one hundred two thousand metric tons,
one of the largest monthly totals on record. Central America
also remained strong, keeping pork exports on a record pace
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through August. Beef meanwhile faced significant headwinds. August exports fell
about eighty three thousand metric tons, sharply lower than a
year ago, largely because of an impasse with China that
has kept most US beef plants out of the world's
largest import market. Even so, shipments did hold fairly steady
to South Korea and strengthened in the Caribbean and across
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parts of Central and South America. LAMB was a bright spot.
August LAMB muscle cut exports reached two hundred and twenty
metric tons up fifty eight percent with strong demand from
the Caribbean and Canada. For the year through August, LAMB
exports climbed forty six percent in volume and nearly thirty
percent in value.
Speaker 22 (24:52):
Today we're talking with aphis and white flies about sophena
insecticide from basf We just get nailed with. So tell us,
how are you feeling.
Speaker 1 (25:00):
Really really weird.
Speaker 22 (25:02):
And you still wanted to devour this field? No way, bro,
There you have it, folks. Safena insecticide is specifically engineered
to disorient aphis and wielies so they can't eat, and
when they can't eat, they can't destroy.
Speaker 24 (25:15):
He'll protect your alfalfa from aphids with sephena insecticide. Always
read and follow label directions.
Speaker 21 (25:20):
The best place to reach a farmer with a farming
solution message is when they're well farming. It's easy to
find them during the day as most farmers are behind
the wheel of the pickup truck or farm equipment with
the radio on listening to this station for the ag
Information Network of the West News. So reach real farmers
right here right now as they listen to what's important
(25:41):
to their farm operation. Give us a call and we'll
connect you with our local farming community. They trust us,
so they'll trust you.
Speaker 29 (25:49):
On the ag information network. I am Hateley's ship.
Speaker 1 (25:52):
Bob Quinn. Here were some farm use today friends. US
lawmakers are urging the Trump administration to wade into next
years UMCA renegotiation with quote civility, given the angst in
Canada and Mexico over the President's tariffs. Next year's US
Mexico Canada agreement review was once expected to be routine,
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but given President Trump's tariffs, it could become a high
stakes negotiation egg. State lawmakers smartly aware of that, are
seeking respectful talks slated to start next July. Iowa Senator
Chuck Grassley shepherded USMCA through the Senate back in twenty twenty.
Speaker 4 (26:32):
One hundred members of Congress sent a ladder to US
trade represented ave career on the importance of civility under
the USMCAA.
Speaker 1 (26:41):
And they did so for a good reason.
Speaker 4 (26:43):
In the last five years, exports to Mexico shot up
to nearly thirty billion. Compare that thirty billion in the
last five years to the twenty billion for the ten
years kimned nineteen.
Speaker 1 (26:58):
With a similar increase to Canada. More work remains to
ease dairy exports heading north. The importance of USMCA hasn't
escaped the agg lobby, a group all.
Speaker 4 (27:09):
Over one hundred and twenty egg organizations sign the letter
supporting April sixteen year renewal of the USMCA. Stable export
markets to Canada and Mexico can allow US farmers and
businesses to purish.
Speaker 1 (27:27):
There are more than half a billion people in the
North American market, representing almost thirty percent of the world economy.
While friends keeping along those same lines, the Office of
the US Trade Representative will hold public hearings this week
on the US Mexico Canada Agreement. The hearing is in
anticipation of a scheduled review of that trade pact set
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for next year. As we hear in this.
Speaker 30 (27:50):
Report, the Office of US Trade Representative this week will
hold hearings on the trade agreement between the US, Canada
and Mexico in preparation for a review scheduled for next year.
At the US Meat Export Federations Planning Conference in Indianapolis, Canada,
Smith Ramos, one of the Mexican negotiators for the pact,
told USMEF members he expects the three countries to ultimately
stand by the trade agreement.
Speaker 31 (28:12):
We see turbulence in terms of the Mexico US trade relationship,
of course, because of these stairs that the US has imposed.
We see a complex USMCA review, but we do not
see a scenario where there is an imminent collapse of
the agreement. There will be turbulence, but we do not
see the plane crashing. Okay, but we need to work
together in cooperation between the agricultural sectors of Mexico in
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the US and Canada as well. Preserving the agreement is
trilateral is very important. We have a very vibrant relationship
as well with Canada, so pushing our governments to maintain
a trilateral nature of the agreement and coming to agreements
on key issues on China on eliminitating trade barriers is essential.
Speaker 30 (28:53):
John Maswell of the Canadian Cattle Association pointed out the
importance of the Canadian market to US agriculture.
Speaker 32 (28:58):
If you take the agri culture trade US agriculture exports
that canda, divide them by our population and do it
the other way around. Every Canadian is consuming over seven
hundred dollars of US agriculture goods and every American is
consuming just over one hundred dollars of Canadian agriculture goods.
It tells me that the Canadian market is pretty open
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and that Canadians like American agriculture products. You know, if
you scratch into what is it we're buying, We're buying
a lot of high value things. We're kind of the
holy grail of the market as opposed to selling, you know,
the ingredients. We like to buy a lot of the
finished products, and we also supply some of those ingredients
that go into those finished products. So yes, there is
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some back and forth trade that's hidden in those numbers,
but again doesn't matter, is it mutually beneficial.
Speaker 30 (29:47):
For more, please visit USMEF dot org for the US
Meat Export Federation. I'm John Harrit.
Speaker 1 (29:52):
The US beef industry is reminding you to keep beef
in mind for your special holiday meals. Jackie Medill, executivecor
for the Washington State Beef Commission, says, while another protein
is typically front and center during Thanksgiving, they have a
variety of great recipes to make sure beef is well
represented at your dinner table no matter which holiday you celebrate.
Speaker 9 (30:13):
We have all of our holiday recipes gathered together. Everything
from that center of the Christmas table standing rib roast
to wonderful side dishes, appetizers, great potluck opportunities. Go get
yourself with a few recipes and treat yourself and your
loved ones to a great holiday.
Speaker 1 (30:30):
Madil added that many of these recipes are quick, relatively easy,
and a tasty way not only to get healthy protein,
but to support your local cattle industry farmer us. This morning,
you're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 23 (30:44):
From the Egg Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with your
agribusiness update. Well, the Senate unanimously passed the Whole Milk
for Healthy Kids Act, clearing a major hurdle toward restoring
whole and two percent milk options in school meal programs.
The bill now heads to the House, where similar legislation
passed overwhelmingly in twenty twenty three, before it can be
sent to the President's desk. The measure would allow schools
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to serve whole and reduced fat milk alongside the current
offerings of low fat, fat free, and flavored varieties. Federal
trade data shows US ethanol exports climbed sharply in August,
driven by record sales to Canada and the European Union
shipments reached one hundred and eighty eight point eight million gallons,
a fifteen percent increase from July and a twenty four
percent higher than a year earlier. Canada remained the top
(31:29):
buyer at seventy four point four million gallons, while another
forty seven point six million gallons moved through the Netherlands
for use across the EU. The US imported no foreign
ethanol during the month, according to Bloomberg. President Trump says
he urged Chinese President's shijinpaying to increase the speed and
size of agricultural purchases, Pro Farmer reports. Trump and she
(31:50):
held an hour long phone call to discuss trade and
ongoing tensions. Trump told reporters I asked him, I'd like
you to buy a little faster, I'd like you to
buy a little more, and he's more or less agreed
to do that.
Speaker 21 (32:03):
You've probably been told that to reach a millennial farmer
you have to go digital hmm, 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 the best place
(32:24):
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 featuring the AG Information Network News. If you'd like
(32:45):
to deliver information about 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 try us.
Speaker 23 (33:00):
You from the AG Information Network. I'm Bob Larson with
today's agribusiness Update.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
Mack went back to wrap up ag life for today
friends with labor challenges, market uncertainties and unpredictable weather ahead,
dairy producers have some decisions to make. Chad Smith wraps
us up.
Speaker 33 (33:15):
As we finish the final weeks of twenty twenty five.
Doctor nt Cosby, ruminant production manager with Fortiva, talks about
stress related challenges that are most pressing for dairy cows
and calves in the winter months.
Speaker 4 (33:29):
Well.
Speaker 6 (33:30):
As we consider stress related health and performance losses. It's
important to recognize that losses are rarely due to just
one stress or rather due to a combination of factors
that may include seasonal environmental changes, feed hygiene concerns, or
new and feed ingredients that may require ration reformulation. These
changes can sometimes lead to digestive upset, poor fermentation efficiency
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and intake, reduced cut integrity, and inflammatory induced immune responses.
When these situations are anticipated, producers can be proactive by
considering adding feed additives with multiple modes of action. Fortiva
Amulet is designed to actually help maintain room and fermentation
efficiency and feed intake while supporting intestinal health and boosting
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the innate immune system during these stressful time periods.
Speaker 33 (34:15):
There's no question pocketbooks are tight right now for dairy producers.
Cosby talked about how the Forteva line of additives helps
provide more return for their milk and calves being sold
for feeders.
Speaker 6 (34:26):
Feed cost is the largest line item of expenses in
the livestock operation. When margins are tight, I think it's
important to evaluate we're getting the most out of every
feed dollar. Fativa additives like efficiency can help improve feed
efficiency and no production, delivering measurable returns on farm trials
with nearly one hundred thousand dairy cows shown an average
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increase of over two pounds of milk per cowper day
without increasing dry matter intake. That improvement and feed efficiency
offers a solid return on investment in today's market economics.
For those that are finishing their beef calves or their
beefon dairy cross calves, efficien Zy can improve feed intake,
average daily gain, carcass weight, and actually quality grade, meaning
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producers can sell more pounds at a higher value per pound.
Speaker 33 (35:11):
Efficiency is a feed additive that improves room and digestions
so cows can get more energy from their feed. You
talked about how this positively impacts the dairy producer in
these market conditions.
Speaker 6 (35:23):
Additives that can improve production on the same units of
feed may offer improved profitability or dairy producers. Efficiency does
this a couple different ways. One, it removes starch digestion
forwardward ruminally to produce more appropriate which is the precursor
of glucose and ultimately drives milk production. Secondly, it improves
rouminal fiber digestion, meaning we get more nutrients digested per
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unit of feed. Combination of boosting production while also on
the same unit of feed and improving feed efficiency offers
significant return on investment. In today's market conditions, field tests
as well as controlled research experiences, I've shown we can
expect over two pounds of milk production through the use
of efficiency.
Speaker 33 (36:04):
He talked about what producers need to know when getting
started with an additive like amulet and what signs indicate
it's making a difference in their herds.
Speaker 6 (36:13):
Ambult send biotic feed additive formulated for total digestive health
and support during high stress periods. It's uniquely formulated to
provide flexibility and formulation for the nutritionists to include it
in diets for young calves before or and after weaning.
For those growing dairy replacement efforts as well as the
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mature dairy cows Ortiva Amulet. It can be part of
a proactive approach to maintain consistency and performance and healthier
cows during high stress events and periods.
Speaker 33 (36:43):
To learn more about how Amulet and efficiency can help
you reduce stress and improve milk production, visit fortivaimpact dot com.
Chad Smith reporting
Speaker 1 (36:53):
With that friends arount of time for today, Thanks for
joining us Back tomorrow morning with another edition, a Baglife
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