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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. An
update on highly pathic avian influenza control strategy with Rod
Bain is where we start.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Back in February, USDA announced the five progue strategy to
address highly pathogetic avian influenza at mitigated gig prices as
supplies both short term and long term. Agriculture Secretary Brook
Rawlins presented the first update of this strategy at March
in a call with reporters, indicating.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
We intend to hold regular check ins with the public
to update on the progress of our plan.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
The second update in late June included efforts on biosecurity
assessments and commercial poultry operations, a measure expanded upon in
March from pilot projects.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
These assessments, which were previously available on a limited basis,
had been extremely successful in improving biosecurity on individual premises
and preventing the introduction or spread of avian influenzas.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
The June up date notes over nine hundred biosecurity assessments
to date and a reminder of resources available to help
producers prepare for fall wild bird migration. USDA is covering
the full cost of assessments at supporting part of costs
for biosecurity improvements on farms. The Agriculture Department offers two
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free voluntary biosecurity assessments to help poultry and egg producers
get ahead of potential high path avian flu threats. One
assessment covers wildlife risk mitigation, the other on general biosecurity improvements.
Another aspect of the HPAI strategy indemnity payments to affected producers.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Effective February twenty seventh, we increase the indemnity rate for
layers by two point four to one times, which amounts
to sixteen dollars and ninety four cents per head to
provide critical release to our farmers.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Since February, almost seventy billion dollars in payments have been
made to direct support layer flocks. Innovation as a key
part of addressing HPAI threats in poultry and egg laying flocks,
was announced in March by the Secretary through.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Up two one hundred million dollars available for a funding
opportunity to support projects on avian influenza prevention, therapeutics, vaccines,
and research.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Applications closed last month for the HPAI Poultry Innovation Grand
Challenge funding opportunity, four hundred and sixty proposals were received,
with applicants requesting a total of seven hundred ninety three
million dollars in funding. USDA expects awards to be finalized
by this fall. Finally, stabilization of supply and lowering of
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egg prices is in part occurring through an increase of imports,
primarily from five nations, and doubling the number of import
receiving facilities for shell table eggs for breaking at pasteurization abroad.
Bane reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Friends meet is having a moment. We'll have a report
coming up on egglife. Bob Quinn, here were some farm
us this morning. Well, one day, it's off next day
and maybe back on. That's been the president's stand on
immigration enforcement on farms of late, confusing many farm workers
and their employers. But Washington Representative Dan Newhouse says being
an undocumented foreign guest worker is against.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
The law, and as a member of Congress, I can't
tell federal agencies to ignore the law. Right, that's their
job to enforce the law, but we can be smart
about how we enforce it, and I think the President
recognizes that.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
So now new House says, this might be our chance
to fix some long standing problems with the H two
a guest worker visa program.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
As you could imagine, members of Congress are hearing from
their farm employers around the country that this is a
huge headache for them to have the workers not showing
up because of their fear being deported. And people recognize
that we need these people, and so we're seeing this
as an opportunity.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
An opportunity knew how says for a solution.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
The President I think is going to be very open
to some of the ideas that we have to solve
this problem once and for all. So where I think
it's headed as to a solution finally for what agriculture,
the agricultural industry needs and has needed for a long time.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
New House says, this is up to Congress to find
the solution once and for all. Well, Frans Meet is
having a moment. Those are the words from doctor Glenn
Tonser of Kansas State University. Tonser a livestock market economist
with Kansas State Extension says it's good news for US
livestock producers.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
Meat is having a moment in the sense that we're
actually seeing a decline in the prevalence of vegan vegetarian diets.
We're seeing more interest in meat protein in general. Just
interested in having meat. Protein in your diet is growing
here in twenty twenty five. Some of that has to
do with a more active, younger cohort, you know, physical fitness,
more protein, and meat is benefiting from that. Those of
us that watch probably too much TVC protein referenced in
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commercials more than we did a few years ago. So
there's a broader protein discussion going on here. I'm highlighting
that because there's a strong tone of that. I reference
in this piece about two weeks ago when I was
at World Pork Expo, very euphoria there because hog prices
are up. There's a new campaign tastes. What port can
do for you is what the campaign is. But it
was part of this broader meat is having a moment.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
However, he said, the news isn't all positive. In twenty
twenty five.
Speaker 5 (05:27):
I'm going to San Diego for the Summer Kettle industry meetings,
and I anticipate some similar euphoria there because cattle prices
are higher and beef is in. So meat is having
a moment is the phrase I'm using, But I end
my comments in the cattle markets point with the conflicting
phrase or the conflicting force is the macroeconomic uncertainty. The
first four to six months of twenty twenty five have
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had elevated uncertainty about what global trade might be, particularly tariffs,
and what that does to those relations, what domestic unemployment
and inflishment rates might be, and as we have the
elevated risk out of the Middle East put all of
those in this broader kind of outside of the meat
and livestock space macroeconomic arena, uncertainty is very elevated.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
Continued economic pressure on consumers could quickly shift the demand
landscape in the protein market.
Speaker 5 (06:11):
It's not sufficient to want meat protein. That's a very
good thing, right, The industry should want that to be developing,
But a necessary and sufficient condition includes being able to
pay for it. Right, So there's this capacity, right, you know,
what is your income, what's your disposable income, your net savings,
all those kind of things are tied to this broader
macroeconomic story, and I've been pleasantly surprised at the strength
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of meat demand despite pretty elevated macroeconomic Uncertainly twenty twenty five.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Doctor Glenn tons Or Kansas State University. This morning, University
of Illinois researchers surveyed Americans to see how they view
the administration's Make America Healthy Again initiative. Todd Gleeson has
the story.
Speaker 6 (06:48):
One of the interesting results from the University of Illinois
surveying shows support among both conservatives and liberals, says Maria Kelosentinokiz.
Speaker 7 (06:56):
We also found sort of some interesting perspectives that very
conservative and conservatives were more likely to support MAHA, but
also people who are very liberal had higher rates of
supporting MAHA. I was expecting to see what I've heard
echoed in news stories lately, which is that MAHA supporters
broadly think of the food system as being unsafe or
broadly untrusting of food system players. Basically, what we found
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is that while they broadly are not concerned about safety
of the food system or the while they're broadly not
untrusting of all food system players, they have specific concerns.
Speaker 6 (07:27):
These results appear to be in line with the central
messaging from the Make America Healthy Commission. Those criticisms focus
on ultra processed foods, food additives, pesticides, and the size
and influence of some food firms. The findings are posted
in an article on the University of Illinois farm doc
Daily website. I'm Todd Gleason farm US.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
This morning, you're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 8 (07:50):
It's another agews update. The eagles sang a song. Hotel California.
You can check in, but never check out. More after this.
Speaker 9 (08:00):
Here's farmer and landowner John Prouve.
Speaker 10 (08:02):
We purchased the land about three years ago and there
was an old farmstead on there with trees, and you're
going to clear the lands, we could fire through it.
We thought we knew where the pipe was, so we
didn't call to get it located. The work on our
property led to the damage of a light crude pipeline.
Fortunately no one was hurt, but it could have been
much worse.
Speaker 9 (08:19):
Never assumed the location or depth of underground lines. Always
call eight one to one or visit clickbefore youdig dot
com before you start work. A message from the pipeline
operators for egg safety campaign.
Speaker 8 (08:29):
In Minnesota, Representative Pete Stauber with Secretary of Interior Doug Bergen.
Speaker 11 (08:35):
When the gray wolf was listed as threatened under the
ESA in nineteen seventy eight, a.
Speaker 6 (08:39):
Recovery goal of twelve fifty to fourteen hundred.
Speaker 11 (08:41):
Wolves was set for Minnesota. It's clearly far beyond that.
The first Trump administration issued a final delisting rule that
was quickly litigated and blocked by a district court in
of all places, northern California. Even the Biden administration, to
their credit, sided with the science, agreed with the deal
and defending this ruling. Can you please speak to your
(09:04):
department's defense of this rule delisting the gray wolf, and
can you commit today that the Trump administration will continue
to follow the science and work to ensure the gray
wolf is delisted.
Speaker 12 (09:16):
Yes, absolutely, we'll follow the science. And we've got multiple
examples gray wolf and grizzly where we far exceeded the
original goals set in some cases by more than two x.
I've recently called the endangered Species list the Hotel California.
You can check in, you can never check out. There's
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ninety seven percent of the species that have gone on
there have never been removed. We need to build the
capability to celebrate when species come off this list as
supposed to celebrate when they go on.
Speaker 8 (09:47):
It's another Agnews update.
Speaker 13 (09:50):
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(10:11):
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Speaker 8 (10:20):
American Cattle News. These wildfires we've seen, could they be
prevented more? After this?
Speaker 9 (10:31):
Here's farmer and landowner John Prue.
Speaker 10 (10:33):
We purchased the land about three years ago and there
was an old farmstead on there with trees, and you're
going to clear the lands, we could fire through it.
We thought we knew where the pipe was, so we
didn't call to get it located. The work on our
property led to the damage of a light crude pipeline.
Fortunately no one was hurt, but it could have been much.
Speaker 9 (10:49):
Worse, never assumed the location or depth of underground lines.
Always call eight one to one or visit clickbefore youdig
dot com before you start work. A message from the
pipeline operators for egg safety campaign.
Speaker 14 (11:01):
The catastrophic wildfire crisis continues to grow each year because
of federal land management policy.
Speaker 8 (11:09):
Caitlin Glover is executive Director Public Lands Council.
Speaker 5 (11:15):
For a long time.
Speaker 14 (11:16):
One of the things that grazers, that ranchers have faced
is this sort of you know, being a second tier tool,
a second class tool. The federal agencies have always preferred
chaining or other mechanized efforts, prescribed fire or even herbicides
because it's more standardized. Right, But this role of targeted grazing,
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this expansion of using grazing animals to conduct find fuels
management at scale, is gaining traction. We have more than
a handful of bills this Congress alone. We have very
clear direction from the Secretary of the Interior in a
recent memorandum. We have an executive order from President Trump
identifying than need for USDA ANDDI to work better together
(12:03):
in not only putting these fires out, but preventing the
catastrophic conditions and from those fires becoming too big. And
so whether you're talking about sage grouse, or you're talking
about fire and fuels management, or you're even just talking
about protecting watersheds, right from a various number of factors,
you're really seeing grazing.
Speaker 15 (12:24):
Having a moment.
Speaker 16 (12:25):
Right.
Speaker 14 (12:26):
It's not just goats in city parks, but it's cows
and sheep and technology and drones and satellites and all
of the big scientific and technology pieces coming together with
one of the most traditional, reliable, effective tools in grazing,
(12:46):
and it's.
Speaker 8 (12:46):
Exciting American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
This is Dairy Radio Now with Bill Baker, feed Form Friday.
Speaker 17 (12:58):
With doctor Mikehutch, Professor Emeritus from the University of Illinois.
Speaker 16 (13:02):
We'll welcome to today's peed Form and we're going to
talk about longevity. This is presented by doctor Stephen Lawock
from the University of Wealth in Canada, and longevity can
be defined several different ways. Basically, it says how long
does a cow stay in the herd. Ideally, one measure
is what percent of the herd of the cows are
in third lactation or greater. What percent is that. Another
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goal would be to how many lactations or what's the
average age of the cows in the herd as well
could be another measurement that farmers can use. Florida has
some interesting data that they suggested that the optimal lifespan
would be seven years in the herd before these cows
go on to their second career, and in the United
States that number is about five years, so there's a
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real opportunity. The European Union will typically have a year longer,
which means to get an extra lactation out of these cows,
and that can really spell some advantages in terms of profitability.
You might ask listeners how old can a cow live? Well,
twenty years as possible In most cases they won't be
very productive at that point, but they can live that
long as well. Certainly longevity is concerned because it impacts welfare,
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and certainly factors can affect how cows leave the herd.
We call a career ending risks for a dairy cow
that if cowd doesn't become pregnant, she no longer becomes
very profitable once she gets out more than three hundred
days in milk. Low milk production is another career ender.
A mass itis would be another one, of course, lameness.
Cows that are lame will not produce as much milk
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and have stress on their body as well. So calling
affects longevity. Calling is an economic decision, and so cows
get called, longevity gets shortened because the availability replacement heifers
cow herself is in poor health, A quality life of
that cow itself is a factor. And then of course
is there another animal that can come in and make
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more money in that stall? And many farms another way
to look at profitability is return per stall on the
dairy farm. So certainly these cows that are called are
going to be able. Average cows us due to a pregnancy, mass,
titis and lameness on the farm. And certainly our new
move now with beef on dairy breading about third of
our cows to angus animals that reduce the supply of heifers,
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and of course that limits the amount of culling and
availability of animals to replace here as well, we look
at studies that's how what are some of the challenges
And if we look at cows at cab in, fifty
six percent of the cows are defined as healthy cows. Forty
three percent of cows have one case such could be
could be milk fever, could be guitosis displaced that will
may some forty three percent have that and about of
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that thirty five percent of the forty three percent would
be two more or two or more cases, which really
affects fertility and milk production as well. We know that
if we have healthy cows, eighty percent of these cows
will be pregnant by the second breeding. And how do
we minible healthy Well, we can measure something we call heptoglobin,
which can be measured in the blood and reflects the
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stress on cows. And if that number is overero point
five grams per leader or court, then we have a problem.
We look at what we call fixable things that can
improve longevity. It means getting cout, pregnant, heiring, mass titis,
and hoof health. Unfixable would be those that have mass titis,
that's chronic units disease and other disorders as well. So
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our take on messages include one culling is an economic
decision that contributes to longevity. Options for longevity include those
that can be fixed on the farm or those that
are not fixable, and then define them very quickly. Transition
health is a very key factor here. As well. In
poor health, he reduces production in productive life. Well, that
completes the program for today. Thanks, Hey, I have a
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great day.
Speaker 17 (16:38):
Thank you, Mike. That's doctor Mike Cutchens, Professor emeritus from
the University of Illinois, featured every Friday here on Our
Feet Forum Friday on Dairy Radio.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
Now visit last moth at Texas near the Mexico border
by Agriculture Secretary Brook Rawlins featured and announced planned to
combat and eradicate the new World screw worm threat to
our country and our nation's livestock. That included collaborative efforts
with Mexico in person, our.
Speaker 18 (17:03):
Own USDA team on the ground in Mexico alongside in
reviewing and analyzing and helping with their controls, and continuing
to aggressively.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
Engage and Earlier this week, the Secretary announced risk based
port reopenings for cattle, bison, and equite imports from Mexico.
The first such reopening is scheduled for as early as
July seventh at the Douglas, Arizona Port Facility. Evaluation by
USDA's Animal at Plant Health Inspection Service and Mexican counterparts.
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After each reopening will proceed scheduled systematic reopening of other
ports in New Mexico and Texas over the next several weeks.
I'm Rod Dane, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture
in Washington, d C.
Speaker 19 (17:50):
The biological pest management industry has got lots of great
products that work. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh with the California Tree
nat Report, part of the ATAG Information Network. David Havlin
is a UCA and R enomology farm advisor based in
Kern County. He just attended a major biological conference in Salinas.
Speaker 20 (18:11):
So the whole microbial biological industry, it's huge. It's hundreds
of companies and it encompasses a lot of different things.
You know, there's your traditional like entomopathogens, you know, fungi
that kills insects. But you know there's the fungicide aspect
of it. They're working on herbicide. There's all the mating
disruption products.
Speaker 19 (18:29):
Which are utilized in a big way in the tree
nut industry.
Speaker 20 (18:32):
There's the live organisms like entemopathogenic nematodes.
Speaker 19 (18:36):
Which are also used in the tree nut industry.
Speaker 20 (18:39):
And then there's lots of plant growth regulators and plant
stimulant and fertilized so you know, all of this has
to do with plant extracts and fungal fermentation products. It's
a massive umbrella. So this, you know, the Salinas Microbial
Biological Summit, I guess they call it a conference. It
just kind of brings all those people together to talk
about the lay of the land, where do things stand,
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what's the regulatory climate for getting these very environmentally safe
type of product across the finish line to where they
can be used.
Speaker 19 (19:10):
Again, that's David Halin, a long time UCA and R
farm advisor and homologist in Kerrin County.
Speaker 21 (19:17):
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
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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
listening to this station for the AG Information Network of
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Speaker 22 (20:20):
I'm Patrick Cavanaugh, I'm Dwayne Murley, and you're listening to
AGG Live.
Speaker 2 (20:25):
While the current extreme heat wave covering much of the
country may seem to have lasted for days, USDA beurologist
Brad Rippy reminds us it was still quite wet in
several areas prior to last weekend. Per the USDA Top
Soil Boister Condition Report for the period ending June twenty second, you're.
Speaker 23 (20:45):
Still seeing thirteen percent of the country reporting tops on
moisture surplus. That is, however, a two point drop from
the previous week, as we started seeing some of that
heat and dryness moving in at the end of the week.
At the same time, topsoil moisture rated very short to
short nationally is steady this week at twenty three percent.
Speaker 2 (21:03):
Pockets of excessive wetness remained in the eastern one third
of the country, primarily in the southeast. Meanwhile, much of
the West remained significantly dry. Although some states in the
region should benefit from upcoming moisture from the southwestern monsoon.
Speaker 23 (21:20):
We're still looking at some pockets of excessive wetness, primarily
extending through the eastern one third of the country. Looking
specifically at the south, we're still seeing as of June
twenty second, tops and moisture at least thirty percent surplus
in several states, including Alabama leading that region at thirty
eight percent, Tennessee at thirty seven percent, Mississippi thirty one percent.
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Some of that wetness extending through the eastern corn Belt,
where Ohio reporting topsaw and moisture forty two percent surplus
on June twenty second, and then into the northeast, where
several Northeastern states, including Maine and New York State reporting
topsaw and moisture above thirty percent surplus. We still have
quite a bit of dryness across the western half of
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the country. In particular, if you look at all the
states from the Pacific Coast to the Great Plains, there
are only four where topsoil moisture is actually below twenty
five percent and also below the national average of twenty
three percent. Those four states that are a little bit
wetter if you will, North Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, and California.
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Some of those topsoil moisture very short short numbers are
actually quite high in states like New Mexico at seventy
four percent. That should improve with rain coming this week,
but as of the twenty second still very dry. Other
numbers that are at or above fifty percent very short
to short when June twenty second includes Montana, Wyoming, Washington,
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and Oregon.
Speaker 22 (22:48):
I'm Dwayne Murley, and you're listening to ag live with
the threat of new World screw werb anty gardnation bringing
detro metal impacts to cattle on other livestock.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
The Agriculture Department recently announced a five pronged plan designed
to prevent, control, and eradicate this evasive pest. Agriculture Secretary
Brook Rawlins broke down the plan in a recent visit
in Texas, starting with.
Speaker 18 (23:15):
We are stopping the pest from spreading in Mexico and
ensuring that our Mexican counterparts are full partners in eradication.
Speaker 2 (23:23):
The partnership includes renovation of an existing Mexican sterile fruit
fly production facility, USDA in person audits and monitoring of
NWS eradication progress in Mexico, and working closely with Mexico.
Speaker 18 (23:38):
To improve surveillance and providing traps, lures and technical expertise.
Speaker 2 (23:42):
Protecting our border from New World screw warm at all
costs meads strategic traffic of NWS flies and larva along
the US Mexico border, and creating a barrier zone of
vigilants through outreach and awareness on both sides of the border.
Speaker 18 (23:58):
Additionally, we already have personnel in the field intercepting the
illegally introduced livestock on the border with Mexico in coordination
with Customs and Border Protection and our own USDA Cattle
fever tick eradication program.
Speaker 2 (24:12):
Partnering with state and local animal health officials and developing
emergency management plans is part of maximizing readiness in the
event of an NWS outbreak, along with.
Speaker 18 (24:24):
Preparing to stop file therapeutics to support the needs of
our ranchers as they arise.
Speaker 2 (24:31):
A more aggressive approach towards New World screw worm eradication
includes a sterile fly dispersal site in South Texas coming
online later this year to join facilities in Mexico and Patama,
while long range plans include a second domestic dispersal center.
Speaker 18 (24:48):
We're exploring all options to eradicate the screworm, including potential
expenditures in new technologies, new science.
Speaker 2 (24:55):
Part of innovation development to eradicate NWS includes partnership with
LANGRAD universities along border states to increase trading, surveillance and
outreach associated with combating New World screw worm. I'm Rod Bain,
reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 22 (25:15):
You've been listening to Aglife. I'm Dwayne Merley.
Speaker 24 (25:20):
It's time for California and today on the AG Information Network,
I am Hailey's ship. US Secretary of Agriculture, Brook Rawlins
has now announced that the US Department of Agriculture is
rescinding the two thousand and one Roadless Rule. That announcement
came during a recent meeting of the Western Governors Association
in New Mexico. Now, the roal restricts road construction, construction,
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and timber harvesting on fifty eight and a half million
acres of designated roadless areas across national forests, including more
than two and a half million acres in California. According
to the California Cattleman's Association, the roadless rule has been
cited as a barrier to wildfire preparedness efforts, including timber
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harvest and grazing management. The USDA has identified twenty eight
million acres of these inventoried roadless areas as being at
high or very high risk of wildfire, according to the
California Cattleman's Association. They say that land managers would gain
greater flexibility to carry out active forest management if the
rule is officially rescinded. However, any new forest projects would
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still need to comply with existing environmental laws that includes
the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, among others.
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Speaker 1 (27:49):
Bob Quinn, here are some farm us this morning. Well,
one day it's off, next day it may be back on.
That's been the president's stand on immigration enforcement on farms
of late, confusing many farm work workers and their employers.
But Washington Representative Dan Newhouse says being an undocumented foreign
guest worker is against the law.
Speaker 4 (28:07):
And as a member of Congress, I can't tell federal
agencies to ignore the law. Right, that's their job to
enforce the law, but we can be smart about how
we enforce it. And I think the President recognizes that.
Speaker 1 (28:22):
So now new House says, this might be our chance
to fix some long standing problems with the H two
A guest worker visa program.
Speaker 4 (28:30):
As you could imagine, members of Congress are hearing from
their farm employers around the country that this is a
huge headache for them to have the workers not showing
up because of their fear being deported. And people recognize
that we need these people, and so we're seeing this
as an opportunity.
Speaker 1 (28:50):
An opportunity. Knew how says for a solution.
Speaker 4 (28:53):
The President I think is going to be very open
to some of the ideas that we have to solve
this problem once and for all. Where I think it's
hedded is to a solution finally for what agriculture. The
agricultural industry needs and has needed for a long time.
Speaker 1 (29:09):
New House says, this is up to Congress to find
the solution once and for all. Friends. Even as the
wheat harvest is in full swing, US Wheat Associates still
promoting American wheat to overseas buyers groups from Ecuador, Japan, Korea,
and the Philippines will be in the US to observe
wheat harvest in fields across rural America. Ralph Loose, communications
(29:33):
director for US Wheat Associates, says it's important to get
buyers into the field to see what's going on firsthand.
Speaker 25 (29:39):
The part about the producers, the farmers in the field
is the most important part, because our customers from all
of these countries, to them, that's what's most important. They
want to be able to see the field. They want
to see how the wheat is produced. And even the
ones who've been here before, they always look forward to
seeing the combined run be able to hold the wheat
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crop in their hands.
Speaker 1 (30:02):
The overseas buyers get a look at everything when they're
in the US, so we kind of.
Speaker 25 (30:07):
Give them a broad look at the whole process. So
we'll show them the field, the golden waves of grain.
We'll show them the actual harvest when possible. That's always
weather permitting and crop progress permitting. You know, if it's
ready to be harvested. They like to see that. We'll
take them to the local elevator in the small towns
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all around our wheat states will take them to the
elevator to show how a farmer delivers his grain and
what that process looks like. Will even when possible, show
that wheat being loaded on a train and headed toward
either the Gulf or the Pacific Northwest, wherever the wheat
is headed.
Speaker 1 (30:45):
The wheat education doesn't stop there either.
Speaker 25 (30:48):
We also take them to different plants facilities, our own
wheat milling facilities which are similar to what they have
back home, to show them how we do in our processes.
We take them Kansas State University's International Grains Program to
show them. Sometimes they'll go to a class to learn
about milling the different classes of US we so we
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give them that look and then we'll take them to baker's
and bakeries. The goal is to give them ideas for
new products that they can use for US.
Speaker 1 (31:19):
Wee ralph Luis Us Wheat Associates well, friends of Brazil's
second corn crop this year is going to be a
big one, and that's disappointing us for US producers. Mike
Davis has our story.
Speaker 26 (31:31):
Matthew Cruz is president of Comstock Investments.
Speaker 27 (31:35):
You know, as they get some initial yield information coming in,
some saying that you know the esthmenates are eight hundred
million bushels above what USDA and CODAB.
Speaker 9 (31:45):
Dies that, which obviously would not be very.
Speaker 22 (31:47):
Friendly in the market.
Speaker 26 (31:48):
Cru says, this will be a record breaking harvest for
Brazil's corn producers.
Speaker 27 (31:54):
I did get some videos from a friend in central
Mounta Grosso and he was sending me some is of
his yield monitor. Now we're showing yields that we're two
hundred and two hundred and twenty bushel's pre here. Now,
if you're in Iowa, that probably wouldn't be that big
a deal, but for second crop corn in Brazil, it's
outstanding and by far the best that they've ever experienced.
Speaker 26 (32:15):
The low prices in Brazil will make it very competitive
with US corn in the global market.
Speaker 27 (32:21):
It's collapsing the cash market in Brazil because you have
this massive crop coming online right now, and soel prices
have dropped. He like three dollars three ten right now
cash corn, and that's a mount of gross Cruz says.
Speaker 26 (32:34):
Wet conditions have put harvest behind there, with about twenty
percent complete at the end of June. I'm Mike Davis.
Speaker 1 (32:43):
Farm US this morning. You're listening to wag Life.
Speaker 28 (32:48):
From the ED Information Network. This is your Agribusiness Update.
A new report estimates the recently imposed US port fees
on Chinese vessels could increase shipping costs for American egg
exporters up to U six point two billion dollars annually
by twenty twenty eight. The policy was issued by the
US Trade Representative's Office in April and imposes phased in
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fees on foreign vessels connected to Chinese ownership or construction.
In the first year. The policy is expected to increase
total shipping costs by an estimated two point three billion dollars.
The USDA's Cattle on Feed reports is cattle in calves
on feed for the slaughter market for feed lots with
a capacity of one thousand or more head totaled eleven
point four million on June first. That inventory was one
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percent below June first of last year, which fell within
most of the industry's pre report expectations. Industry experts called
the report neutral to slightly friendly, but continue pointing to
a tight supply picture for the cattle market. The National
Multi Agency Coordination Group raised the National Wildfire Preparedness Level
one step higher to Level three. The group is composed
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of wildland fire representatives from each wildland fire agency at
the National Interagency Fire Center in boe Eg. Secretary Brook
Rawlins says, we are taking it seriously and our federal
wildland firefighters are prepared to respond. The Forest Service had
hired ninety six percent of its hiring target by June first.
Speaker 29 (34:11):
Farm work is tough, and so is staying safe on road.
Every year, accidents happen when tractors and traffic share the
same space. Whether you're behind the wheel of a tractor
or a car, here's what you need to remember. Tractors
move slower, be patient, don't pass on hills or curves.
Farmers make sure your slow moving vehicles, signs and lights
are visible, and everyone's sailer, especially on rule roads. One
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moment of caution can save alife. Let's work together to
keep our roads and are farms safe. This message was
brought to you by the ag Information Network.
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Speaker 28 (35:12):
From the Egg Information Network, I'm Bob Larson with today's
agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (35:16):
Bob went back to wrap up AGLIE for today friends.
What is a durracho? Well, let's talk weather with Rod Bain.
Speaker 2 (35:24):
How to describe a d racho. The weather event that
recently impacted a wide stretch of the north central US
is one that is a fairly rare occurrence. When it
does happen, more often than not, it takes place in
the midwest or central US. To give a better idea
what a dracho is, USDA b or ologist Brad Rippy
(35:47):
provides some context.
Speaker 23 (35:49):
It's a Spanish word de racho, and it's an all
purpose word in Spanish. And one of the meanings of
dracho is to the right, and it's the opposite of isquierdo,
which is to the left. But another usage of dracho
is straight ahead, So in the adverb form, it's kind
of just the marching or the moving straight ahead and
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that's the definition that has been used by meteorologists in
the United States to describe this type of event.
Speaker 2 (36:16):
In addition to being straight lined wins, Reppi says distance
also determines the definition of durracho In a meteorological sense, the.
Speaker 23 (36:26):
Real factor is that getting at least four hundred miles
of straight line wind damage winds greater than sixty miles
per hour basically moving in one direction.
Speaker 2 (36:35):
Now, in the case of the late June Derachio event,
it more than met the criteria of sustained wins over
a four hundred mile distance.
Speaker 23 (36:44):
In fact, if you look at the measurement from say,
southeastern Montana into the Upper Great Lakes region, that was
more than six hundred miles of wind damage reports across
that northern tier of the United States, so easily reaching
that four hundred mile criterion.
Speaker 2 (37:01):
And regarding wind speed.
Speaker 23 (37:02):
There were a number of reports showing verified wind gusts
in the eighty to one hundred mile per hour range
all the way from southwestern North Dakota right through the
south central and central part of the state, and then
exited all the way through the Red River Valley, hitting
parts of Grand Fork southward through fargo that did clip
northern South Dakota and southeastern Montana, as well as northern
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Minnesota and northern sections of Wisconsin and Michigan. All those
seeing wind gus of at least sixty miles per hour
and in isolated cases up to about one hundred miles
per hour.
Speaker 2 (37:37):
What aspect regarding this specific De Racho that did not
fit the usual pattern for such activity.
Speaker 23 (37:44):
Not only was this event several hundred miles long, but
it had a width that was about half the state
of North Dakota, so a fairly significant width as well
on this De rachl event.
Speaker 2 (37:54):
But like tornadoes, hurricanes, another wind driven clive manic events,
De Racho's camp and have caused their share of impacts.
With the recent event in the northern Plains and upper Midwest,
there was a.
Speaker 23 (38:07):
Lot of infrastructural damage. Trees were just blasted flat, in
some cases snapped off. We had some damage to farm
buildings and homes.
Speaker 2 (38:17):
Broad Bain reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (38:22):
And with that, friends, a out of time for today,
thank for joining us back next time with another edition
of Aglife
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. An
update on highly pathic avian influenza control strategy with Rod
Bain is where we start.
Speaker 2 (00:15):
Back in February, USDA announced the five progue strategy to
address highly pathogetic avian influenza at mitigated gig prices as
supplies both short term and long term. Agriculture Secretary Brook
Rawlins presented the first update of this strategy at March
in a call with reporters, indicating.
Speaker 3 (00:34):
We intend to hold regular check ins with the public
to update on the progress of our plan.
Speaker 2 (00:39):
The second update in late June included efforts on biosecurity
assessments and commercial poultry operations, a measure expanded upon in
March from pilot projects.
Speaker 3 (00:50):
These assessments, which were previously available on a limited basis,
had been extremely successful in improving biosecurity on individual premises
and preventing the introduction or spread of avian influenzas.
Speaker 2 (01:02):
The June up date notes over nine hundred biosecurity assessments
to date and a reminder of resources available to help
producers prepare for fall wild bird migration. USDA is covering
the full cost of assessments at supporting part of costs
for biosecurity improvements on farms. The Agriculture Department offers two
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free voluntary biosecurity assessments to help poultry and egg producers
get ahead of potential high path avian flu threats. One
assessment covers wildlife risk mitigation, the other on general biosecurity improvements.
Another aspect of the HPAI strategy indemnity payments to affected producers.
Speaker 3 (01:42):
Effective February twenty seventh, we increase the indemnity rate for
layers by two point four to one times, which amounts
to sixteen dollars and ninety four cents per head to
provide critical release to our farmers.
Speaker 2 (01:55):
Since February, almost seventy billion dollars in payments have been
made to direct support layer flocks. Innovation as a key
part of addressing HPAI threats in poultry and egg laying flocks,
was announced in March by the Secretary through.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
Up two one hundred million dollars available for a funding
opportunity to support projects on avian influenza prevention, therapeutics, vaccines,
and research.
Speaker 2 (02:20):
Applications closed last month for the HPAI Poultry Innovation Grand
Challenge funding opportunity, four hundred and sixty proposals were received,
with applicants requesting a total of seven hundred ninety three
million dollars in funding. USDA expects awards to be finalized
by this fall. Finally, stabilization of supply and lowering of
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egg prices is in part occurring through an increase of imports,
primarily from five nations, and doubling the number of import
receiving facilities for shell table eggs for breaking at pasteurization abroad.
Bane reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (03:00):
Friends meet is having a moment. We'll have a report
coming up on egglife. Bob Quinn, here were some farm
us this morning. Well, one day, it's off next day
and maybe back on. That's been the president's stand on
immigration enforcement on farms of late, confusing many farm workers
and their employers. But Washington Representative Dan Newhouse says being
an undocumented foreign guest worker is against.
Speaker 4 (03:23):
The law, and as a member of Congress, I can't
tell federal agencies to ignore the law. Right, that's their
job to enforce the law, but we can be smart
about how we enforce it, and I think the President
recognizes that.
Speaker 1 (03:38):
So now new House says, this might be our chance
to fix some long standing problems with the H two
a guest worker visa program.
Speaker 4 (03:46):
As you could imagine, members of Congress are hearing from
their farm employers around the country that this is a
huge headache for them to have the workers not showing
up because of their fear being deported. And people recognize
that we need these people, and so we're seeing this
as an opportunity.
Speaker 1 (04:06):
An opportunity knew how says for a solution.
Speaker 4 (04:09):
The President I think is going to be very open
to some of the ideas that we have to solve
this problem once and for all. So where I think
it's headed as to a solution finally for what agriculture,
the agricultural industry needs and has needed for a long time.
Speaker 1 (04:26):
New House says, this is up to Congress to find
the solution once and for all. Well, Frans Meet is
having a moment. Those are the words from doctor Glenn
Tonser of Kansas State University. Tonser a livestock market economist
with Kansas State Extension says it's good news for US
livestock producers.
Speaker 5 (04:43):
Meat is having a moment in the sense that we're
actually seeing a decline in the prevalence of vegan vegetarian diets.
We're seeing more interest in meat protein in general. Just
interested in having meat. Protein in your diet is growing
here in twenty twenty five. Some of that has to
do with a more active, younger cohort, you know, physical fitness,
more protein, and meat is benefiting from that. Those of
us that watch probably too much TVC protein referenced in
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commercials more than we did a few years ago. So
there's a broader protein discussion going on here. I'm highlighting
that because there's a strong tone of that. I reference
in this piece about two weeks ago when I was
at World Pork Expo, very euphoria there because hog prices
are up. There's a new campaign tastes. What port can
do for you is what the campaign is. But it
was part of this broader meat is having a moment.
Speaker 1 (05:23):
However, he said, the news isn't all positive. In twenty
twenty five.
Speaker 5 (05:27):
I'm going to San Diego for the Summer Kettle industry meetings,
and I anticipate some similar euphoria there because cattle prices
are higher and beef is in. So meat is having
a moment is the phrase I'm using, But I end
my comments in the cattle markets point with the conflicting
phrase or the conflicting force is the macroeconomic uncertainty. The
first four to six months of twenty twenty five have
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had elevated uncertainty about what global trade might be, particularly tariffs,
and what that does to those relations, what domestic unemployment
and inflishment rates might be, and as we have the
elevated risk out of the Middle East put all of
those in this broader kind of outside of the meat
and livestock space macroeconomic arena, uncertainty is very elevated.
Speaker 1 (06:05):
Continued economic pressure on consumers could quickly shift the demand
landscape in the protein market.
Speaker 5 (06:11):
It's not sufficient to want meat protein. That's a very
good thing, right, The industry should want that to be developing,
But a necessary and sufficient condition includes being able to
pay for it. Right, So there's this capacity, right, you know,
what is your income, what's your disposable income, your net savings,
all those kind of things are tied to this broader
macroeconomic story, and I've been pleasantly surprised at the strength
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of meat demand despite pretty elevated macroeconomic Uncertainly twenty twenty five.
Speaker 1 (06:37):
Doctor Glenn tons Or Kansas State University. This morning, University
of Illinois researchers surveyed Americans to see how they view
the administration's Make America Healthy Again initiative. Todd Gleeson has
the story.
Speaker 6 (06:48):
One of the interesting results from the University of Illinois
surveying shows support among both conservatives and liberals, says Maria Kelosentinokiz.
Speaker 7 (06:56):
We also found sort of some interesting perspectives that very
conservative and conservatives were more likely to support MAHA, but
also people who are very liberal had higher rates of
supporting MAHA. I was expecting to see what I've heard
echoed in news stories lately, which is that MAHA supporters
broadly think of the food system as being unsafe or
broadly untrusting of food system players. Basically, what we found
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is that while they broadly are not concerned about safety
of the food system or the while they're broadly not
untrusting of all food system players, they have specific concerns.
Speaker 6 (07:27):
These results appear to be in line with the central
messaging from the Make America Healthy Commission. Those criticisms focus
on ultra processed foods, food additives, pesticides, and the size
and influence of some food firms. The findings are posted
in an article on the University of Illinois farm doc
Daily website. I'm Todd Gleason farm US.
Speaker 1 (07:47):
This morning, you're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 8 (07:50):
It's another agews update. The eagles sang a song. Hotel California.
You can check in, but never check out. More after this.
Speaker 9 (08:00):
Here's farmer and landowner John Prouve.
Speaker 10 (08:02):
We purchased the land about three years ago and there
was an old farmstead on there with trees, and you're
going to clear the lands, we could fire through it.
We thought we knew where the pipe was, so we
didn't call to get it located. The work on our
property led to the damage of a light crude pipeline.
Fortunately no one was hurt, but it could have been
much worse.
Speaker 9 (08:19):
Never assumed the location or depth of underground lines. Always
call eight one to one or visit clickbefore youdig dot
com before you start work. A message from the pipeline
operators for egg safety campaign.
Speaker 8 (08:29):
In Minnesota, Representative Pete Stauber with Secretary of Interior Doug Bergen.
Speaker 11 (08:35):
When the gray wolf was listed as threatened under the
ESA in nineteen seventy eight, a.
Speaker 6 (08:39):
Recovery goal of twelve fifty to fourteen hundred.
Speaker 11 (08:41):
Wolves was set for Minnesota. It's clearly far beyond that.
The first Trump administration issued a final delisting rule that
was quickly litigated and blocked by a district court in
of all places, northern California. Even the Biden administration, to
their credit, sided with the science, agreed with the deal
and defending this ruling. Can you please speak to your
(09:04):
department's defense of this rule delisting the gray wolf, and
can you commit today that the Trump administration will continue
to follow the science and work to ensure the gray
wolf is delisted.
Speaker 12 (09:16):
Yes, absolutely, we'll follow the science. And we've got multiple
examples gray wolf and grizzly where we far exceeded the
original goals set in some cases by more than two x.
I've recently called the endangered Species list the Hotel California.
You can check in, you can never check out. There's
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ninety seven percent of the species that have gone on
there have never been removed. We need to build the
capability to celebrate when species come off this list as
supposed to celebrate when they go on.
Speaker 8 (09:47):
It's another Agnews update.
Speaker 13 (09:50):
If this were just any door, and this were just
any ignition connected to just any transmission in just any vehicle,
then perhaps it would be okay to buy it from
just anyone. But this is not just any car. It's
a certified Prio and Mercedes Benz. Every detail has been
inspected and road tested by highly skilled Mercedes Benz technicians,
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and it's all backed by an unlimited mileage warranty for
up to five years, which makes the decision of where
to buy one simple. You authorized Mersades Benz deal.
Speaker 8 (10:20):
American Cattle News. These wildfires we've seen, could they be
prevented more? After this?
Speaker 9 (10:31):
Here's farmer and landowner John Prue.
Speaker 10 (10:33):
We purchased the land about three years ago and there
was an old farmstead on there with trees, and you're
going to clear the lands, we could fire through it.
We thought we knew where the pipe was, so we
didn't call to get it located. The work on our
property led to the damage of a light crude pipeline.
Fortunately no one was hurt, but it could have been much.
Speaker 9 (10:49):
Worse, never assumed the location or depth of underground lines.
Always call eight one to one or visit clickbefore youdig
dot com before you start work. A message from the
pipeline operators for egg safety campaign.
Speaker 14 (11:01):
The catastrophic wildfire crisis continues to grow each year because
of federal land management policy.
Speaker 8 (11:09):
Caitlin Glover is executive Director Public Lands Council.
Speaker 5 (11:15):
For a long time.
Speaker 14 (11:16):
One of the things that grazers, that ranchers have faced
is this sort of you know, being a second tier tool,
a second class tool. The federal agencies have always preferred
chaining or other mechanized efforts, prescribed fire or even herbicides
because it's more standardized. Right, But this role of targeted grazing,
(11:39):
this expansion of using grazing animals to conduct find fuels
management at scale, is gaining traction. We have more than
a handful of bills this Congress alone. We have very
clear direction from the Secretary of the Interior in a
recent memorandum. We have an executive order from President Trump
identifying than need for USDA ANDDI to work better together
(12:03):
in not only putting these fires out, but preventing the
catastrophic conditions and from those fires becoming too big. And
so whether you're talking about sage grouse, or you're talking
about fire and fuels management, or you're even just talking
about protecting watersheds, right from a various number of factors,
you're really seeing grazing.
Speaker 15 (12:24):
Having a moment.
Speaker 16 (12:25):
Right.
Speaker 14 (12:26):
It's not just goats in city parks, but it's cows
and sheep and technology and drones and satellites and all
of the big scientific and technology pieces coming together with
one of the most traditional, reliable, effective tools in grazing,
(12:46):
and it's.
Speaker 8 (12:46):
Exciting American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (12:53):
This is Dairy Radio Now with Bill Baker, feed Form Friday.
Speaker 17 (12:58):
With doctor Mikehutch, Professor Emeritus from the University of Illinois.
Speaker 16 (13:02):
We'll welcome to today's peed Form and we're going to
talk about longevity. This is presented by doctor Stephen Lawock
from the University of Wealth in Canada, and longevity can
be defined several different ways. Basically, it says how long
does a cow stay in the herd. Ideally, one measure
is what percent of the herd of the cows are
in third lactation or greater. What percent is that. Another
(13:25):
goal would be to how many lactations or what's the
average age of the cows in the herd as well
could be another measurement that farmers can use. Florida has
some interesting data that they suggested that the optimal lifespan
would be seven years in the herd before these cows
go on to their second career, and in the United
States that number is about five years, so there's a
(13:45):
real opportunity. The European Union will typically have a year longer,
which means to get an extra lactation out of these cows,
and that can really spell some advantages in terms of profitability.
You might ask listeners how old can a cow live? Well,
twenty years as possible In most cases they won't be
very productive at that point, but they can live that
long as well. Certainly longevity is concerned because it impacts welfare,
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and certainly factors can affect how cows leave the herd.
We call a career ending risks for a dairy cow
that if cowd doesn't become pregnant, she no longer becomes
very profitable once she gets out more than three hundred
days in milk. Low milk production is another career ender.
A mass itis would be another one, of course, lameness.
Cows that are lame will not produce as much milk
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and have stress on their body as well. So calling
affects longevity. Calling is an economic decision, and so cows
get called, longevity gets shortened because the availability replacement heifers
cow herself is in poor health, A quality life of
that cow itself is a factor. And then of course
is there another animal that can come in and make
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more money in that stall? And many farms another way
to look at profitability is return per stall on the
dairy farm. So certainly these cows that are called are
going to be able. Average cows us due to a pregnancy, mass,
titis and lameness on the farm. And certainly our new
move now with beef on dairy breading about third of
our cows to angus animals that reduce the supply of heifers,
(15:11):
and of course that limits the amount of culling and
availability of animals to replace here as well, we look
at studies that's how what are some of the challenges
And if we look at cows at cab in, fifty
six percent of the cows are defined as healthy cows. Forty
three percent of cows have one case such could be
could be milk fever, could be guitosis displaced that will
may some forty three percent have that and about of
(15:34):
that thirty five percent of the forty three percent would
be two more or two or more cases, which really
affects fertility and milk production as well. We know that
if we have healthy cows, eighty percent of these cows
will be pregnant by the second breeding. And how do
we minible healthy Well, we can measure something we call heptoglobin,
which can be measured in the blood and reflects the
(15:56):
stress on cows. And if that number is overero point
five grams per leader or court, then we have a problem.
We look at what we call fixable things that can
improve longevity. It means getting cout, pregnant, heiring, mass titis,
and hoof health. Unfixable would be those that have mass titis,
that's chronic units disease and other disorders as well. So
(16:16):
our take on messages include one culling is an economic
decision that contributes to longevity. Options for longevity include those
that can be fixed on the farm or those that
are not fixable, and then define them very quickly. Transition
health is a very key factor here. As well. In
poor health, he reduces production in productive life. Well, that
completes the program for today. Thanks, Hey, I have a
(16:37):
great day.
Speaker 17 (16:38):
Thank you, Mike. That's doctor Mike Cutchens, Professor emeritus from
the University of Illinois, featured every Friday here on Our
Feet Forum Friday on Dairy Radio.
Speaker 2 (16:46):
Now visit last moth at Texas near the Mexico border
by Agriculture Secretary Brook Rawlins featured and announced planned to
combat and eradicate the new World screw worm threat to
our country and our nation's livestock. That included collaborative efforts
with Mexico in person, our.
Speaker 18 (17:03):
Own USDA team on the ground in Mexico alongside in
reviewing and analyzing and helping with their controls, and continuing
to aggressively.
Speaker 2 (17:12):
Engage and Earlier this week, the Secretary announced risk based
port reopenings for cattle, bison, and equite imports from Mexico.
The first such reopening is scheduled for as early as
July seventh at the Douglas, Arizona Port Facility. Evaluation by
USDA's Animal at Plant Health Inspection Service and Mexican counterparts.
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After each reopening will proceed scheduled systematic reopening of other
ports in New Mexico and Texas over the next several weeks.
I'm Rod Dane, reporting for the US Department of Agriculture
in Washington, d C.
Speaker 19 (17:50):
The biological pest management industry has got lots of great
products that work. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh with the California Tree
nat Report, part of the ATAG Information Network. David Havlin
is a UCA and R enomology farm advisor based in
Kern County. He just attended a major biological conference in Salinas.
Speaker 20 (18:11):
So the whole microbial biological industry, it's huge. It's hundreds
of companies and it encompasses a lot of different things.
You know, there's your traditional like entomopathogens, you know, fungi
that kills insects. But you know there's the fungicide aspect
of it. They're working on herbicide. There's all the mating
disruption products.
Speaker 19 (18:29):
Which are utilized in a big way in the tree
nut industry.
Speaker 20 (18:32):
There's the live organisms like entemopathogenic nematodes.
Speaker 19 (18:36):
Which are also used in the tree nut industry.
Speaker 20 (18:39):
And then there's lots of plant growth regulators and plant
stimulant and fertilized so you know, all of this has
to do with plant extracts and fungal fermentation products. It's
a massive umbrella. So this, you know, the Salinas Microbial
Biological Summit, I guess they call it a conference. It
just kind of brings all those people together to talk
about the lay of the land, where do things stand,
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what's the regulatory climate for getting these very environmentally safe
type of product across the finish line to where they
can be used.
Speaker 19 (19:10):
Again, that's David Halin, a long time UCA and R
farm advisor and homologist in Kerrin County.
Speaker 21 (19:17):
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
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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
listening to this station for the AG Information Network of
(19:58):
the West News. If you'd like 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 trust you with the AG Information Network.
Speaker 22 (20:20):
I'm Patrick Cavanaugh, I'm Dwayne Murley, and you're listening to
AGG Live.
Speaker 2 (20:25):
While the current extreme heat wave covering much of the
country may seem to have lasted for days, USDA beurologist
Brad Rippy reminds us it was still quite wet in
several areas prior to last weekend. Per the USDA Top
Soil Boister Condition Report for the period ending June twenty second, you're.
Speaker 23 (20:45):
Still seeing thirteen percent of the country reporting tops on
moisture surplus. That is, however, a two point drop from
the previous week, as we started seeing some of that
heat and dryness moving in at the end of the week.
At the same time, topsoil moisture rated very short to
short nationally is steady this week at twenty three percent.
Speaker 2 (21:03):
Pockets of excessive wetness remained in the eastern one third
of the country, primarily in the southeast. Meanwhile, much of
the West remained significantly dry. Although some states in the
region should benefit from upcoming moisture from the southwestern monsoon.
Speaker 23 (21:20):
We're still looking at some pockets of excessive wetness, primarily
extending through the eastern one third of the country. Looking
specifically at the south, we're still seeing as of June
twenty second, tops and moisture at least thirty percent surplus
in several states, including Alabama leading that region at thirty
eight percent, Tennessee at thirty seven percent, Mississippi thirty one percent.
(21:43):
Some of that wetness extending through the eastern corn Belt,
where Ohio reporting topsaw and moisture forty two percent surplus
on June twenty second, and then into the northeast, where
several Northeastern states, including Maine and New York State reporting
topsaw and moisture above thirty percent surplus. We still have
quite a bit of dryness across the western half of
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the country. In particular, if you look at all the
states from the Pacific Coast to the Great Plains, there
are only four where topsoil moisture is actually below twenty
five percent and also below the national average of twenty
three percent. Those four states that are a little bit
wetter if you will, North Dakota, Kansas, Oklahoma, and California.
(22:26):
Some of those topsoil moisture very short short numbers are
actually quite high in states like New Mexico at seventy
four percent. That should improve with rain coming this week,
but as of the twenty second still very dry. Other
numbers that are at or above fifty percent very short
to short when June twenty second includes Montana, Wyoming, Washington,
(22:47):
and Oregon.
Speaker 22 (22:48):
I'm Dwayne Murley, and you're listening to ag live with
the threat of new World screw werb anty gardnation bringing
detro metal impacts to cattle on other livestock.
Speaker 2 (23:00):
The Agriculture Department recently announced a five pronged plan designed
to prevent, control, and eradicate this evasive pest. Agriculture Secretary
Brook Rawlins broke down the plan in a recent visit
in Texas, starting with.
Speaker 18 (23:15):
We are stopping the pest from spreading in Mexico and
ensuring that our Mexican counterparts are full partners in eradication.
Speaker 2 (23:23):
The partnership includes renovation of an existing Mexican sterile fruit
fly production facility, USDA in person audits and monitoring of
NWS eradication progress in Mexico, and working closely with Mexico.
Speaker 18 (23:38):
To improve surveillance and providing traps, lures and technical expertise.
Speaker 2 (23:42):
Protecting our border from New World screw warm at all
costs meads strategic traffic of NWS flies and larva along
the US Mexico border, and creating a barrier zone of
vigilants through outreach and awareness on both sides of the border.
Speaker 18 (23:58):
Additionally, we already have personnel in the field intercepting the
illegally introduced livestock on the border with Mexico in coordination
with Customs and Border Protection and our own USDA Cattle
fever tick eradication program.
Speaker 2 (24:12):
Partnering with state and local animal health officials and developing
emergency management plans is part of maximizing readiness in the
event of an NWS outbreak, along with.
Speaker 18 (24:24):
Preparing to stop file therapeutics to support the needs of
our ranchers as they arise.
Speaker 2 (24:31):
A more aggressive approach towards New World screw worm eradication
includes a sterile fly dispersal site in South Texas coming
online later this year to join facilities in Mexico and Patama,
while long range plans include a second domestic dispersal center.
Speaker 18 (24:48):
We're exploring all options to eradicate the screworm, including potential
expenditures in new technologies, new science.
Speaker 2 (24:55):
Part of innovation development to eradicate NWS includes partnership with
LANGRAD universities along border states to increase trading, surveillance and
outreach associated with combating New World screw worm. I'm Rod Bain,
reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 22 (25:15):
You've been listening to Aglife. I'm Dwayne Merley.
Speaker 24 (25:20):
It's time for California and today on the AG Information Network,
I am Hailey's ship. US Secretary of Agriculture, Brook Rawlins
has now announced that the US Department of Agriculture is
rescinding the two thousand and one Roadless Rule. That announcement
came during a recent meeting of the Western Governors Association
in New Mexico. Now, the roal restricts road construction, construction,
(25:43):
and timber harvesting on fifty eight and a half million
acres of designated roadless areas across national forests, including more
than two and a half million acres in California. According
to the California Cattleman's Association, the roadless rule has been
cited as a barrier to wildfire preparedness efforts, including timber
(26:03):
harvest and grazing management. The USDA has identified twenty eight
million acres of these inventoried roadless areas as being at
high or very high risk of wildfire, according to the
California Cattleman's Association. They say that land managers would gain
greater flexibility to carry out active forest management if the
rule is officially rescinded. However, any new forest projects would
(26:28):
still need to comply with existing environmental laws that includes
the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, and
the Federal Land Policy and Management Act, among others.
Speaker 15 (26:41):
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Speaker 24 (27:40):
This is California AGG today on the AG Information Network.
I am Hailey Ship. For more agnews, check us out
online at aginfo dot net.
Speaker 1 (27:49):
Bob Quinn, here are some farm us this morning. Well,
one day it's off, next day it may be back on.
That's been the president's stand on immigration enforcement on farms
of late, confusing many farm work workers and their employers.
But Washington Representative Dan Newhouse says being an undocumented foreign
guest worker is against the law.
Speaker 4 (28:07):
And as a member of Congress, I can't tell federal
agencies to ignore the law. Right, that's their job to
enforce the law, but we can be smart about how
we enforce it. And I think the President recognizes that.
Speaker 1 (28:22):
So now new House says, this might be our chance
to fix some long standing problems with the H two
A guest worker visa program.
Speaker 4 (28:30):
As you could imagine, members of Congress are hearing from
their farm employers around the country that this is a
huge headache for them to have the workers not showing
up because of their fear being deported. And people recognize
that we need these people, and so we're seeing this
as an opportunity.
Speaker 1 (28:50):
An opportunity. Knew how says for a solution.
Speaker 4 (28:53):
The President I think is going to be very open
to some of the ideas that we have to solve
this problem once and for all. Where I think it's
hedded is to a solution finally for what agriculture. The
agricultural industry needs and has needed for a long time.
Speaker 1 (29:09):
New House says, this is up to Congress to find
the solution once and for all. Friends. Even as the
wheat harvest is in full swing, US Wheat Associates still
promoting American wheat to overseas buyers groups from Ecuador, Japan, Korea,
and the Philippines will be in the US to observe
wheat harvest in fields across rural America. Ralph Loose, communications
(29:33):
director for US Wheat Associates, says it's important to get
buyers into the field to see what's going on firsthand.
Speaker 25 (29:39):
The part about the producers, the farmers in the field
is the most important part, because our customers from all
of these countries, to them, that's what's most important. They
want to be able to see the field. They want
to see how the wheat is produced. And even the
ones who've been here before, they always look forward to
seeing the combined run be able to hold the wheat
(30:01):
crop in their hands.
Speaker 1 (30:02):
The overseas buyers get a look at everything when they're
in the US, so we kind of.
Speaker 25 (30:07):
Give them a broad look at the whole process. So
we'll show them the field, the golden waves of grain.
We'll show them the actual harvest when possible. That's always
weather permitting and crop progress permitting. You know, if it's
ready to be harvested. They like to see that. We'll
take them to the local elevator in the small towns
(30:28):
all around our wheat states will take them to the
elevator to show how a farmer delivers his grain and
what that process looks like. Will even when possible, show
that wheat being loaded on a train and headed toward
either the Gulf or the Pacific Northwest, wherever the wheat
is headed.
Speaker 1 (30:45):
The wheat education doesn't stop there either.
Speaker 25 (30:48):
We also take them to different plants facilities, our own
wheat milling facilities which are similar to what they have
back home, to show them how we do in our processes.
We take them Kansas State University's International Grains Program to
show them. Sometimes they'll go to a class to learn
about milling the different classes of US we so we
(31:10):
give them that look and then we'll take them to baker's
and bakeries. The goal is to give them ideas for
new products that they can use for US.
Speaker 1 (31:19):
Wee ralph Luis Us Wheat Associates well, friends of Brazil's
second corn crop this year is going to be a
big one, and that's disappointing us for US producers. Mike
Davis has our story.
Speaker 26 (31:31):
Matthew Cruz is president of Comstock Investments.
Speaker 27 (31:35):
You know, as they get some initial yield information coming in,
some saying that you know the esthmenates are eight hundred
million bushels above what USDA and CODAB.
Speaker 9 (31:45):
Dies that, which obviously would not be very.
Speaker 22 (31:47):
Friendly in the market.
Speaker 26 (31:48):
Cru says, this will be a record breaking harvest for
Brazil's corn producers.
Speaker 27 (31:54):
I did get some videos from a friend in central
Mounta Grosso and he was sending me some is of
his yield monitor. Now we're showing yields that we're two
hundred and two hundred and twenty bushel's pre here. Now,
if you're in Iowa, that probably wouldn't be that big
a deal, but for second crop corn in Brazil, it's
outstanding and by far the best that they've ever experienced.
Speaker 26 (32:15):
The low prices in Brazil will make it very competitive
with US corn in the global market.
Speaker 27 (32:21):
It's collapsing the cash market in Brazil because you have
this massive crop coming online right now, and soel prices
have dropped. He like three dollars three ten right now
cash corn, and that's a mount of gross Cruz says.
Speaker 26 (32:34):
Wet conditions have put harvest behind there, with about twenty
percent complete at the end of June. I'm Mike Davis.
Speaker 1 (32:43):
Farm US this morning. You're listening to wag Life.
Speaker 28 (32:48):
From the ED Information Network. This is your Agribusiness Update.
A new report estimates the recently imposed US port fees
on Chinese vessels could increase shipping costs for American egg
exporters up to U six point two billion dollars annually
by twenty twenty eight. The policy was issued by the
US Trade Representative's Office in April and imposes phased in
(33:09):
fees on foreign vessels connected to Chinese ownership or construction.
In the first year. The policy is expected to increase
total shipping costs by an estimated two point three billion dollars.
The USDA's Cattle on Feed reports is cattle in calves
on feed for the slaughter market for feed lots with
a capacity of one thousand or more head totaled eleven
point four million on June first. That inventory was one
(33:32):
percent below June first of last year, which fell within
most of the industry's pre report expectations. Industry experts called
the report neutral to slightly friendly, but continue pointing to
a tight supply picture for the cattle market. The National
Multi Agency Coordination Group raised the National Wildfire Preparedness Level
one step higher to Level three. The group is composed
(33:53):
of wildland fire representatives from each wildland fire agency at
the National Interagency Fire Center in boe Eg. Secretary Brook
Rawlins says, we are taking it seriously and our federal
wildland firefighters are prepared to respond. The Forest Service had
hired ninety six percent of its hiring target by June first.
Speaker 29 (34:11):
Farm work is tough, and so is staying safe on road.
Every year, accidents happen when tractors and traffic share the
same space. Whether you're behind the wheel of a tractor
or a car, here's what you need to remember. Tractors
move slower, be patient, don't pass on hills or curves.
Farmers make sure your slow moving vehicles, signs and lights
are visible, and everyone's sailer, especially on rule roads. One
(34:33):
moment of caution can save alife. Let's work together to
keep our roads and are farms safe. This message was
brought to you by the ag Information Network.
Speaker 21 (34:42):
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providing news and information for the most important industry in
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Speaker 28 (35:12):
From the Egg Information Network, I'm Bob Larson with today's
agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (35:16):
Bob went back to wrap up AGLIE for today friends.
What is a durracho? Well, let's talk weather with Rod Bain.
Speaker 2 (35:24):
How to describe a d racho. The weather event that
recently impacted a wide stretch of the north central US
is one that is a fairly rare occurrence. When it
does happen, more often than not, it takes place in
the midwest or central US. To give a better idea
what a dracho is, USDA b or ologist Brad Rippy
(35:47):
provides some context.
Speaker 23 (35:49):
It's a Spanish word de racho, and it's an all
purpose word in Spanish. And one of the meanings of
dracho is to the right, and it's the opposite of isquierdo,
which is to the left. But another usage of dracho
is straight ahead, So in the adverb form, it's kind
of just the marching or the moving straight ahead and
(36:09):
that's the definition that has been used by meteorologists in
the United States to describe this type of event.
Speaker 2 (36:16):
In addition to being straight lined wins, Reppi says distance
also determines the definition of durracho In a meteorological sense, the.
Speaker 23 (36:26):
Real factor is that getting at least four hundred miles
of straight line wind damage winds greater than sixty miles
per hour basically moving in one direction.
Speaker 2 (36:35):
Now, in the case of the late June Derachio event,
it more than met the criteria of sustained wins over
a four hundred mile distance.
Speaker 23 (36:44):
In fact, if you look at the measurement from say,
southeastern Montana into the Upper Great Lakes region, that was
more than six hundred miles of wind damage reports across
that northern tier of the United States, so easily reaching
that four hundred mile criterion.
Speaker 2 (37:01):
And regarding wind speed.
Speaker 23 (37:02):
There were a number of reports showing verified wind gusts
in the eighty to one hundred mile per hour range
all the way from southwestern North Dakota right through the
south central and central part of the state, and then
exited all the way through the Red River Valley, hitting
parts of Grand Fork southward through fargo that did clip
northern South Dakota and southeastern Montana, as well as northern
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Minnesota and northern sections of Wisconsin and Michigan. All those
seeing wind gus of at least sixty miles per hour
and in isolated cases up to about one hundred miles
per hour.
Speaker 2 (37:37):
What aspect regarding this specific De Racho that did not
fit the usual pattern for such activity.
Speaker 23 (37:44):
Not only was this event several hundred miles long, but
it had a width that was about half the state
of North Dakota, so a fairly significant width as well
on this De rachl event.
Speaker 2 (37:54):
But like tornadoes, hurricanes, another wind driven clive manic events,
De Racho's camp and have caused their share of impacts.
With the recent event in the northern Plains and upper Midwest,
there was a.
Speaker 23 (38:07):
Lot of infrastructural damage. Trees were just blasted flat, in
some cases snapped off. We had some damage to farm
buildings and homes.
Speaker 2 (38:17):
Broad Bain reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (38:22):
And with that, friends, a out of time for today,
thank for joining us back next time with another edition
of Aglife
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