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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.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Well.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
Forensic combination of methods is needed by cattle producers to
help mitigate potential impacts to their livestock associated with heat stress.
Rod Main starts us off this morning.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
As parts of the country in recent weeks have experienced
off and on extreme heat events. For cattle producers, preparing
now for what may be a long summer for livestock
will protect herds from potential heat stress and related issues.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
The plan here is to be ready with shades, to
be ready with sprinklers, to be ready with betting.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
That's University of Nebraska Extension livestock specialist Alfredo Diconstanzo. He says,
when it comes to managing heat stress in cattle.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
It's a very comprehensive approach. In many cases, we need
to start thinking about this very early on in the
time period.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Wet a local or region has a break between extreme
heat events.
Speaker 4 (01:04):
What management is trying to do is to increase the
sensible heat loss, which is, if one can imagine a
molecule of air trapped on the surface of the air
of an animal. That molecule must exchange the internal heat
with the external conditions. So if externally we're looking at
heat on heat, then there is no exchange a heat
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and that heat remains in the animal.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Heat otes Shade is the most important aspect of heat
stress management and cattle, but just as essential out.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
On open feed lots we're hoping for the cooling effect
of wind.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Wind is also a factor in determining sprinkler use as
a heat stress management tool.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
I am pretty cautious with recommending sprinklers because it can
actually make matters worse. We need the air movement to
be able to have effectiveness of winning the codes of
these cattle. If it's a still with solt radiation, high temperature,
high humidity, and we wet cattle, it's gonna take a
breeze to be able to create that conductive heat loss
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which we're looking for.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
The comprehensive management approach also includes a consideration one may
not think about regarding keeping cattle cool.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
Like control flies, especially the barterfly, loads on these cattle
and bites their legs, bites their faces, and so we
want those flies to leave them alone, so they're not stomping,
adding to activity and heating those cattle up.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
Broadbaane reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Friends, coming up. The Secretary of Agriculture is asking Congress
to take a look at California's Proposition twelve and make
some modifications. Also look at Brazil's corn crop. That's ahead
on Aglife, Bob, when you're with farm US this morning, Friends.
Agriculture continues to target California's Prop twelve, which set hog
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production standards but caused industry impacts outside the state that
the Supreme Court says only Congress can fix. Prop twelve
was a top concern for House agshare GT. Thompson at
a recent USDA oversight hearing.
Speaker 5 (03:17):
In addition being burned some for producers, the final pork
product is also more expensive for consumers. Pork prices in
California have risen twenty percent on average sense the implementation
of Prop twelve in the cost of constructing Prop twelve
compliant barns are estimated to be at least thirty four
hundred to four thousand dollars per.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Sal However, the Supreme Court ruled that while California could
set its own production standards. It was up to Congress
to fix the collateral impacts in other states, which lawmakers
tried to do and last year's failed Farm bill. USDA
Secretary Brook Rollins echoed the High Court's ruling.
Speaker 6 (03:50):
California has the right to do what California wants to do.
But the minute that crosses the border and begins to
again compromise in such a significant way, report producers, we
need to act.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Rollins argued, the issue transcends party.
Speaker 6 (04:05):
I believe this is a bipartisan question.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
There.
Speaker 6 (04:07):
We may not all agree in this room, but I
think most agree, even on the Democrat side of the House,
that it cannot stand.
Speaker 7 (04:13):
So I stand in.
Speaker 8 (04:13):
Full support of your effort.
Speaker 6 (04:15):
We're also looking at things we could potentially do at
the Department to mitigate for some of the consequences of
this rule.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Separately, Rolins announced a multi pronged program to combat the
New World screwworms northward spread from Mexico, including a eight
point five million dollars sterile fly dispersal plant in Texas.
Well friends, the American Farm Bureau Federation's national convention will
feature a familiar name to college football fans. Chad Smith
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has that story.
Speaker 9 (04:45):
Farmers and ranchers should mark their calendars for the upcoming
American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California, January ninth through
the fourteenth. AFBF President Zippy Deval says attendees can expect
to hear from a big.
Speaker 10 (04:59):
New This year's theme for our convention is Imagine, Grow, Lead,
and we just announced our first keynote speaker. He's a
two time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner, and a first
round NFL pick. His name is Tim Tebow. We hope
everyone of marked their calendars and plan on joining us
January ninth through the fourteenth of twenty twenty six.
Speaker 9 (05:20):
He said t Bow will bring an inspiring message to
Farm Bureau members.
Speaker 10 (05:25):
Well, Tim Tebow has led an inspiring life from his
childhood to college and through his career in sports, and
his faith has guided him through some of the toughest times,
and he's used his talents to help others. All of
this resonates with rural America, and I'm sure that everyone
who will attend will be able to relate to this
gifted person.
Speaker 9 (05:44):
Registration opens to Farm Bureau members at their state offices
on October first.
Speaker 10 (05:50):
But we want to remind everybody that you don't have
to be a farm Bureau member to attend, and we
invite all to come out and be with us in Anaheim.
At our last convention, we had eighty speakers sharing their
knowledge and experience with our attendees. We'll have another packageend
in twenty twenty six, so keep you eye on the
convention website for a full lineup of engaging workshops and
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cutting age trade show exhibitors.
Speaker 9 (06:13):
Again, that website is Annual Convention dot fb dot org.
Chad Smith, Washington.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Brazil's total corn production this season is on track to
reach the second highest volume in the country's history, exceeding
initial expectations. Todd Leeson has our story.
Speaker 11 (06:32):
This strong result is driven primarily by the second corn
crop in Brazil, known as Saprina, which benefited from favorable
rainfall over the past two months. Joanna Clusi, agricultural economists
at the University of Illinois, also says despite the larger harvest,
Brazil is expected to export less corn this year due
to rising internal demand from its livestock and corn based
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ethanol sectors.
Speaker 12 (06:54):
So we can say that for US exports who have
seen corn exports exceed expectations in the first five months
of this year. The brazil Is lower export is likely
to continue three ere windows of opportunites during the year,
especially when the US corn remains with the price competitive
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like nowadays.
Speaker 11 (07:19):
Clusi concludes in the article on the u of i's
farm doc website that for US exporters who've seen corn
exports exceed expectations in the first half of the year,
Brazil's lower export pace is likely to continue, creating windows
of opportunity, especially when US corn remains priced competitively on
the world market. I'm University of Illinois Extensions Todd Gleison
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Farm US.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
This morning, you're listening to AG Life.
Speaker 13 (07:45):
It's another AG news update. How did markets finish off
the week last week? We'll find out in a moment.
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Oliver's slope is with blue line futures.
Speaker 7 (08:28):
September corn futures lost three and a half cents to
four to twenty five and a half, while the new
crop December contracts led just two and three quarter cents
to four forty one and a quarter for the week
that was just one and three quarters cents lower. July
soybeans lost six and three quarters since to settle at
ten sixty eight, while the new crop November contract lost
seven and a half since to ten sixty and three
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quarters or the week, though that was still six cents higher.
Week futures, which had been the leader through the first
half of the week, lost six and a half since
today set only have five sixty seven and three quarters
or the week, that was still twenty four cents higher.
This morning's weekly export sales reports showed net sales of
corn at nine hundred and four thousand metric tons for
marketing year twenty twenty four twenty twenty five. That was
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up a fourteen percent from the previous week, but down
six percent from the prior four week average. Net sales
for twenty five twenty six crop was reported at one
hundred and fifty five thousand metric tons. Aside from the
weekly export sales report. The USA did announce a flash
sale this morning for one hundred and twenty four thousand
metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations. Now,
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whether that's going to continue to be monitored very closely
by producers, traders, and analysts as the crop continues to
develop in the Midwest.
Speaker 13 (09:39):
It's another agnews update.
Speaker 16 (09:42):
At the American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention in Denver,
we caught up with Michael Gergi from Student Loan Advisor.
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Org American Cattle News. Are we looking at higher on
feed or lower on feed numbers?
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More?
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Before I became assistance engineer, before I got started in aerospace, I.
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Speaker 13 (10:50):
USDA out with a new cattle on feed report. And
before that the trade started higher then lower Oliver Slope
Blue Life futures.
Speaker 7 (11:01):
At that close August Lack cattle down a dollar eighty
five to two oh nine eighty two for the week.
That was two dollars and sixty two cents lower. That
was the second consecutive week of lower prices. August feeder
cattle features again firm early in the morning, was stalled
out and reversed a settling a dollar seventy two lower
to three h two forty five for the week. That
was three dollars and ninety seven cents lower. On the outside,
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it was a bit of a different story. Slightly lower
open turned into a higher close with the August Lean
Hogg futures contract gaining forty five cents to one to
twelve forty five and for the week that was two
dollars and thirty two cents higher and marked the fourth
consecutive week of games. This morning's wholesale box fee report
was mixed. We saw choice cuts down three dollars and
forty four cents to three ninety thirty five in slack
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cuts up one fifty six to three seventy six fifteen
Slaughter on Thursday afternoon that was reported at one hundred
and seventeen thousand head, which put the week to day
total at four hundred and fifty one thousand five very
average price for live series that was supported at two
thirty six thirty two was down slightly from what we
saw at the start of the week. This morning's weekly
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export sales report that came in at eleven seven hundred
metric tons I was down twenty four percent from the
previous week and nine percent from the prior four week average.
The Big Cattle on Feed report that was just released
after the close today that showed cattle on feed at
ninety nine percent, which was in line with expectations. Placements
at ninety two percent or two percent below the average
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antal assessment, and marketings at ninety percent were in line
with expectations.
Speaker 13 (12:35):
American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
This is Dairy Radio Now with Bill Baker.
Speaker 19 (12:44):
Participating in carbon insets our topic today on our Producer Tuesday,
sponsored by the Professional Dairy Producers, we hear from Patrick Wood,
founder at GM of ag Methane Advisors, LLC.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
I'm going to be talking about participating in carbon in
setting programs. We're Agmethane is a small consulting firm or
based in Vermont. We work with farms all across the
US and we've been doing this for seventeen years and
essentially what we do is we help daaries generate carbon credits.
Folks may have heard about carbon offsets, and really there's
a significant distinction between offsets and insets. The term offset
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or inset. Really which term applies depends upon how that
commodity the farm is selling is used. So if it's
used outside of say the dairy supply chain, if somebody
reduces methane emissions and sells it to an airline, then
that's more likely to be an offset. If, however, in
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the dairy supply chain, somebody wants to reduce their emissions,
it has made commitments to reduce their emissions and is
providing an incentive for their suppliers the farms to reduce
those emissions, then that would be in their supply chain,
and therefore it's called an inset. Lots of global consumer
product group firms are making net zero commitments, and a
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net zero commitment is when they say we're going to
have our carbon footprint no longer be increasing by a
certain date in the future. Often that's typically around twenty
forty five. So the US dairy industry DMI has made
net zero commitments and so they are facilitating this, this
transition to producing low carbon milk. And I think a
real big question is is this good for dairy farms
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in general? It's likely going to be good for milk marketing,
it's likely going to be good for the climate, But
is it good for dairy farms? And as long as
it leads to added value and profit, not additional costs,
And there's good reasons to be concerned that it would
lead to additional cost or obligation or mandates, but also
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there's ways to make it profitable. And so in general,
just when creating these carbon assets, recommend that farms work
with their trusted advisors. Everybody from agronomous are getting more
and more knowledgeable to their nutrition. It's to carbon consultants.
So it may be obvious to align with your cooper
processor if they have a great program that seems like
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it's going to be really get fit for you, wonderful,
But I think it's also important not to just take
the first option that comes to you and to think
critically about it and to be informed and know what
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processor doesn't have a program yet, lots of them are
still developing these programs, what can you do then to
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still tap into these new opportunities. There are lots of
programs to participate in carbon markets active now. This is
not something that is three years, five years down the road.
This is really out there now, and trying to figure
out how to integrate it into your business it's something
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to spend time on.
Speaker 16 (15:55):
In my opinion.
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Often a great way to start is to start with
a greenhouse gas inventory because you can only manage what
you can measure, and PDPW has your Farm your Footprint program,
which would be one great way to do that. We
know the emissions primarily come from manure management, and if
you manage a manure in a liquid storage environment like
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the lagoon or slurry pit, you're going to have a
lot more emissions than in a dry lock. In addition,
we know that enteric methane emissions are high, so a
lot of those high level answers are already known. That said,
it can still be valuable, very valuable for farms to
know specifically on their farm how do these things fit in.
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There are industry lead efforts which are great and wonderful
in the interest of the whole industry. At the same time,
I know some farms who are skeptical of those and
want to figure out ways to do it on their
own so they can see what the outcome is first
before their information gets shared too far up the chain.
So trying to figure out where you fit into that
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and if it is something you want to do on
your own and have more control over and have more
control over the results, figuring out the most efficient way.
Speaker 6 (17:07):
To do that.
Speaker 19 (17:08):
Patrick Woods, founder and General manager of Egg Methane Advisors, LLC,
from a recent PDP Dairy signal that you can hear
in its entirety for free simply by going to pdpw
dot org. Our thanks to the Professional Dairy Producers for
today's sponsorship of Producer Tuesday. I'm Bill Baker, Dairy Radio.
Speaker 20 (17:26):
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four five hundred California walnut growers.
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And we just finished a couple of key days where
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from research we've been conducting over the last couple of months,
actually going back six months. We wanted to take an
approach that said, and this is based on our strategic
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plan with a focus on what is it going to
take to activate more sales and sales being consumer sales,
not trade sales. So we're working backwards from the premise
of how can we get more consumers to eat more
walnuts more often at a better price.
Speaker 20 (18:28):
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Speaker 3 (19:56):
A new sterile fly dispersal facility in our country to
keep away the threat of New World screw worm.
Speaker 23 (20:03):
Which would devastate ranchers who raise our cattle, sheet our goats,
and our horses, especially and obviously if it made its
way across the southern border.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
Agriculture Secretary Brook Rawlins earlier this week in Texas, announcing
the facility near the US Mexican border to complement existing
fly dispersal centers in Mexico and Panama. Besides more Air
Force BACE being a previous sterile fly dispersal facility to
combat in WS decades earlier, the Secretary explained another logistical
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reason for the site.
Speaker 23 (20:36):
Benefit of that is that we're closer to Texas and
to the American border, so rather than relying on the
flies flying up from way south, they'll come from a
lot closer.
Speaker 7 (20:45):
So it is the dispersal.
Speaker 23 (20:46):
Facility we are working hand in glove with the Mexican government.
We are fighting the screwroom domestically announcing plans for a
sterile fly dispersal facility at More Air Base in Hidalgo County.
The facilities in Panama, we're funding another facility south of
the border. What this will allow us to do is
to fly the larva up from the facility of Panama
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and the other facility here too, South Texas, here at
Ndogo County, to innishof so that the sterile flies are
ready to go load them in the mains and then
get them across the border.
Speaker 3 (21:17):
USDA's recently announced five prong plan to prevent and eradicate
New World screw worm threats contained both current and future
components in terms of long term efforts to combat NWS.
Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins in Texas this week announced.
Speaker 23 (21:32):
Plans to move forward with the design process of a
domestic reduction facility to complement the dispersal facility at More Airbase,
which has also been identified as the proposed location.
Speaker 3 (21:43):
Once this new facility is at full capacity, the facility.
Speaker 23 (21:46):
Would boost domestic sterile fly production by up to three
hundred million flies per week and could compliment current production.
Speaker 3 (21:53):
Yet, with the construction and completion timeline around two to
three years, Secretary Rawlins emphasized efforts such as the suit
to be online Texas Sterill Fly Facility to address New
World screw worm in the present. USDA will also hold
listening sessions starting next week to gather input on the plan,
future strategies, and innovations.
Speaker 23 (22:11):
We are releasing a five way plan to combat the
New World and screwworm. We are stopping the pest from
spreading in Mexico and ensuring that our Mexican counterparts are
full partners in eradication. We are enhancing the international sterile
fly production and investing twenty one million dollars in the
renovation of an existing fly production facility in southern Mexico.
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We are protecting our border at all costs. We have
closed the southern border to live animal imports temporarily until
the right measures are put in place and we have
every confidence that our cattle producers and that our industry.
Speaker 7 (22:45):
Here is protected.
Speaker 23 (22:46):
We are maximizing our readiness by partnering with state animal
health officials to update and finalize emergency management plans and
preparing to stop file therapeutics to support the needs of
our ranchers. As the You're fighting the screwroom domestically, You're
exploring all options to eradicate the screworm, including potential expenditures
in new technologies new science.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
Agriculture Secretary Brook Rowlands last week told lawmakers the upcoming
announcement on New World screwworm prevention efforts would be.
Speaker 6 (23:17):
Probably more aggressive than anyone in recent history on the
New World screwer.
Speaker 3 (23:20):
So Wednesday, at More Air Force Base near the Texas
Mexico border, the Secretary announced it as the site of
a new STERI NWS fly dispersal facility and its part
within a five prong strategy to keep this evasive pest
out of our country. Aspects of the plan include continued
partnership with Mexico in increased prevention and aggressive eradication efforts,
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keeping edws out of the US at all costs, maximizing
readiness at innovative research through partnerships. More Air Force Base
was previously home of USDA screw War Research Unit in
the nineteen sixties and seventies. The new dispersal facility should
be ready by later this year. Broad Bain, reporting for
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the US Department of Agriculture in Washington.
Speaker 15 (24:06):
D C.
Speaker 18 (24:07):
The US Cattle herd contraction has been well documented and
the resulting prices for producers are welcome, but there are
issues further down the chain. There's more from Mike Davis.
Speaker 24 (24:18):
Oklahoma State University AGG economics professor doctor Daryl Peel told
a webinar audience last week. The beef industry in the
US is cyclical and has been for one hundred and
fifty years.
Speaker 1 (24:29):
But in twenty twenty five we've.
Speaker 25 (24:31):
Had exaggeration of those normal seasonal tendencies because of drought
issues in the beef industry, and so we find ourselves
today with these very low numbers. The last low we
had was about a decade ago, in twenty fourteen.
Speaker 18 (24:45):
You're listening to AG Live. I'm Dwayne Merley.
Speaker 26 (24:49):
It's time for California AGG today on the AG Information Network.
I am Hayley's ship. Good news out of Orange County.
The oriental fruit fly quarantine has officially been lifted, according
to the California Department of Food and Agriculture or CDFA.
That announcement comes thanks to the teamwork of residents, local officials,
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and state and federal partners. The oriental fruitfly is no
small concern. It can infest over two hundred and fifty
types of crops, everything from citrus to veggies, by laying
eggs directly into the produce. An outbreak discovered in November
of twenty twenty four led to a quarantine that impacted
parts of garden grove Anaheim Santa Ana and surrounding areas.
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During that time, both backyard growers and commercial farms had
strict limits on moving or selling host crops. Victoria Hornbaker
with CDFA says collaboration was key, but adds that the
works not over. Invasive pests like this are popping up
more and more across the state, and staying ahead means
staying alert. Residents can help by cooperating with agriculture crews,
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avoiding uninspected produce from out of state, and reporting anything
suspicious in their gardens. Learn more about how to keep
your crops and California's ageconomy safe at CDFA dot C
dot gov.
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Speaker 1 (27:15):
Bob Gwen, You're with Farmer used this morning, Friends. Agriculture
continues to target California's Prop twelve, which set hog production
standards but caused industry impacts outside the state that the
Supreme Court says only Congress can fix. Prop twelve was
a top concern for House agshare GT. Thompson at a
recent USDA oversight hearing the.
Speaker 5 (27:37):
Addition of being burned some for producers, the final pork
product is also more expensive for consumers. Pork prices in
California have risen twenty percent on average sense the implementation
of Prop twelve in the cost of constructing Prop twelve
compliant barns or estimated to be at least thirty four
hundred to four thousand dollars per.
Speaker 1 (27:54):
Sal However, the Supreme Court ruled that while California could
set its own production standards, it was up to Congress
to fix the collateral impacts in other states, which lawmakers
tried to do and last year's failed Farm bill. USDA
Secretary Brook Rollins echoed the High Court's ruling.
Speaker 6 (28:11):
California has the right to do what California wants to do.
But the minute that crosses the border and begins to
again compromise in such a significant way, are port producers
we need to act?
Speaker 1 (28:22):
Rollins argued, the issue transcends party.
Speaker 6 (28:25):
I believe this is a bipartisan question. There We may
not all agree in this room, but I think most agree,
even on the Democrat side of the House, that it
cannot stand. So I stand in full support of your
effort We're also looking at things we could potentially do
at the department to mitigate for some of the consequences
of this rule.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
Separately, Rowlins announced a multi pronged program to combat the
New World screw worms northward spread from Mexico, including a
eight point five million dollars sterile fly dispersal plant in Texas.
Well Friends, the American Farm Bureau Federation's national convention will
feed us a familiar name to college football fans. Chad
(29:03):
Smith has that story.
Speaker 9 (29:05):
Farmers and ranchers should mark their calendars for the upcoming
American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California, January ninth through
the fourteenth. AFBF President Zippy Deval says attendees can expect
to hear from a big name.
Speaker 10 (29:20):
This year's theme for our convention is Imagine Grow League,
and we just announced our first keynote speaker. He's a
two time National champion, Heisman Trophy winner and a first
round NFL pick. His name is Tim Tebow. We hope
everyone of marked their calendars and plan on joining us
January ninth through the fourteenth of twenty twenty six.
Speaker 9 (29:40):
He said, Tebow will bring an inspiring message to farm
Bureau members.
Speaker 10 (29:45):
But Tim Tebow has led an inspiring life from his
childhood to college and through his career in sports, and
his faith has guided him through some of the toughest times,
and he's used his talents to help others. All of
this resonates with Rule of America and I'm sure that
everyone who will attend will be able to relate to
this gifted person.
Speaker 9 (30:04):
Registration opens to Farm Bureau members at their state offices
on October first.
Speaker 10 (30:10):
But we want to remind everybody that you don't have
to be a Farm Bureau member to attend, and we
invite all to come out and be with us in Anaheim.
At our last convention, we had eighty speakers sharing their
knowledge and experience with our attendees. We'll have another packageenda
in twenty twenty six, so keep your eye on the
convention website for a full lineup of engaging workshops and
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cutting edge trade show exhibitors.
Speaker 9 (30:33):
Again, that website is Annual Convention dot fb dot org.
Chad Smith, Washington.
Speaker 1 (30:40):
Well Friends, Canada and the US are negotiating under a deadline.
Dennis Guy has details.
Speaker 28 (30:46):
Prime Minister Carney says the clock is ticking on a
thirty day schedule for the US to put a trade
deal framework in place with Canada. With that deadline set
for July twenty first, and Kearney says his government has
a play in place if that deadline is not met.
Late on Thursday, Mark Carney announced that Canada will adjust
counter tariffs on steel and aluminum products to levels consistent
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progress made with the United States.
Speaker 29 (31:12):
President Trump and I agreed to pursue negotiations towards a
deal within the coming thirty days. Canada will adjust its
existing counter tariffs on US steel and aluminum products on
the twenty first of July. At the end of that
thirty day period to levels consistent with the progress that's
made at that point on the broader training arrangements with
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the United States. We will review our response as the
negotiations progress.
Speaker 28 (31:38):
In addition to adjusting counter tariffs, Canada will limit federal
procurement prolicies to favor Canadian suppliers and reliable trading partners
by the end of this month. On June thirtieth, we
will implement reciprocal procurement rules ensuring that only Canadian producers
and producers from trading partners that provide Canada with tariff
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free reciprocal access through trade agreements can compete for federal
government procurement of steel and aluminum, and as well, the
Canadian government will implement new retroactive tariff quota rates at
one hundred percent of twenty twenty four levels on imports
of steel product from those countries that do not currently
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have a free trade agreement in place with Canada. Reporting
from Canada, I'm Dennis Guy farm us.
Speaker 1 (32:28):
This morning. You're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 30 (32:32):
From the Egg Information Network. This is your agribusiness update.
California Farm Bureau members traveled to the state capitol last
month to advocate on issues such as the conservation of
farmland and clean water laws, as well as regulatory burdens.
Farmer's face. Chris Reardon, vice president of Policy at the
California Farm Bureau, says, while we have a policy team
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up here on a regular basis, in all honesty, the
most effective communicators of our issues are the members themselves.
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security reversed guidance issued
the previous week that agents were not to conduct immigration
raids on farms, hotels, and restaurants. People familiar with the
agency say the new instructions were given from as many
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as thirty field offices across the country. The Los Angeles
Times says as harvest season gets going, farmers and their
workers are getting whiplash from a series of contradictory signals
from the administration. The Fertilizer Institute announced almost sixty five
million acres of US farmland are being actively managed using
me for our nutrients stewardship practices. For our practices means
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using the right fertilizer source at the right rate, at
the right time, at the right place. TFI president Corey
Rosenbusch says industry leaders set a goal in twenty twenty
one to have seventy million acres of cropland under for
our management by twenty thirty, so we are well on
our way.
Speaker 16 (33:53):
For over forty years, the ag Information Network has been
providing news and information for the most important industry in
the world, agriculture. The Egg Information Network gives you worldwide
updates from local producers to regional organizations, from major crops
like wheat and corn, to animal agriculture to specially crops
like apples, almonds, and cherries. We report on stories that
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mean the most to you. Online at aginfo dot net,
the ag Information Network, trusted and transparent journalism lasting for
the next generation.
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Speaker 9 (34:53):
I'm Bob Larson with today's agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (34:56):
Bob Quinn here to wrap up aaglie for today friends.
Crack Rowers have an important date coming up to report
this year's crop ACREAG an important component for participation in
various USDA programs. Rod Bain has our final report.
Speaker 3 (35:09):
It is an important part of a producer's duties and
one that benefits growers.
Speaker 31 (35:15):
To ensure the receipt of an important safety net or
disaster assistance, conservation and crop insurance programs, producers should file
an accurate crop acreage report for all crops and land uses,
including failed acreage and prevent plant acreag at A is.
Speaker 3 (35:31):
USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Bill Beam points out the
deadline for producers to file crop acreage reports is approaching
July fifteenth.
Speaker 31 (35:41):
After spring planning is complete. Agricultural producers should make an
appointment with their local Farm Service Agency office to complete
their crop acreage reports. So for the application deadline.
Speaker 3 (35:51):
The administrator adds some reporting deadlines will vary by county
and by crop, so he advises producers to contact their
local FSA office to confirm this information. Speaking of information,
what documentation is needed to file a crop acreage report?
Speaker 31 (36:07):
Crop or crop type or variety, intended use of crop,
the number of crop acres, a map with the approximate
crop boundaries, your planning dates, planning patterns when applicable, producer shares,
irrigation practices if any acreage, prevent planning when applicable, and
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any other required information.
Speaker 3 (36:30):
BIB also notes exceptions for crop acreage reporting dates.
Speaker 31 (36:34):
If the crop has not been planted by the acreage
report deadline, then the acreage must be reported no later
than fifteen days after the crop has been planted or
completed planning. If the producer requires additional acreage after the
acreage reporting deadline, then the acreage must be reported no
later than thirty calendar days after the purchase are acquiring
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the lease. Appropriate documentation must be provided to the county
office to help.
Speaker 3 (37:02):
Verify additional details associated with crop acreage reporting, including deadlines
and documentation, is available through local FSA offices or online
at www dot FSA dot USDA dot gov. I'm Rodbain,
reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (37:23):
With that friends, about a time for today, thanks for
joining us. Back tomorrow morning 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.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
Well.
Speaker 1 (00:09):
Forensic combination of methods is needed by cattle producers to
help mitigate potential impacts to their livestock associated with heat stress.
Rod Main starts us off this morning.
Speaker 3 (00:22):
As parts of the country in recent weeks have experienced
off and on extreme heat events. For cattle producers, preparing
now for what may be a long summer for livestock
will protect herds from potential heat stress and related issues.
Speaker 4 (00:38):
The plan here is to be ready with shades, to
be ready with sprinklers, to be ready with betting.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
That's University of Nebraska Extension livestock specialist Alfredo Diconstanzo. He says,
when it comes to managing heat stress in cattle.
Speaker 4 (00:53):
It's a very comprehensive approach. In many cases, we need
to start thinking about this very early on in the
time period.
Speaker 3 (01:00):
Wet a local or region has a break between extreme
heat events.
Speaker 4 (01:04):
What management is trying to do is to increase the
sensible heat loss, which is, if one can imagine a
molecule of air trapped on the surface of the air
of an animal. That molecule must exchange the internal heat
with the external conditions. So if externally we're looking at
heat on heat, then there is no exchange a heat
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and that heat remains in the animal.
Speaker 3 (01:29):
Heat otes Shade is the most important aspect of heat
stress management and cattle, but just as essential out.
Speaker 4 (01:35):
On open feed lots we're hoping for the cooling effect
of wind.
Speaker 3 (01:40):
Wind is also a factor in determining sprinkler use as
a heat stress management tool.
Speaker 4 (01:46):
I am pretty cautious with recommending sprinklers because it can
actually make matters worse. We need the air movement to
be able to have effectiveness of winning the codes of
these cattle. If it's a still with solt radiation, high temperature,
high humidity, and we wet cattle, it's gonna take a
breeze to be able to create that conductive heat loss
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which we're looking for.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
The comprehensive management approach also includes a consideration one may
not think about regarding keeping cattle cool.
Speaker 4 (02:19):
Like control flies, especially the barterfly, loads on these cattle
and bites their legs, bites their faces, and so we
want those flies to leave them alone, so they're not stomping,
adding to activity and heating those cattle up.
Speaker 3 (02:34):
Broadbaane reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington,
d C.
Speaker 1 (02:39):
Friends, coming up. The Secretary of Agriculture is asking Congress
to take a look at California's Proposition twelve and make
some modifications. Also look at Brazil's corn crop. That's ahead
on Aglife, Bob, when you're with farm US this morning, Friends.
Agriculture continues to target California's Prop twelve, which set hog
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production standards but caused industry impacts outside the state that
the Supreme Court says only Congress can fix. Prop twelve
was a top concern for House agshare GT. Thompson at
a recent USDA oversight hearing.
Speaker 5 (03:17):
In addition being burned some for producers, the final pork
product is also more expensive for consumers. Pork prices in
California have risen twenty percent on average sense the implementation
of Prop twelve in the cost of constructing Prop twelve
compliant barns are estimated to be at least thirty four
hundred to four thousand dollars per.
Speaker 1 (03:33):
Sal However, the Supreme Court ruled that while California could
set its own production standards. It was up to Congress
to fix the collateral impacts in other states, which lawmakers
tried to do and last year's failed Farm bill. USDA
Secretary Brook Rollins echoed the High Court's ruling.
Speaker 6 (03:50):
California has the right to do what California wants to do.
But the minute that crosses the border and begins to
again compromise in such a significant way, report producers, we
need to act.
Speaker 1 (04:01):
Rollins argued, the issue transcends party.
Speaker 6 (04:05):
I believe this is a bipartisan question.
Speaker 2 (04:07):
There.
Speaker 6 (04:07):
We may not all agree in this room, but I
think most agree, even on the Democrat side of the House,
that it cannot stand.
Speaker 7 (04:13):
So I stand in.
Speaker 8 (04:13):
Full support of your effort.
Speaker 6 (04:15):
We're also looking at things we could potentially do at
the Department to mitigate for some of the consequences of
this rule.
Speaker 1 (04:22):
Separately, Rolins announced a multi pronged program to combat the
New World screwworms northward spread from Mexico, including a eight
point five million dollars sterile fly dispersal plant in Texas.
Well friends, the American Farm Bureau Federation's national convention will
feature a familiar name to college football fans. Chad Smith
(04:43):
has that story.
Speaker 9 (04:45):
Farmers and ranchers should mark their calendars for the upcoming
American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California, January ninth through
the fourteenth. AFBF President Zippy Deval says attendees can expect
to hear from a big.
Speaker 10 (04:59):
New This year's theme for our convention is Imagine, Grow, Lead,
and we just announced our first keynote speaker. He's a
two time national champion, Heisman Trophy winner, and a first
round NFL pick. His name is Tim Tebow. We hope
everyone of marked their calendars and plan on joining us
January ninth through the fourteenth of twenty twenty six.
Speaker 9 (05:20):
He said t Bow will bring an inspiring message to
Farm Bureau members.
Speaker 10 (05:25):
Well, Tim Tebow has led an inspiring life from his
childhood to college and through his career in sports, and
his faith has guided him through some of the toughest times,
and he's used his talents to help others. All of
this resonates with rural America, and I'm sure that everyone
who will attend will be able to relate to this
gifted person.
Speaker 9 (05:44):
Registration opens to Farm Bureau members at their state offices
on October first.
Speaker 10 (05:50):
But we want to remind everybody that you don't have
to be a farm Bureau member to attend, and we
invite all to come out and be with us in Anaheim.
At our last convention, we had eighty speakers sharing their
knowledge and experience with our attendees. We'll have another packageend
in twenty twenty six, so keep you eye on the
convention website for a full lineup of engaging workshops and
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cutting age trade show exhibitors.
Speaker 9 (06:13):
Again, that website is Annual Convention dot fb dot org.
Chad Smith, Washington.
Speaker 1 (06:20):
Brazil's total corn production this season is on track to
reach the second highest volume in the country's history, exceeding
initial expectations. Todd Leeson has our story.
Speaker 11 (06:32):
This strong result is driven primarily by the second corn
crop in Brazil, known as Saprina, which benefited from favorable
rainfall over the past two months. Joanna Clusi, agricultural economists
at the University of Illinois, also says despite the larger harvest,
Brazil is expected to export less corn this year due
to rising internal demand from its livestock and corn based
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ethanol sectors.
Speaker 12 (06:54):
So we can say that for US exports who have
seen corn exports exceed expectations in the first five months
of this year. The brazil Is lower export is likely
to continue three ere windows of opportunites during the year,
especially when the US corn remains with the price competitive
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like nowadays.
Speaker 11 (07:19):
Clusi concludes in the article on the u of i's
farm doc website that for US exporters who've seen corn
exports exceed expectations in the first half of the year,
Brazil's lower export pace is likely to continue, creating windows
of opportunity, especially when US corn remains priced competitively on
the world market. I'm University of Illinois Extensions Todd Gleison
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Farm US.
Speaker 1 (07:43):
This morning, you're listening to AG Life.
Speaker 13 (07:45):
It's another AG news update. How did markets finish off
the week last week? We'll find out in a moment.
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became assistance engineer, before I got started in aerospace.
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I did my first lab experiment.
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Speaker 13 (08:24):
Oliver's slope is with blue line futures.
Speaker 7 (08:28):
September corn futures lost three and a half cents to
four to twenty five and a half, while the new
crop December contracts led just two and three quarter cents
to four forty one and a quarter for the week
that was just one and three quarters cents lower. July
soybeans lost six and three quarters since to settle at
ten sixty eight, while the new crop November contract lost
seven and a half since to ten sixty and three
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quarters or the week, though that was still six cents higher.
Week futures, which had been the leader through the first
half of the week, lost six and a half since
today set only have five sixty seven and three quarters
or the week, that was still twenty four cents higher.
This morning's weekly export sales reports showed net sales of
corn at nine hundred and four thousand metric tons for
marketing year twenty twenty four twenty twenty five. That was
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up a fourteen percent from the previous week, but down
six percent from the prior four week average. Net sales
for twenty five twenty six crop was reported at one
hundred and fifty five thousand metric tons. Aside from the
weekly export sales report. The USA did announce a flash
sale this morning for one hundred and twenty four thousand
metric tons of corn for delivery to unknown destinations. Now,
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whether that's going to continue to be monitored very closely
by producers, traders, and analysts as the crop continues to
develop in the Midwest.
Speaker 13 (09:39):
It's another agnews update.
Speaker 16 (09:42):
At the American Veterinary Medical Association Annual Convention in Denver,
we caught up with Michael Gergi from Student Loan Advisor.
Speaker 17 (09:49):
I think the biggest thing to remember when it comes
down to student loans and student un forgiveness is that
you have to be very, very vigilant because it really
can be one of the biggest empowering choices of your
life to go out and get this degree inside of
the veterinary field, or it can be a tremendous roadblock
if it's not managed properly. So we really try and
encourage that as the overarching team and the top line
piece of advice that we give the books.
Speaker 16 (10:08):
There's more valuable information on AVMA dot.
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Org American Cattle News. Are we looking at higher on
feed or lower on feed numbers?
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More?
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After this, Before I started working as a soil scientist.
Before I became assistance engineer, before I got started in aerospace, I.
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Was a kid making discoveries.
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Speaker 13 (10:50):
USDA out with a new cattle on feed report. And
before that the trade started higher then lower Oliver Slope
Blue Life futures.
Speaker 7 (11:01):
At that close August Lack cattle down a dollar eighty
five to two oh nine eighty two for the week.
That was two dollars and sixty two cents lower. That
was the second consecutive week of lower prices. August feeder
cattle features again firm early in the morning, was stalled
out and reversed a settling a dollar seventy two lower
to three h two forty five for the week. That
was three dollars and ninety seven cents lower. On the outside,
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it was a bit of a different story. Slightly lower
open turned into a higher close with the August Lean
Hogg futures contract gaining forty five cents to one to
twelve forty five and for the week that was two
dollars and thirty two cents higher and marked the fourth
consecutive week of games. This morning's wholesale box fee report
was mixed. We saw choice cuts down three dollars and
forty four cents to three ninety thirty five in slack
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cuts up one fifty six to three seventy six fifteen
Slaughter on Thursday afternoon that was reported at one hundred
and seventeen thousand head, which put the week to day
total at four hundred and fifty one thousand five very
average price for live series that was supported at two
thirty six thirty two was down slightly from what we
saw at the start of the week. This morning's weekly
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export sales report that came in at eleven seven hundred
metric tons I was down twenty four percent from the
previous week and nine percent from the prior four week average.
The Big Cattle on Feed report that was just released
after the close today that showed cattle on feed at
ninety nine percent, which was in line with expectations. Placements
at ninety two percent or two percent below the average
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antal assessment, and marketings at ninety percent were in line
with expectations.
Speaker 13 (12:35):
American Cattle News.
Speaker 1 (12:38):
This is Dairy Radio Now with Bill Baker.
Speaker 19 (12:44):
Participating in carbon insets our topic today on our Producer Tuesday,
sponsored by the Professional Dairy Producers, we hear from Patrick Wood,
founder at GM of ag Methane Advisors, LLC.
Speaker 2 (12:57):
I'm going to be talking about participating in carbon in
setting programs. We're Agmethane is a small consulting firm or
based in Vermont. We work with farms all across the
US and we've been doing this for seventeen years and
essentially what we do is we help daaries generate carbon credits.
Folks may have heard about carbon offsets, and really there's
a significant distinction between offsets and insets. The term offset
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or inset. Really which term applies depends upon how that
commodity the farm is selling is used. So if it's
used outside of say the dairy supply chain, if somebody
reduces methane emissions and sells it to an airline, then
that's more likely to be an offset. If, however, in
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the dairy supply chain, somebody wants to reduce their emissions,
it has made commitments to reduce their emissions and is
providing an incentive for their suppliers the farms to reduce
those emissions, then that would be in their supply chain,
and therefore it's called an inset. Lots of global consumer
product group firms are making net zero commitments, and a
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net zero commitment is when they say we're going to
have our carbon footprint no longer be increasing by a
certain date in the future. Often that's typically around twenty
forty five. So the US dairy industry DMI has made
net zero commitments and so they are facilitating this, this
transition to producing low carbon milk. And I think a
real big question is is this good for dairy farms
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in general? It's likely going to be good for milk marketing,
it's likely going to be good for the climate, But
is it good for dairy farms? And as long as
it leads to added value and profit, not additional costs,
And there's good reasons to be concerned that it would
lead to additional cost or obligation or mandates, but also
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there's ways to make it profitable. And so in general,
just when creating these carbon assets, recommend that farms work
with their trusted advisors. Everybody from agronomous are getting more
and more knowledgeable to their nutrition. It's to carbon consultants.
So it may be obvious to align with your cooper
processor if they have a great program that seems like
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it's going to be really get fit for you, wonderful,
But I think it's also important not to just take
the first option that comes to you and to think
critically about it and to be informed and know what
you're getting into. In particular, if your co op or
processor doesn't have a program yet, lots of them are
still developing these programs, what can you do then to
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still tap into these new opportunities. There are lots of
programs to participate in carbon markets active now. This is
not something that is three years, five years down the road.
This is really out there now, and trying to figure
out how to integrate it into your business it's something
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to spend time on.
Speaker 16 (15:55):
In my opinion.
Speaker 2 (15:56):
Often a great way to start is to start with
a greenhouse gas inventory because you can only manage what
you can measure, and PDPW has your Farm your Footprint program,
which would be one great way to do that. We
know the emissions primarily come from manure management, and if
you manage a manure in a liquid storage environment like
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the lagoon or slurry pit, you're going to have a
lot more emissions than in a dry lock. In addition,
we know that enteric methane emissions are high, so a
lot of those high level answers are already known. That said,
it can still be valuable, very valuable for farms to
know specifically on their farm how do these things fit in.
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There are industry lead efforts which are great and wonderful
in the interest of the whole industry. At the same time,
I know some farms who are skeptical of those and
want to figure out ways to do it on their
own so they can see what the outcome is first
before their information gets shared too far up the chain.
So trying to figure out where you fit into that
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and if it is something you want to do on
your own and have more control over and have more
control over the results, figuring out the most efficient way.
Speaker 6 (17:07):
To do that.
Speaker 19 (17:08):
Patrick Woods, founder and General manager of Egg Methane Advisors, LLC,
from a recent PDP Dairy signal that you can hear
in its entirety for free simply by going to pdpw
dot org. Our thanks to the Professional Dairy Producers for
today's sponsorship of Producer Tuesday. I'm Bill Baker, Dairy Radio.
Speaker 20 (17:26):
Down finding ways to get consumers to think about walnuts
more often and consume them more often. I'm Patrick Cavanaugh
with the California Tree Nut Report, part of the Vastag
Information Network. Robert Verloup is the executive director and chief
executive Officer for the California Walnut Board and Commission, representing
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four five hundred California walnut growers.
Speaker 21 (17:51):
And we just finished a couple of key days where
we brought together our marketing committee for both the Walnut
Board and the Commission, and we presented reports and findings
from research we've been conducting over the last couple of months,
actually going back six months. We wanted to take an
approach that said, and this is based on our strategic
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plan with a focus on what is it going to
take to activate more sales and sales being consumer sales,
not trade sales. So we're working backwards from the premise
of how can we get more consumers to eat more
walnuts more often at a better price.
Speaker 20 (18:28):
That's Robert Verloop with the California Walnut Boarding Commission. Now
this message a wide array of trucks, trailers, in heavy
equipment will be open for public bidding at the Ritchie
Brothers Los Angeles Area sale event June twenty sixth and
twenty seven. Register for free for this absolute unreserved auction
at ourbauction dot com. Again, that's ourbauction dot Com.
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any origin theories.
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Callers though, Hey, yeah, it's Sevia fungicide from BASF, a
category leader in disease control.
Speaker 8 (19:04):
How do you explain these healthy.
Speaker 22 (19:06):
Crops well, longer lasting residual. Plus, it's built for current
regulatory standards and prepare for what's to come, which improves
crop marketing flexibility.
Speaker 8 (19:14):
So a fungicide that is out of this world. I
knew it Sevia fungicide from BASF, for is it always reading?
Holy Bress.
Speaker 16 (19:24):
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
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Speaker 3 (19:56):
A new sterile fly dispersal facility in our country to
keep away the threat of New World screw worm.
Speaker 23 (20:03):
Which would devastate ranchers who raise our cattle, sheet our goats,
and our horses, especially and obviously if it made its
way across the southern border.
Speaker 3 (20:13):
Agriculture Secretary Brook Rawlins earlier this week in Texas, announcing
the facility near the US Mexican border to complement existing
fly dispersal centers in Mexico and Panama. Besides more Air
Force BACE being a previous sterile fly dispersal facility to
combat in WS decades earlier, the Secretary explained another logistical
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reason for the site.
Speaker 23 (20:36):
Benefit of that is that we're closer to Texas and
to the American border, so rather than relying on the
flies flying up from way south, they'll come from a
lot closer.
Speaker 7 (20:45):
So it is the dispersal.
Speaker 23 (20:46):
Facility we are working hand in glove with the Mexican government.
We are fighting the screwroom domestically announcing plans for a
sterile fly dispersal facility at More Air Base in Hidalgo County.
The facilities in Panama, we're funding another facility south of
the border. What this will allow us to do is
to fly the larva up from the facility of Panama
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and the other facility here too, South Texas, here at
Ndogo County, to innishof so that the sterile flies are
ready to go load them in the mains and then
get them across the border.
Speaker 3 (21:17):
USDA's recently announced five prong plan to prevent and eradicate
New World screw worm threats contained both current and future
components in terms of long term efforts to combat NWS.
Agriculture Secretary Brook Rollins in Texas this week announced.
Speaker 23 (21:32):
Plans to move forward with the design process of a
domestic reduction facility to complement the dispersal facility at More Airbase,
which has also been identified as the proposed location.
Speaker 3 (21:43):
Once this new facility is at full capacity, the facility.
Speaker 23 (21:46):
Would boost domestic sterile fly production by up to three
hundred million flies per week and could compliment current production.
Speaker 3 (21:53):
Yet, with the construction and completion timeline around two to
three years, Secretary Rawlins emphasized efforts such as the suit
to be online Texas Sterill Fly Facility to address New
World screw worm in the present. USDA will also hold
listening sessions starting next week to gather input on the plan,
future strategies, and innovations.
Speaker 23 (22:11):
We are releasing a five way plan to combat the
New World and screwworm. We are stopping the pest from
spreading in Mexico and ensuring that our Mexican counterparts are
full partners in eradication. We are enhancing the international sterile
fly production and investing twenty one million dollars in the
renovation of an existing fly production facility in southern Mexico.
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We are protecting our border at all costs. We have
closed the southern border to live animal imports temporarily until
the right measures are put in place and we have
every confidence that our cattle producers and that our industry.
Speaker 7 (22:45):
Here is protected.
Speaker 23 (22:46):
We are maximizing our readiness by partnering with state animal
health officials to update and finalize emergency management plans and
preparing to stop file therapeutics to support the needs of
our ranchers. As the You're fighting the screwroom domestically, You're
exploring all options to eradicate the screworm, including potential expenditures
in new technologies new science.
Speaker 3 (23:09):
Agriculture Secretary Brook Rowlands last week told lawmakers the upcoming
announcement on New World screwworm prevention efforts would be.
Speaker 6 (23:17):
Probably more aggressive than anyone in recent history on the
New World screwer.
Speaker 3 (23:20):
So Wednesday, at More Air Force Base near the Texas
Mexico border, the Secretary announced it as the site of
a new STERI NWS fly dispersal facility and its part
within a five prong strategy to keep this evasive pest
out of our country. Aspects of the plan include continued
partnership with Mexico in increased prevention and aggressive eradication efforts,
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keeping edws out of the US at all costs, maximizing
readiness at innovative research through partnerships. More Air Force Base
was previously home of USDA screw War Research Unit in
the nineteen sixties and seventies. The new dispersal facility should
be ready by later this year. Broad Bain, reporting for
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the US Department of Agriculture in Washington.
Speaker 15 (24:06):
D C.
Speaker 18 (24:07):
The US Cattle herd contraction has been well documented and
the resulting prices for producers are welcome, but there are
issues further down the chain. There's more from Mike Davis.
Speaker 24 (24:18):
Oklahoma State University AGG economics professor doctor Daryl Peel told
a webinar audience last week. The beef industry in the
US is cyclical and has been for one hundred and
fifty years.
Speaker 1 (24:29):
But in twenty twenty five we've.
Speaker 25 (24:31):
Had exaggeration of those normal seasonal tendencies because of drought
issues in the beef industry, and so we find ourselves
today with these very low numbers. The last low we
had was about a decade ago, in twenty fourteen.
Speaker 18 (24:45):
You're listening to AG Live. I'm Dwayne Merley.
Speaker 26 (24:49):
It's time for California AGG today on the AG Information Network.
I am Hayley's ship. Good news out of Orange County.
The oriental fruit fly quarantine has officially been lifted, according
to the California Department of Food and Agriculture or CDFA.
That announcement comes thanks to the teamwork of residents, local officials,
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and state and federal partners. The oriental fruitfly is no
small concern. It can infest over two hundred and fifty
types of crops, everything from citrus to veggies, by laying
eggs directly into the produce. An outbreak discovered in November
of twenty twenty four led to a quarantine that impacted
parts of garden grove Anaheim Santa Ana and surrounding areas.
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During that time, both backyard growers and commercial farms had
strict limits on moving or selling host crops. Victoria Hornbaker
with CDFA says collaboration was key, but adds that the
works not over. Invasive pests like this are popping up
more and more across the state, and staying ahead means
staying alert. Residents can help by cooperating with agriculture crews,
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avoiding uninspected produce from out of state, and reporting anything
suspicious in their gardens. Learn more about how to keep
your crops and California's ageconomy safe at CDFA dot C
dot gov.
Speaker 27 (26:14):
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Ask your retailer or Cultiva representative about Parka today. Visit
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Ag information Network. I am Hayley's ship.
Speaker 1 (27:15):
Bob Gwen, You're with Farmer used this morning, Friends. Agriculture
continues to target California's Prop twelve, which set hog production
standards but caused industry impacts outside the state that the
Supreme Court says only Congress can fix. Prop twelve was
a top concern for House agshare GT. Thompson at a
recent USDA oversight hearing the.
Speaker 5 (27:37):
Addition of being burned some for producers, the final pork
product is also more expensive for consumers. Pork prices in
California have risen twenty percent on average sense the implementation
of Prop twelve in the cost of constructing Prop twelve
compliant barns or estimated to be at least thirty four
hundred to four thousand dollars per.
Speaker 1 (27:54):
Sal However, the Supreme Court ruled that while California could
set its own production standards, it was up to Congress
to fix the collateral impacts in other states, which lawmakers
tried to do and last year's failed Farm bill. USDA
Secretary Brook Rollins echoed the High Court's ruling.
Speaker 6 (28:11):
California has the right to do what California wants to do.
But the minute that crosses the border and begins to
again compromise in such a significant way, are port producers
we need to act?
Speaker 1 (28:22):
Rollins argued, the issue transcends party.
Speaker 6 (28:25):
I believe this is a bipartisan question. There We may
not all agree in this room, but I think most agree,
even on the Democrat side of the House, that it
cannot stand. So I stand in full support of your
effort We're also looking at things we could potentially do
at the department to mitigate for some of the consequences
of this rule.
Speaker 1 (28:43):
Separately, Rowlins announced a multi pronged program to combat the
New World screw worms northward spread from Mexico, including a
eight point five million dollars sterile fly dispersal plant in Texas.
Well Friends, the American Farm Bureau Federation's national convention will
feed us a familiar name to college football fans. Chad
(29:03):
Smith has that story.
Speaker 9 (29:05):
Farmers and ranchers should mark their calendars for the upcoming
American Farm Bureau Convention in Anaheim, California, January ninth through
the fourteenth. AFBF President Zippy Deval says attendees can expect
to hear from a big name.
Speaker 10 (29:20):
This year's theme for our convention is Imagine Grow League,
and we just announced our first keynote speaker. He's a
two time National champion, Heisman Trophy winner and a first
round NFL pick. His name is Tim Tebow. We hope
everyone of marked their calendars and plan on joining us
January ninth through the fourteenth of twenty twenty six.
Speaker 9 (29:40):
He said, Tebow will bring an inspiring message to farm
Bureau members.
Speaker 10 (29:45):
But Tim Tebow has led an inspiring life from his
childhood to college and through his career in sports, and
his faith has guided him through some of the toughest times,
and he's used his talents to help others. All of
this resonates with Rule of America and I'm sure that
everyone who will attend will be able to relate to
this gifted person.
Speaker 9 (30:04):
Registration opens to Farm Bureau members at their state offices
on October first.
Speaker 10 (30:10):
But we want to remind everybody that you don't have
to be a Farm Bureau member to attend, and we
invite all to come out and be with us in Anaheim.
At our last convention, we had eighty speakers sharing their
knowledge and experience with our attendees. We'll have another packageenda
in twenty twenty six, so keep your eye on the
convention website for a full lineup of engaging workshops and
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cutting edge trade show exhibitors.
Speaker 9 (30:33):
Again, that website is Annual Convention dot fb dot org.
Chad Smith, Washington.
Speaker 1 (30:40):
Well Friends, Canada and the US are negotiating under a deadline.
Dennis Guy has details.
Speaker 28 (30:46):
Prime Minister Carney says the clock is ticking on a
thirty day schedule for the US to put a trade
deal framework in place with Canada. With that deadline set
for July twenty first, and Kearney says his government has
a play in place if that deadline is not met.
Late on Thursday, Mark Carney announced that Canada will adjust
counter tariffs on steel and aluminum products to levels consistent
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progress made with the United States.
Speaker 29 (31:12):
President Trump and I agreed to pursue negotiations towards a
deal within the coming thirty days. Canada will adjust its
existing counter tariffs on US steel and aluminum products on
the twenty first of July. At the end of that
thirty day period to levels consistent with the progress that's
made at that point on the broader training arrangements with
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the United States. We will review our response as the
negotiations progress.
Speaker 28 (31:38):
In addition to adjusting counter tariffs, Canada will limit federal
procurement prolicies to favor Canadian suppliers and reliable trading partners
by the end of this month. On June thirtieth, we
will implement reciprocal procurement rules ensuring that only Canadian producers
and producers from trading partners that provide Canada with tariff
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free reciprocal access through trade agreements can compete for federal
government procurement of steel and aluminum, and as well, the
Canadian government will implement new retroactive tariff quota rates at
one hundred percent of twenty twenty four levels on imports
of steel product from those countries that do not currently
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have a free trade agreement in place with Canada. Reporting
from Canada, I'm Dennis Guy farm us.
Speaker 1 (32:28):
This morning. You're listening to ag Life.
Speaker 30 (32:32):
From the Egg Information Network. This is your agribusiness update.
California Farm Bureau members traveled to the state capitol last
month to advocate on issues such as the conservation of
farmland and clean water laws, as well as regulatory burdens.
Farmer's face. Chris Reardon, vice president of Policy at the
California Farm Bureau, says, while we have a policy team
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up here on a regular basis, in all honesty, the
most effective communicators of our issues are the members themselves.
Last week, the Department of Homeland Security reversed guidance issued
the previous week that agents were not to conduct immigration
raids on farms, hotels, and restaurants. People familiar with the
agency say the new instructions were given from as many
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as thirty field offices across the country. The Los Angeles
Times says as harvest season gets going, farmers and their
workers are getting whiplash from a series of contradictory signals
from the administration. The Fertilizer Institute announced almost sixty five
million acres of US farmland are being actively managed using
me for our nutrients stewardship practices. For our practices means
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using the right fertilizer source at the right rate, at
the right time, at the right place. TFI president Corey
Rosenbusch says industry leaders set a goal in twenty twenty
one to have seventy million acres of cropland under for
our management by twenty thirty, so we are well on
our way.
Speaker 16 (33:53):
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providing news and information for the most important industry in
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the next generation.
Speaker 8 (34:22):
It's been popping up in orchards and vineyards all over
any origin, theories colors.
Speaker 22 (34:27):
Oh hey, yeah, it's Seva fungicide from BASF, a category
leader and disease control.
Speaker 8 (34:32):
How do you explain these healthy crops.
Speaker 22 (34:34):
Well, longer lasting residual Plus, it's built for current regulatory
standards and prepare for what's to come, which improves crop
marketing flexibility.
Speaker 8 (34:42):
So a fungicide that is out of this world. I
knew it Sevia fungicide from BASF for is it always reading?
Vote ligress from the egg Information Network.
Speaker 9 (34:53):
I'm Bob Larson with today's agribusiness update.
Speaker 1 (34:56):
Bob Quinn here to wrap up aaglie for today friends.
Crack Rowers have an important date coming up to report
this year's crop ACREAG an important component for participation in
various USDA programs. Rod Bain has our final report.
Speaker 3 (35:09):
It is an important part of a producer's duties and
one that benefits growers.
Speaker 31 (35:15):
To ensure the receipt of an important safety net or
disaster assistance, conservation and crop insurance programs, producers should file
an accurate crop acreage report for all crops and land uses,
including failed acreage and prevent plant acreag at A is.
Speaker 3 (35:31):
USDA Farm Service Agency Administrator Bill Beam points out the
deadline for producers to file crop acreage reports is approaching
July fifteenth.
Speaker 31 (35:41):
After spring planning is complete. Agricultural producers should make an
appointment with their local Farm Service Agency office to complete
their crop acreage reports. So for the application deadline.
Speaker 3 (35:51):
The administrator adds some reporting deadlines will vary by county
and by crop, so he advises producers to contact their
local FSA office to confirm this information. Speaking of information,
what documentation is needed to file a crop acreage report?
Speaker 31 (36:07):
Crop or crop type or variety, intended use of crop,
the number of crop acres, a map with the approximate
crop boundaries, your planning dates, planning patterns when applicable, producer shares,
irrigation practices if any acreage, prevent planning when applicable, and
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any other required information.
Speaker 3 (36:30):
BIB also notes exceptions for crop acreage reporting dates.
Speaker 31 (36:34):
If the crop has not been planted by the acreage
report deadline, then the acreage must be reported no later
than fifteen days after the crop has been planted or
completed planning. If the producer requires additional acreage after the
acreage reporting deadline, then the acreage must be reported no
later than thirty calendar days after the purchase are acquiring
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the lease. Appropriate documentation must be provided to the county
office to help.
Speaker 3 (37:02):
Verify additional details associated with crop acreage reporting, including deadlines
and documentation, is available through local FSA offices or online
at www dot FSA dot USDA dot gov. I'm Rodbain,
reporting for the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, d C.
Speaker 1 (37:23):
With that friends, about a time for today, thanks for
joining us. Back tomorrow morning with another edition of Aglife
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