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As summer and fall fairs close across America, the sight of empty halters in barns once bustling with livestock projects can stir deep emotions. These symbols represent more than just the end of the show season — they embody the life lessons young people learn along the way. Whether through social media posts or reflections at home, families hail the youngsters who discover how to win and lose with grace, set and pursue goals, and nurture another living being. These empty halters also represent the larger lesson of what it truly means to raise livestock for a purpose. Beyond ribbons…

Top Third Ag Marketing helps farmers become better agricultural marketers with the goal of marketing crops and livestock in the top third of prices. Mark Gold and his team provide AGDAILY.com with the latest information and a look ahead in their audio commentary. Listen here! https://www.agdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/top-third-agdaily-2024-09-23.mp3 The post Markets in Minutes: Top Third looks ahead for week of Sept. 23, 2024 appeared first on AGDAILY.

The U.S. House voted on Friday to repeal an Environmental Protection Agency rule that would effectively push gas-powered vehicles out of the U.S. marketplace. Because roughly a third of the corn produced each year has been used in ethanol, the EPA rule has not been well received by the agricultural sector since it was first adopted in March. “The members of Congress who passed this legislation understand well that there are many different tools that we can use to reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” said Minnesota farmer and National Corn Growers Association President Harold Wolle. He had previously stated that the…

As someone who spends a lot of time working with livestock and managing farm tasks, I was eager to test the DryShod Evalusion All-Around Shoe, and they didn’t disappoint. After using these shoes for feeding livestock and washing 4-H show animals, I’ve found them to be a reliable and comfortable option for everyday farm work. I’ve always worn a pair of waterproof boots for muddy days with livestock, and I even have a pair that I like to take skiing and hunting with me. However, I decided to give the Evalusions a try because tall boots are not exactly ideal…

This week, the land-grant Cornell University launched a free online course, Mental Health and Suicide Prevention in Rural America, which is designed to support strategies and resources to navigate mental health challenges — including suicide — in rural communities. It is available through the university’s eCornell platform. The program is being put on by the College of Veterinary Medicine and NY FarmNet, in partnership with Rural Minds, and is tailored toward veterinary students, veterinarians, and agribusiness professionals. That said, Cornell notes that even though the course focuses on mental health in rural America, the skills and resources shared are broadly…

Perdue Farms teamed up with a Maryland-based minor league baseball team to amass a record 688,536 meal equivalents that were then given to three Delmarva Peninsula food banks. This was done as part of the Strike Out Hunger Challenge with the Delmarva Shorebirds Class A minor league baseball team, a partnership that has been in place since 2011. In that time, more than 2.3 million meals have been given to those in need in the Delmarva region, which refers to Delaware and the nearby areas of Maryland and Virginia. According to Perdue, on average one in seven people on the…

The United Nations General Assembly is about to convene a High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) in New York later this month. Despite the impact that AMR could have on society, this is only the second time the issue has been addressed at this level. The meeting’s purpose is to address AMR’s wide-reaching implications, including its impact on food security and the global effort to meet the UN’s 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. And it makes sense that a topic like AMR is addressed on a global scale. The problem isn’t limited to one country, and it doesn’t stop at any…

The 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac is projecting this coming winter to be far different than the previous year’s expectations: Things are looking gentler across most of the United States. “This winter, temperatures will be up and snowfall down throughout most of the United States,” reports Carol Connare, the almanac’s editor-in-chief. “While there will still be plenty of chilly temperatures and snow for most slopes, the high heating costs associated with the season shouldn’t hit so hard. We’re predicting a temperate, uneventful winter — potentially a welcome reprieve from the extremes of recent years.” There will be exceptions, of course. Winter…

With National Farm Safety and Health Week in full swing, Purdue University’s Agricultural Safety and Health Program has released the 2023 Summary of U.S. Agricultural Confined Space-related Injuries and Fatalities. The purpose of the report is to maintain public focus on the issue of agricultural confined-space injuries and fatalities, aid in the development of evidence-based training, and offer resources and direction to policymakers and engineering organizations in developing improved workplace regulations and design standards. New findings reported no fewer than 55 cases involving agricultural confined spaces, with 29 fatal and 26 nonfatal cases. This represents a 33.7 percent decrease over the…

BATON ROUGE, La. — Mayors from 10 states along the Mississippi River convened in Louisiana’s capital this week to announce a cooperative agreement between the working river’s ports. In town for the annual Mississippi River Cities & Towns Initiative (MRCTI) meeting, the mayors also called upon the next U.S. President to prioritize several federal policy changes to support the 105 cities represented by the initiative. On Wednesday, mayors from the Midwestern Corn Belt joined mayors from Louisiana to sign the Mississippi River Ports Cooperative Endeavor Agreement. The agreement is the first to ensure cooperation between the inland ports in the…