| |  | | Tom Vilsack has lived a charmed life having enjoyed positions as mayor, governor, USDA Secretary and president and CEO of the U.S. Dairy Export Council. Now he has a big check as evidence of his luck. | | |
| |  | | What would it mean to your operation if you could convince your landlord of the value of long-term conservation? | | |
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| |  | | The Federation released its year-end numbers on 2019 export sales last week. The federation says beef exports are down slightly from the record year of 2018. However, they say demand is still very strong. | | |
| |  | | The fast food industry has discovered chickens with breasts that fit on a bun without trimming are a big labor saver, as well as being more flavorful. | | |
| |  | | “If I didn’t have bad luck, I wouldn’t have any luck at all.” Of course, there is nothing funny about it, but one has to suspect this is the sentiment that is currently shared by a number of people living in China. | | |
| |  | | The Chinese will likely reduce their total per capita consumption of pork substantially for the long term, if not permanently. That will require a massive permanent reduction in backyard farms, movement restrictions on live pigs (already implemented) and a reshaping of demand around the dietary preferences of the younger Chinese consumer. | | |
| |  | | 2019, what a year! How many times have you heard that? A huge amount of PCP Acres, a high percentage of corn and soybeans planted in June and still pulling off a high yields. At least that is what the USDA is saying. I'm saying the USDA has a problem telling the TRUTH! I don't how know how much longer I can take it! One more thing, I would rather have a market than a hand out. Once you lose a customer it's hard to get them back! | | |
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