US beef industry’s biggest news of 2024

Published 2024년 11월 29일

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In 2024, the U.S. beef industry overcame challenges such as outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in dairy herds, record prices due to low cattle inventory, and weather-related losses from fires and hurricanes. The industry also faced the expiration of the 2018 farm bill and a decline in feed prices, while experiencing shifts in drought conditions. The USDA responded to the HPAI outbreak by providing resources to affected farms and supporting the development of a vaccine. Despite challenges, the commercial milk supply remained safe, and e-ID tags were mandated for disease traceability. You can find this information and more in the comprehensive report by Progressive Cattle's team of editors, including David Cooper, Abby George, Karen Lee, Tyrell Marchant, Carrie Veselka, and Paul Marchant.

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When history looks back on 2024, it may remember less chaos than in recent years. In fact, the beef industry had some notably positive milestones, even as it faced its own set of challenges. Here’s a brief overview from the editors at Progressive Cattle on the year's biggest news stories. HPAI hits U.S. dairies In late winter/early spring this year, dairy farms in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico reported flu-like symptoms affecting older midlactation cows. On March 25, the USDA confirmed samples from dairy cows tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI or H5N1), which appeared to be introduced by wild birds on the farms. A total of 334 cases of H5N1 were confirmed in dairy herds in 14 states. The most affected states were Colorado (64), Idaho (34), Michigan (29) and Texas (26). However, as detections were dwindling across most of the country, California reported its first case in late August and positive cases swelled to 134 by late fall. Seventeen dairy workers ...

Source: Progressivecattle