The Producer Profitability Initiative, led by cattle ranchers for cattle ranchers, aims to ensure the sustainability of the American livestock industry. It welcomes ranchers of all sizes, management styles, and affiliated businesses, striving to secure livelihoods and the domestic food supply. In the latest LaneCast Ag Podcast, Turk Stovall and Raylee Honeycutt from the Montana Stockgrowers Association discuss insights gained from the initiative and what their next steps are in creating more opportunities from family ranchers out in the countryside.

https://mtbeef.org/profitability/

For the first time, cattlemen producers can earn grid premiums based on the genetic merit of their cattle, stemming from their investment in superior genetics. National Beef Packing announced the addition of new premiums on their U.S. Premium Beef, LLC (USPB) grid for qualified cattle based on their AngusLink Genetic Merit Scorecard (GMS). AngusLink value-added programs are administered by the American Angus Association® in partnership with IMI Global. American Angus Association CEO Mark McCully and Troy Marshall, director of commercial industry relations with the Association, shared more about the grid premiums and all the profit opportunity with AngusLink programs.

https://www.angus.org/anguslink

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The Latest LaneCast Ag Podcast discusses Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signing a bill to prohibit the sale of lab-grown meat in the Sunshine State. Other topics: Ground Beef Samples Safe from Bird Flu, Cattle Market and Sheep Market updates.