McLean County Farm Bureau

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• Smallest Cattle Herd in Eight Years: Will 2023 Set Record Prices?
  The USDA’s January 1 cattle inventory report places the total number of cattle and calves at 89.3 million head, consistent with trade expectations for a 3% decline from a year…
• Long-Term Trends in Pigs per Litter
  Key performance metrics for swine production include feed conversion, litters per sow per year, pigs per litter, and pounds of pork produced per sow per year.  All of these metrics…
• Returning to Troubled Waters, Part 3: A Detour Back to Congress
  The Supreme Court’s consideration of Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (Docket No. 21-454; Gerstein, October 3, 2022) presents an opportunity to reconsider the Clean Water Act’s troubled definition of navigable…