A federal judge has denied a motion for dismissal of the lawsuit alleging price fixing and market manipulation by America’s four largest beef packers.

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack joined AgriTalk Monday to explain the change to ELAP to help drought affected ranchers pay for feed transport and meat packers being charged with profiteering during the pandemic.

The modern protein buyer has been forced to become accustomed to much higher prices across beef, pork and chicken as price inflation hasn’t waned. Demand outstripping supply seems to be the theme across each sector.

Checkoff-funded campaign touting beef’s science-based sustainability story is challenged by Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a group with ties to animal activists.

The Red Angus Association of America plans to provide herdbook registry of Red Angus animals carrying gene-edited traits for heat tolerance and coat color.

The Cattlemen’s Beef Board will invest about $38.9 million into programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing, and producer communications during fiscal 2022.