Cattle feeders in the South saw a glimmer of hope in last week’s cattle trade. Most fed cattle in the South brought $120 and region saw decent movement, but still not totally in the clear of the backlog.

Labor challenges for packers are particularly acute on Mondays, which have the lowest daily average slaughter in 2021. Carcass weights will rise seasonally the rest of the year but will remain lower year over year.

EPA announced it’s creating a durable definition of WOTUS by reverting back to the pre-Obama era rule as a framework. EPA is encouraging farmers and ranchers to weigh in during a series of public meetings in August.

From disease tracking and consumer expectations to profitability, beef, dairy and hog producers share their opinions on traceability in the U.S.

The drought in North Dakota is impacting the yield of small-grain crops such as barley, oats, rye, triticale and wheat, leading some producers to harvest the small grains as hay.

A U.S. federal grand jury has indicted four current and former executives at Pilgrim’s Pride Corp, one of the largest U.S. poultry producers, for their roles in price fixing for chicken products, DOJ said Thursday.