Meat could be a target for higher taxes given criticism of the industry’s role in climate change, deforestation and animal cruelty, according to a report by Fitch Solutions Macro Research.

Ranchers in Plumas County, Calif., are dealing with an invasion of grasshoppers on summer ranges.

Fed cattle trade was slow to develop in the southern plains with packer bids falling $2 short of steady. Feeder cattle traded at uneven prices across the nation.

The indefinite closure of Tyson’s Holcomb, Kan., facility creates the potential the cattle “marketing pace will slow down and carcass weights will increase.”

This summer’s outbreak has mostly affected equines, with just two cattle operations reporting the disease so far.

For his leadership to the beef industry and dedication to raising quality cattle, Jerry Bohn will receive the 2019 Feeding Quality Forum (FQF) Industry Achievement Award later this month.