Probiotics may not be as beneficial for animal and human health as people think, according to recently published research at Kansas State University. Here’s why.

The House Ag Committee has requested CEOs from the top five meat packers to testify on April 27. The panel will take “other measures” if the CEOs say they will not attend.

Cattle feeders in the South sold cattle throughout the week at steady money while feeders in the North pushed their market a little higher by week’s end.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) aims to enhance tracing of E. coli O157:H7 back to its source during a foodborne outbreak by studying how the DNA of this bacterium gradually evolves within its natural environment.

Increased regulation and the search for better work-life balance are two factors leading to a shortage of truck drivers in the U.S. Walmart is now increasing the starting salary for drivers to try to attract new people.

Regional processing plants are not likely to be an easy success, but we need them so badly. So much more badly than we need crabs-in-a-bucket laws telling big feeders their marketing methods are too efficient to be fair.