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NEW: USDA Confirms Cow-to-Cow Transmission a Factor in Avian Flu Spread
NEW: USDA Confirms Cow-to-Cow Transmission a Factor in Avian Flu Spread

USDA said this week cow-to-cow transmission is a factor in the spread of avian flu in dairy herds, but it still does not know exactly how the virus is being moved around.

Plant-Based Meat Analogues Aren't Better for Your Heart, Study Says
Plant-Based Meat Analogues Aren't Better for Your Heart, Study Says

A new study debunks plant-based meat analogue product claims to be healthier for your diet than real meat.

Agriculture Emissions Fall to Lowest Levels in 10 Years
Agriculture Emissions Fall to Lowest Levels in 10 Years

U.S. agriculture reduced greenhouse gas emissions through voluntary conservation efforts and market-based incentives.

Estrus Detection Aids and Timed Cattle Breeding
Estrus Detection Aids and Timed Cattle Breeding

The advent of timed AI protocols became a game-changer in allowing professionals, like AI technicians or veterinarians, to breed many females effectively and quickly.

Trace Mineral Verification Program Supports Optimal Performance
Trace Mineral Verification Program Supports Optimal Performance

One of the industry’s leading collaborations between Purina Animal Nutrition and Zinpro helps optimize cattle performance.

Westfahl Succeeds Borck as ILS Chairman
Westfahl Succeeds Borck as ILS Chairman

Innovative Livestock Services, Inc., announces leadership change for the company that represents eleven feedyards

Opinions

Nevil Speer
Speer: Limestone vs Protectionist Brimstone

Do America's trade policies push ranchers out of business? That's a protectionist's view, but there's no evidence suggesting ranchers “displaced” by beef imports – nor being unduly damaged in the marketplace.     

John Nalivka
Nalivka: USDA Discontinuing its Mid-year Cattle Inventory

USDA reports are not an exact science of data collection and should not be treated as such. We have to take the information from all reports, reported and/or surveyed, and use it accordingly in our analysis.

Nevil Speer
Speer: Protectionists Make Bad Bookkeepers

There's a lot of rhetoric surrounding beef trade that we shouldn't accept at face value. A closer look at the data shows America’s ranchers are the direct beneficiaries of international trade.

John Nalivka
Nalivka: Ranchers Know Cattle Must “Match the Ranch”

Successful ranchers understand the importance of matching their cow herd to the resources available on their ranch and in their environment.