The Biden Administration unveiled a new, four-pronged action plan to aid independent meat processors, strengthen the Packers & Stockyards Act, and issue new “Product of USA” labeling rules.
The Biden Administration’s $1 billion Action Plan unveiled Monday to aid farmers, ranchers and consumers would do none of the above, according to the North American Meat Institute.
Organizers have cancelled the annual Lawry’s Beef Bowl ahead of Saturday’s Rose Bowl for the second year in a row due to concerns over the rising cases and the emergence of the Omicron COVID variant.
Canadian officials reported the first case of BSE in six years. South Korea has suspended all beef imports from Canada as a precaution until it can gather more information about the case.
The Kansas Livestock Association reports a total of 396 donations were made to the wildfire and severe storm relief fund through Dec. 21, including two large donations from meat processors Tyson and Cargill.
Animal activist groups went full Grinch-mode this week, calling for the end of “animal gifting” programs such as Heifer International and ‘Hatching Hope’ that work to support impoverished people. Because, well, Humbug!
A mistrial has been declared by a federal judge in Denver overseeing the trial of 10 current and former chicken company executives charged with price-fixing and bid-rigging.
A Colorado rancher was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison after pleading guilty in a cattle ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 100 investors of nearly $5 million.
Hurricane-force winds and dry pastures resulted in multiple wildfires in western Kansas on Wednesday. The Kansas Livestock Association is coordinating relief efforts for affected ranchers.
