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NEOGEN Launches Prozap® Protectus Pour-On Insecticide – IGR

Unique combination of active ingredients in Prozap Protectus provides beef producers a triple-action option for insect control.

NCBA Renews Call for Suspension of Brazilian Beef Imports
NCBA Renews Call for Suspension of Brazilian Beef Imports

Renewing its call for the immediate suspension of fresh beef imports from Brazil, NCBA also asks for a thorough audit of Brazil’s animal health and food safety system, to ensure the safety of the U.S. cattle herd.

NCBA Endorses Bipartisan A-PLUS Act
NCBA Endorses Bipartisan A-PLUS Act

If enacted, the bill would clarify regulations under the Packers and Stockyards Act to allow livestock market owners to maintain an ownership interest in small meatpacking entities.

K.C. Agricultural Business Council to Honor Two Local Leaders
K.C. Agricultural Business Council to Honor Two Local Leaders

The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City will honor two of the region’s leading agricultural figures on May 18 with the Jay B. Dillingham Award for Agricultural Leadership and Excellence.

Tyson Ventures Launches Open Innovation Call for Sustainability Solutions
Tyson Ventures Launches Open Innovation Call for Sustainability Solutions

Tyson “Demo Day” will be held virtually on July 11, 2022, with participants invited to demonstrate how their solutions could help create a more sustainable food system.

USRSB Launches Sustainability Modules For Retail and Food Service
USRSB Launches Sustainability Modules For Retail and Food Service

The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef launches additional sustainability modules for the retail and food service sector, which completes the module series for the entire U.S. beef value chain.

Vytelle Expands Network Of In Vitro Fertilization Laboratories
Vytelle Expands Network Of In Vitro Fertilization Laboratories

Vytelle is progressing on a five-year plan to provide accessible hormone-free bovine in vitro fertilization (IVF) to producers. Three new laboratories will soon be operational and accessible to cattle producers.

Progressive Leadership Earns Five Rivers Cattle Feeding the 2022 BQA Feedyard Award
Progressive Leadership Earns Five Rivers Cattle Feeding the 2022 BQA Feedyard Award

The world’s largest cattle feeder, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding recognizes the importance of being a leader and an advocate for the beef industry – Kuner Feedlot wins 2022 BQA Feedyard Award.

Continuous Education Lands Langeland Farms Inc. 2022 BQA Dairy FARM Award
Continuous Education Lands Langeland Farms Inc. 2022 BQA Dairy FARM Award

Running a total of 1,100 milk cows, 850 replacement heifers and 800 steers, Langeland Farms Inc. in Coopersville, Michigan, is the winner of the 2022 Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) – FARM Dairy Award.

CattleFax Forecasts Positive Profitability Trends in 2022
CattleFax Forecasts Positive Profitability Trends in 2022

Cattle price and profitability trends for producers are pointed in the right direction, even as challenges and uncertainty persist with continued disruptions from the pandemic.

Oklahoma State University Assistant Dean Receives 2022 BQA Educator Award
Oklahoma State University Assistant Dean Receives 2022 BQA Educator Award

Committing much of her career to the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program, Dr. Deb VanOverbeke earns the 2022 BQA Educator Award.

W & J Carpenter Inc. Awarded 2022 BQA Marketer Award
W & J Carpenter Inc. Awarded 2022 BQA Marketer Award

For efforts to provide safe transportation to cattle and enhance the public's perception of animal handling, W & J Carpenter, Arapahoe, Neb., became the first recipient of the Beef Quality Assurance Marketer Award.

Greater Omaha Assists with Funding for Locally Displaced Families
Greater Omaha Assists with Funding for Locally Displaced Families

Greater Omaha Packing Foundation donated $20,000 to support Together Omaha, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and assisting with homelessness.

2022-2023 Henry C. Gardiner Scholars Announced
2022-2023 Henry C. Gardiner Scholars Announced

Recipients of the Henry C. Gardiner Scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year at Kansas State University have been announced.

A Stewardship Mindset Earns River Bend Ranch 2022 BQA Cow-Calf Award
A Stewardship Mindset Earns River Bend Ranch 2022 BQA Cow-Calf Award

Located in Limon, Colorado, and managed by the Frasier family, River Bend Ranch has been named the 2022 BQA Cow-Calf Award Winners.

NCBA Member Testifies on Cattle Industry Sustainability
NCBA Member Testifies on Cattle Industry Sustainability

NCBA member and rancher Kim Brackett testified before the U.S. House Agriculture Subcommittee on Livestock and Foreign Agriculture on the cattle industry’s leadership in sustainability.

Whole Cottonseed Supply Estimated At 4 Million Tons
Whole Cottonseed Supply Estimated At 4 Million Tons

Cotton production is estimated at 18.3 million bales for 2021, a 25% increase from the 2020 crop year, according to USDA. That means whole cottonseed supply is estimated to be about 1 million tons more than 2021.

Global Farmer Survey Highlights Profitability, Innovation, and Technology Adoption
Global Farmer Survey Highlights Profitability, Innovation, and Technology Adoption

Report reveals a shift to technology to support existing farming practices as globally producers look to innovate in the face of changing market pressures.

Cattlemen's Beef Board Elects New Officers for 2022
Cattlemen's Beef Board Elects New Officers for 2022

Cattle producers Norman Voyles, Jr., Jimmy Taylor and Andy Bishop are the new leaders of the Cattlemen’s Beef Promotion & Research Board, responsible for guiding the national Beef Checkoff throughout 2022.

Meat Institute Supports Klobuchar-Thune Ocean Shipping Reform Act
Meat Institute Supports Klobuchar-Thune Ocean Shipping Reform Act

The Meat Institute called for the U.S. Senate to pass a bipartisan bill to address unreasonable ocean carrier practices that are undermining competitiveness of American exporters including the meat and poultry industry.

2021 Environmental Stewardship Award Regional Winners
2021 Environmental Stewardship Award Regional Winners

Seven of the nation’s top cattle operations were recognized as Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) regional winners for their environmental conservation efforts.

Elanco Adds New Tools to Advance Livestock Sustainability Efforts
Elanco Adds New Tools to Advance Livestock Sustainability Efforts

Elanco Animal Health announces two new resources aimed at helping the cattle industry make a positive impact on hunger and climate change.

Tony Romo Spokesman For 'Beef. It's What's For Dinner.'
Tony Romo Spokesman For 'Beef. It's What's For Dinner.'

Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner., funded by the Beef Checkoff, announced a new partnership with celebrity athlete and former football star Tony Romo at the 2022 Cattle Industry Convention.

USDA Grant Will Assess Ways To Lower Climate Disruption Risks
USDA Grant Will Assess Ways To Lower Climate Disruption Risks

A USDA grant will fund the use of crop-insurance data to improve education and extension efforts that help farmers and ranchers assess the ways extreme weather has caused production losses and to project future losses.

Alltech Agri-Food Outlook Reveals Global Feed Production Survey Data
Alltech Agri-Food Outlook Reveals Global Feed Production Survey Data

Data collected from Alltech’s 11 th annual survey estimates world feed production increased by 2.3% to 1.235 billion metric tons, and the top 10 countries produce 65% of the world’s feed.

R-CALF USA Board of Directors Elect New Officers
R-CALF USA Board of Directors Elect New Officers

During their January meeting, the Board of Directors of R-CALF USA elected Region III Director Brett Kenzy as its new President of the Board and Region VII Director Eric Nelson as the new Vice President.

Good Grazing Makes Cent$ Connects Ranchers to Range Science
Good Grazing Makes Cent$ Connects Ranchers to Range Science

In an effort to connect farmers, ranchers, and land managers to current, useful range management resources, the Society for Range Management (SRM) launched Good Grazing Makes Cent$ (GGMC).

Farm Bureau Seeks Revision to Cattle Transparency Act
Farm Bureau Seeks Revision to Cattle Transparency Act

American Farm Bureau Federation delegates voted to oppose government mandates that force livestock processing facilities to purchase a set percentage of their live animal supply via cash bids.

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ABS Joins Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef

ABS Global becomes the 87th new member to join the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef in the last 12 months, working with producers, processors and retailers on a pathway to climate neutrality in the beef industry.

Record Numbers Enroll in Hereford Feedout Programs
Record Numbers Enroll in Hereford Feedout Programs

Seedstock and commercial cattle producers enrolled a record 756 head of Hereford and Hereford-influenced steers in the American Hereford Association’s (AHA) 2022 feedout programs.

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Forum: Expanding Market Opportunities for Meat Processing

The Covid-19 pandemic greatly effected the food supply chain. With another surge on the rise, consider ways to expand market opportunities and minimize disruptions during these times.

Meat Institute, FMI Cancel  2022 Annual Meat Conference
Meat Institute, FMI Cancel 2022 Annual Meat Conference

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) and FMI - The Food Industry Association (FMI) have cancelled the 2022 Annual Meat Conference (AMC).

Iowa Foundation Beef Heifer Award Winner announced
Iowa Foundation Beef Heifer Award Winner announced

Veronica Lents, daughter of Kevin and Mallory Lents, of Creston, Iowa has been announced as the 2022 recipient of the Iowa Foundation Heifer Award.

Masters of Beef Advocacy Program Reaches 20,000 Graduates
Masters of Beef Advocacy Program Reaches 20,000 Graduates

The MBA program is a free, self-guided online course that provides members of the beef community with the tools and resources needed to become a strong advocate for the beef community.

GRSB Announces 2022 Executive Committee
GRSB Announces 2022 Executive Committee

The Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB) on Wednesday announced its 2022 executive committee, including incoming president Ian McConnel, Tyson Foods’ director of sustainability.

ICASA Grant Examines Feedlot Heart Disease in Beef Cattle
ICASA Grant Examines Feedlot Heart Disease in Beef Cattle

Colorado State University will receive grants totaling nearly $1 million to study ways to reduce the risk of feedlot heart disease (FHD), a disease which has increased in recent years.

Trust In Beef Joined by U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef
Trust In Beef Joined by U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef

U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef and Trust In Food sign letter of agreement to collaborate through Trust In Beef Program to empower beef producers.

IFEEDER Launches Industrywide Sustainability Project
IFEEDER Launches Industrywide Sustainability Project

IFEEDER launched a project to develop a sustainability road map for the animal food industry through industry and stakeholder assessment. IFEEDER will evaluate risk and opportunities within animal food industry segment.

New Advocacy Program Blazes Trail for Beef
New Advocacy Program Blazes Trail for Beef

The new Trailblazers program takes advocacy to the next level by giving participants the tools and training they need to promote beef to new audiences while addressing and correcting myths.

House, Senate Deliver Cattle Market Compromise
House, Senate Deliver Cattle Market Compromise

U.S. Senators and Representatives introduce legislation that seeks to return fairness to the cattle marketplace dominated by four major meat packers.

Prepare Your Water System For Winter
Prepare Your Water System For Winter

Many water well pumping systems are constructed above ground or above the frost line. For these systems, it’s important to take steps to keep your well safe and operating through the winter.

Missouri Selected as Location for New Beef Processing Facility
Missouri Selected as Location for New Beef Processing Facility

Warren County, Missouri, has been selected by American Foods Group (AFG) as the planned location for a new state-of-the-art beef processing facility, pending final approval.

Jorgensen Land & Cattle Announces Investment in Technology Platform
Jorgensen Land & Cattle Announces Investment in Technology Platform

AgBoost adds Jorgensen cattle genetics expertise to their development and commercialization of AgBoost tools for cattlemen.

Scholarships Available For Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine
Scholarships Available For Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine

Aurora Pharmaceutical Inc., headquartered in Northfield, Minnesota, is offering scholarships to five students in the inaugural class at the Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo.

Introducing Cobalt Cattle Company LLC
Introducing Cobalt Cattle Company LLC

Green Plains Cattle Company LLC announced its new company name — Cobalt Cattle Company LLC — taking the final step toward operating as a stand-alone company focused solely on feeding and growing cattle.

USMEF Conference Focuses on Booming Demand, Supply-Side Challenges
USMEF Conference Focuses on Booming Demand, Supply-Side Challenges

U.S. beef exports to Japan, South Korea and China/Hong Kong are all on track to exceed $2 billion this year, and pork exports are up slightly in volume and significantly in value over last year's record pace.

Meat Institute: Grassley-Fischer Bill Ignores Economic Fundamentals
Meat Institute: Grassley-Fischer Bill Ignores Economic Fundamentals

The Meat Institute says the revised Fischer/Grassley bill proposed in the Senate ignores the analysis of beef and cattle markets by the country’s leading agricultural economists.

Meat Institute Announces Ambitious Climate Target
Meat Institute Announces Ambitious Climate Target

The North American Meat Institute announced that 100% of its members will deliver independently approved science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets in line with the Paris Climate Agreement goals by 2030.

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is a Win for the Cattle Industry, NCBA Says
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill is a Win for the Cattle Industry, NCBA Says

The U.S. House passed the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021. NCBA says it is pleased to see the bill pass as infrastructure investments are fundamental to the success of the cattle industry.

Elanco Founding Member of Greener Cattle Initiative
Elanco Founding Member of Greener Cattle Initiative

Greener Cattle Initiative expects to award approximately $5 million over the next five years to support research into tangible, actionable solutions for potentially reducing enteric methane emissions from cattle.