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The Meat Institute partners with the Information Technology-Information Sharing and Analysis Center to enhance cybersecurity for the meat and poultry industry.
The National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility offers the highest level of biocontainment labs and safety protocols, is the first of its kind in the U.S. and will allow scientists to study critical animal diseases.
Undercover video campaigns, staging protests at grocery stores and posting graphic content on social media are common activist tactics, but here’s a look at a recent trend of court cases – and unfortunately, “wins.”
It’s one thing to tell students about livestock production; it’s another thing to show them. Here’s why one Iowa school is turning heads and opening people’s eyes to the opportunities in livestock production.
The Food and Drug Administration is changing guidance for using implants in beef cattle after June 2023.
More than 400 participants gathered at the tenth Water for Food Global Conference to discuss innovative ways to improve water and food security by increasing farmers’ resiliency to a changing landscape.
Missouri forage producers should begin removing seed heads from tall fescue grass pastures soon to reduce toxic endophytes that thwart herd health and profits.
Seven U.S. states along the drought-starved Colorado River have reached a deal with the Biden administration to conserve water in a “historic consensus” to prevent supply problems for big cities as well as farmers.
The Butcher Shop Program is helping Colombian butcher shops improve sales of U.S. red meat is expanding into the foodservice sector to work directly with Colombian restaurants.
Ron Rabou spent the first 26 years of his life expecting to return to his family ranch. When his dad passed and it came time to transition the farm, negotiations weren’t as easy as he imagined. Here’s what he learned.
One more column on the OFF Act regarding the coalition of groups that have some “dubious partners” with “questionable motives,” Speer says.
USMEF Spring Conference guest speaker Kenneth Smith Ramos, a former chief NAFTA negotiator for Mexico, says ag trade has thrived under NAFTA and its successor pact, USMCA, bolstering food security across the continent.
“It is time for members of Congress to listen to those they truly represent,” says R-CALF president Brett Kinzey, “the people whose passion and time is centered on their fields and pastures, not inside the Beltway.”
For the second time in a decade, drought has pushed cattle numbers in the U.S. lower than planned and lower than needed to meet the demands of the market.
The current front-end supply and winter delayed calf-feds have the northern packers stretched for inventory. Will that aid feeders’ ability to push prices higher in the coming weeks?
USDA announces an atypical case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), a neurologic disease of cattle, in an approximately five-year-old or older beef cow at a slaughter plant in South Carolina.
Cash cattle traded steady to higher with futures prices trading higher for the week. Wholesale beef prices finished the week near steady.
According to Iowa State University’s David Verhoeven, vaccines using mRNA technology have been shown to reduce disease on farms, and it’s all but impossible for them to end up in your food.
To address agricultural challenges, Beth Ford stressed the need for a comprehensive, long-term water sustainability strategy, and shared why water is at the top of her priority list.
By restoring the native ecosystem on their land, the Browns are doing their part to protect one of the most imperiled ecosystems, the grasslands of North America.
Farming is getting far more complex, says Ted Matthews, director of Rural Minnesota Mental Health Support. Because of that, it’s more important than ever to take care of yourself.
Implanting your calves before weaning is cost effective and will increase weaning weights of both steers and heifers with very little impact on reproduction rates of replacement heifers.
Though rooted in tradition, this father-daughter duo is stepping into new territory, using genomic testing and creating their own specialty beef label to add value and increase efficiency in their operation.
U.S. House Agriculture’s Subcommittee hearing on Wednesday provided an opportunity for animal agriculture stakeholders to detail their priorities they hope to achieve from lawmakers actions.
More than 50% of farmers intend to grow their operation, based on responses in Purdue’s February 2023 Ag Economy Barometer. If you’re thinking about scaling your farm, it’s important to first ask these questions.
Castration of bull calves prior to marketing has long been encouraged. Here’s a look at why this practice is important from a health, animal welfare, beef quality and cow-calf producer’s perspective.
While livestock fly control may already be in the cattle management plan—have you considered the possibility of insecticide product resistance? Is feeding garlic an option? Here are some tips to consider.
Considering adding a beef business to your operation? Hannah Klitz, owner of Oak Barn Beef, talks about the time it takes to sell beef directly to consumers.
Decisions on when to administer the first round of vaccinations, castration, growth implants and parasite control will impact the profit potential of those calves in the months ahead.
Checkoff opponents contend the program is failing. So let’s dive into that contention with some added granularity and precision, says Speer.