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Convenience is a big factor when it comes to red meat consumption. USMEF staff recently met in Korea, where demand for meal kits is high, to learn more about the opportunity for U.S. producers.
Western Video Market, Inc., restructures to better serve livestock producers and ensure its longevity.
Cattle feeders and pork producers both saw higher cash prices for harvest-ready animals last week and margins improved accordingly. Packers continue to struggle with negative margins.
APHIS issued its final rule on animal ID that has been in place since 2013, switching from solely visual tags to tags that are both electronically and visually readable for certain classes of cattle moving interstate.
How much acreage can a president take? Not an acre beyond the law, says producer Chris Heaton.
Today, people are more curious than ever about where their food comes from. How can we better tell our story and take away the mystery?
Batista brothers have been elected to JBS SA board of directors.
The Department of Labor finalized a new rule for agricultural workers in the U.S. under the H-2A visa program, which will take effect on June 28.
Federal officials are seeking to verify the safety of milk and meat after confirming the H5N1 virus in nine states since late March. The public health risk is low, but is higher for those exposed to infected animals.
USDA said on Monday it is collecting samples of ground beef at retail stores in states with outbreaks of bird flu in dairy cows for testing but remains confident the meat supply is safe.
Bust out the sunscreen and cattle misters. It’s gonna be a hot one this summer if USDA meteorological predictions are correct.
Intact bulls often receive price discounts at auction markets. But what do intact bulls cost during receiving and how long do the impacts last?
Cattle markets have settled into the knowledge that HPAI H5N1 avian influenza has relatively minor impacts on cattle and has no human health implications for meat or pasteurized dairy products.
After a mostly sluggish April, market-ready fed cattle saw a solid rally in the North and steady money in the South. Futures markets began to look past the psychologically bearish H5N1 virus news.
The livestock industry needs a comprehensive, cohesive plan to address the virus. Producers, their employees and veterinarians need clear answers and support from U.S. agricultural leadership, moving forward.
The Bureau of Land Management will soon implement a new rule to identify areas of public lands that need restoration and develop a strategy accordingly. What could go wrong?
“If we step back and look at what that means for farmland, we’re taking our energy production system from highly centralized production facilities and we have to distribute it,” says David Muth.
Six wolf depredations of cattle have been confirmed in Colorado from reintroduced wolves.
Cattle and hog feeders find dramatically lower feed costs compared to last year with higher live anumal sales prices. Beef packers continue to struggle with negative margins.
Colombia has restricted the import of beef and beef products coming from U.S. states where dairy cows have tested positive for H5N1 as of April 15, according to USDA.
When a solid home, tornado shelter or basement may be miles away, and you’re caught in a severe storm, keep in mind these on-farm severe weather safety tips.
What’s your context? One of the 6 soil health principles we discuss in this week’s episode is knowing your context. What’s yours? What is your goal? What’s the reason you run cattle?
David Muth of Peoples Company Capital Markets, the Investment platform for Peoples Company, shares how institutional investors have reacted to higher interest rates on their land investments pursuits.
USDA is now ordering all dairy cattle must be tested prior to interstate travel as a way to help stop the spread of HPAI H5N1. This comes a day after FDA confirmed virus genetic material was found in retail milk samples.
Historically low current US cowherd inventories and limited evidence of heifer retention indicates the robust markets we currently enjoy should be sustained for at least the next couple of years.
Kansas State University dominates the national Meat Animal Evaluation contest for the fourth year in a row.
A third column grappling with some of the baffling claims regarding international trade. The focus here is specifically on the noise surrounding the imports of live cattle.
A lone juror stood between rancher George Kelly and innocent. “It is what it is, and it will be what it will be. Let me go home, okay?”
The Meat Institute said properly prepared beef remains safe to eat and called for USDA and the CDC to provide worker safety guidance specific to beef processors to ensure workers are protected from infection.
Recently we were reminded of the devasting impacts of Mother Nature during the wildfires that destroyed parts of Oklahoma and Texas. There is a lot to learn from such events so we can be better prepared in the future.