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Demand for U.S. pork and beef exports in Colombia soar in 2022 with pork ahead of last year’s record pace by 10% and beef up 55% in volume and 78% in value over 2021, USMEF reports.
Colombia is a robust market for U.S. pork and beef imports. USMEF’s Don Mason describes how butcher shops have been instrumental in providing high quality meat to consumers.
Vytelle, which has built the first integrated livestock technology platform to accelerate genetic progress in cattle, has been named a Sustainability Leadership Award winner.
An outbreak of E. coli linked to romaine lettuce consumed at Wendy’s restaurants has spread to at least six states, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
An interdisciplinary effort to bring together University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty, staff and students working to improve the efficiency, resilience and profitability of beef production has a new name.
Still an active teacher, mentor, and friend to many, University of Illinois professor emeritus Doug Parrett passed away unexpectedly on August 26, 2022.
To highlight the voices of individuals and companies helping beef producers on their sustainability journey, Trust In Beef™ is spotlighting the collaborative value chain program’s partners in a new video series.
CEO Greg Hanes discusses the Cattlemen’s Beef Board five-year strategic plan that identifies and sets priorities for the organization, as well as calls for more collaboration within the beef industry.
Purdue University, Indiana University and the University of Notre Dame have joined the Midwest Center of Excellence for Vector-Borne Diseases. One of the labs will target Culex mosquitoes, carriers of West Nile virus.
Premium cut quality, ease of maintenance and durability define new mid-sized trailed mower line.
A significant portion of the public has been convinced ruminants are a major cause of climate change, but the reality is that ruminant agriculture can actually more carbon neutral than any other form of agriculture.
Edgewood Locker Inc. of Edgewood, Iowa, will receive $200,000 to invest in a new refrigeration system. This is just one of 111 projects to be funded through USDA’s Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant Program.
Pete and Meagan Lannan, owners of Barney Creek Livestock, are innovative ranchers who found a way to raise beef cattle amid exorbitant land values in Montana’s Paradise Valley.
Pilot projects kick off at working ranches to advance conservation and ranching outcomes for beef producers
Convicted of wire fraud and running a Ponzi scheme that raised $650 million from investors across the country, a couple now face decades in prison.
Could genetics play a role in the decision to forego eating meat, along with the influence of environmental factors? Dutch researchers believe so.
Daytona International Speedway announced its partnership with Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner to sponsor the 42nd season-opening race for the NASCAR Xfinity Series – The Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner.® 300.
A producer-owned meat processing facility is set to open in the north-central town of Havre, Montana, this fall.
Drought continues to hammer farmers and ranchers in Western, Central and Southern Plains states, with far-reaching implications for farmers’ and ranchers’ bottom lines, and also food availability and affordability.
Purdue University’s meat sentiment dashboard shows the sentiment and volume of meat and meat alternative mentions in social media and online news.
According to a recent article, meat is underpriced—but not in the way producers might hope. There is a “social cost” being ignored, researchers say.
Research by environmental scientists at the University of Oxford, England, have raised the idea of a meat tax to reduce greenhouse gases.
An appeals court ruled this week agricultural groups can intervene in a lawsuit seeking to keep gray wolves on the Endangered Species list.
Federal agents seized more than 40 lbs. of Mooncakes, 1,200 lbs. of olives and nearly 2,600 lbs. of clams in a shipment from China at JFK Airport last week.
Whole Foods Market was sued on Tuesday by three consumers and an animal welfare nonprofit, in a lawsuit accusing the Amazon.com Inc unit of falsely marketing beef with the slogan “No Antibiotics, Ever.”
CattleFax CEO Randy Blach was recognized with the 2022 Industry Achievement Award at Feeding Quality Forum for his 40+ years bringing decision-friendly data to cattlemen.
USMEF hosts Latin American representatives at a seminar to experience and learn about U.S. meat production and further processed products available in retail supermarkets.
Welcome to a festering landowner-hunter conflict and a lawsuit launched by rural property owners against the state. If persistent hunting dog encroachment affects a farming operation, is compensation in order?
Knowing the history and genetic potential of your cattle is critical when deciding if retaining ownership and selling on a grid is best for your operation.
A book about why eating a plants-only diet won’t improve your health or save the planet is turning heads. A British-based investigative journalist digs into the concept that plant-based food is better for your health.