Latest News From Industry

The International Consortium for Antimicrobial Stewardship in Agriculture (ICASA) has awarded nine grants to develop management strategies that improve judicious antibiotic use in beef cattle and swine.

Flinchbaugh’s Orchard & Farm of York County is the 2022 recipient of the Pennsylvania Leopold Conservation Award®.

Going on the fifth year of litigation, In re Pork Antitrust Litigation becomes the consolidation of 27 cases involving 146 parties in price-fixing allegations.

Impossible Foods has hired its first Chief Demand Officer.

Federal regulators have ordered Union Pacific railroad to honor specific service commitments to Foster Poultry Farms in Livingston, California.

Farmers National Company released its 2023 land values report this week, showing land sold at auctions set records in several states with values across Corn Belt States seeing a year-to-year increase between 20% and 34%.

U.S. pork and beef export markets may have unique opportunties in 2023, capitalizing on the competetive opportunity for U.S. pork exports in key markets and diversifying the portfolio of U.S. beef products.

Fire officials have identified property owners as the primary line of defense in protecting their homes before a wildfire starts.

Ahh, the year of 2022!  It was full of challenges for those of us in the cattle business.  Drought, high input cost, excessive heat ... and more drought! There are lessons to learn from 2022 that can make us better.

Robbins Land and Cattle Company, Scranton, Iowa, were recognized as the Outstanding Commercial Producer by the Iowa Cattlemen's Association.

Longtime Iowa livestock extension economist Dr. John Lawrence was inducted into the Iowa Cattlemen's Association Hall of Fame.

Broadview Ranch, Centreville, Mississippi, operated by the Henry Darden family, was named American Gelbvieh Association Commercial Producer of the Year.

Wholesale beef prices are running $20 per cwt. higher than the same week a year ago, with last week's blizzard one factor in the rally. But retail demand for a shrinking supply will support prices into the New Year.

To potentially prevent or limit the next zoonotic disease outbreak, USDA scientists are developing new tests and tools to identify and track the COVID virus and its variants in wild and domestic animals.

The cattle and beef industry has seen its fair share of bribes, ponzi schemes and fraud convictions in 2022. Here’s a look at the top 10 scandals seen in the industry over the past year.

Rustlers in remote southeastern Colorado stole two semi-loads of pregnant cows sometime in early December.

Three days before Christmas, on the 22nd of December, the Mueller family's dairy barn in Strawn, Ill., went up in flames and their dairy farm suffered an enormous loss.

Brooke Taylor shares her battle with cancer on her Rural Gone Urban social media accounts. Now, she's working to spread joy to others through her Rural Gone Urban Foundation to leave a legacy larger than cancer.

There is no time like the start of a new year to take a pulse on your company’s compensation and HR practices to see if they are in line with the outlook and trends for 2023. Here are five things to consider.

Ice, snow and cold temperatures can amplify problems and hazards for tractor operators.

Canines could potentially detect disease that is the greatest challenge to the cattle industry.

A handful of highly recognizable fast-food restaurant chains have filed suit in Florida against the nation’s four largest beef packers, alleging price fixing.

Entities seek advances benefitting the Republic of Botswana and Texas sectors.

Minister Victor Villalobos said U.S. officials were satisfied with a proposal to delay a ban on the import of GMO corn until 2025, according to a published report.

The Angus Foundation will celebrate 150 years since the first Angus bulls arrived in America with an event during Cattlemen's Congress in Oklahoma City, January 6.

Iowa State University students are using cutting-edge 3D anatomy visualization to see livestock in a new light.

The legal tussle between Tyson Foods and Cody Easterday is not complete, even as Easterday reported to federal prison last week to begin his 11-year sentence.

Families facing hunger receive 200,000 meals through Feeding America, as part of a donation by the North American Meat Institute (NAMI), the Protein PACT and its sponsors.

While optimism for U.S. red meat exports to China builds in the long-term, bumpy months may be ahead in the short term.

This year, more than ever, requires you to spend time with your tax adviser to pin down the right amount of taxable income to report. Good luck.  

Academy Award®-nominated writer and actor Taylor Sheridan will speak during the Opening General Session of the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans.

Students from Oklahoma State University and Auburn University took home the top prizes in the Animal Agriculture Alliance’s 2022 College Aggies Online scholarship program. Here's a complete list of the winners.

Beretta Family Dairy of Santa Rosa has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 California Leopold Conservation Award®.

In one of the largest modern-day cattle schemes, Cody Easterday’s story continues after being granted a two-week prison self-report deadline extension.

Beef packers saw per head losses nearly double last week as wholesale beef prices tumbled $7 per cwt. lower. Pork processors are also found negative margins and producer margins remain short of breakeven.

Wholesale beef prices have experienced extreme volatility over the past few weeks, which is due in part to seasonal effects and in part to expectations of shrinking beef supplies in the months ahead.

Global beef production is forecast to decrease slightly in 2023 and changes in production and consumption will impact global beef exports and imports in the coming year.

The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) has awarded nineteen scholarships to students enrolled in AAVMC member institutions, totaling close to $100,000.

Exports of pork and beef were robust during October, with sales of both meats up significantly. Pork exports were the largest in 16 months and beef exports continued on a record pace.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a final rule in the Federal Register to secure the contract information needed to populate a Cattle Contracts Library.

Caleb and Alice Crothers of Rising Sun have been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Maryland Leopold Conservation Award®.

Agricultural law specialist offers considerations for landowners interested in selling carbon credits.

Precision livestock company, Vytelle, announces Kansas City as their global headquarters.

More than 90,000 U.S. hourly employees of Tyson Foods will receive year-end bonuses that range from $300 to $700.

More than 500 U.S. counties have shortages of food animal veterinarians, according to a report, authored by Cornell University’s Dr. Clinton Neill. The report highlights some solutions the U.S. government could deploy

A recent USDA trade mission to Kenya determined that ecommerce in the area, post-COVID, has huge growth potential and signs of demand for U.S. red meat products.

After nearly four years of investigation on a check kiting and fraud scheme, a former owner of Plainville Livestock Commission (PLC) in Rooks County, Kans., has been convicted by federal jury.

Here’s three key claims and takeaways from this year’s animal rights extremist conferences and how they plan to turn consumers away from meat, poultry and dairy products.

Two lucky participants left the 2022 Angus Convention with new tools to help explore their operations’ potential.

Kelsey Theis of Leavenworth, Kansas was crowned Miss American Angus at the 2022 Angus Convention in Salt Lake City, Utah.