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More Select grading carcasses and fewer Prime goes against what beef customers desire. To offset this drop, end users have adopted a new chilling method to increase reserves before prices soar.
The workplace trend, quiet quitting, has gotten a lot of attention lately. Instead of going above and beyond, employees are wanting more from their work-life balance. The question is how do you keep employees motivated?
A meat processing cooperative near Jonesborough, Tenn., faces opposition by residents who have concerns about the facility being constructed near their backyard.
Lameness in cows, bulls, and replacement heifers is a problem confronting cattlemen. Here’s a look at some of the most common reasons cattle develop issues.
Whether it’s land or livestock, Lance Gartner of Spring Valley Cattle believes it’s best to look at nature and emulate it, and provides a blueprint for how a family-run ranch can embrace land improvement sustainably.
Discolored beef at the store or in your home? The U.S. beef industry loses $3 billion annually to meat discoloration, while in most cases, the beef is perfectly edible and nutritious.
Depressed, feverish calves with an increased respiratory rate? Your calves are likely fighting a case of ‘summer pneumonia.’
Starting in October, France will ban the use of meat names like “steak” and “sausage” on plant-based protein food in an effort to avoid confusion over the trendy meat alternatives.
As consumers plan to refrain from buying fuel over the Independence Day weekend, what is the likelihood of seeing an impact on prices?
When adjusted for inflation, 2022 net cash farm income is forecast to increase by $13.5 billion (8.7%) from 2021 and be at its highest level since 2012.
More than 16% of new cars sold in California in 2022 were zero-emissions vehicles, the state said, up from 12.41% in 2021 and 7.78% in 2020.
Pricing silage correctly can tell you if it’s your most cost-effective option. New learnings help ensure we are doing it correctly.
Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest became an animal activist’s target, due to Smithfield Foods supplying the hot dogs for the event.
In a world of competition, there is value in U.S. agriculture producers finding ways to work together in search for separate, yet common goals.
NIAA invited animal agriculture leaders from across the country engage with CDC professionals at their home office in Atlanta, Georgia.
Recently introduced legislation would increase annual funding for two programs that aim to bolster global demand for U.S. agricultural products.
Purina introduces EfficienZ, a non-nutritive feed additive available in select supplements marketed by the company.
Baled forage probably constitutes the highest percentage of winter feed cost we have wrapped up in a cow. Here’s how to best protect the asset from the elements.
Winter backgrounding programs in most areas will not include grazing this year, which makes calculating precise ration costs and projecting breakevens critical for success.
Merck Animal Health announces the opening of a manufacturing facility in Louisiana to establish printing, production and distribution of Allflex Livestock Intelligence ear tags.
House Republicans asked the General Accountability Office to conduct a study on U.S. lands owned by foreign entities. The letter was signed by scores of other House Republicans.
JBS USA announced it is closing its Planterra Foods business unit subsidiary with the OZO brand just two years after its launch.
Texas rancher and conservation executive will provide strategic leadership to partners of the collaborative value-chain program designed to empower ranchers and beef marketers.
A pandemic-era program that provided free breakfast and lunch to all schoolchildren expired this year. Republicans voted against efforts to include free school meals this week. Biden’s plan reinstates the program.
A northwest Missouri man will serve two consecutive life sentences without possibility of parole after he pleaded guilty Friday to the 2019 murders of two Shawano County, Wisconsin, brothers.
The WOTUS case, Sackett v. EPA, centers on a long-running dispute involving an Idaho couple named Chantell and Michael Sackett. The Sacketts have won at the Supreme Court before.
Active trading in the North and the South provided steady prices while CME futures and wholesale beef prices moved lower for the week.
Considering grazing cornstalks this winter to help ease feed needs? Here’s some things to consider before turning cattle out in the field.
Weaning is one of the most stressful times in a calf’s life. Here’s how to best prepare your calves and their surroundings for weaning time.
While several brand-name and generic products are available at a variety of price points, what questions do you ask yourself when there’s a sick animal needing care?