Opinion
A judge in eastern Oregon awarded $180,000 in litigation costs to animal rights groups in a wild horse lawsuit. Such management and litigation show the system has gone awry.
Some of the greatest benefits to feeding a cow herd have little to do with nutrition. Even the smallest amount of feed simplifies gathering, moving, and checking cows with the sound of the feed truck.
Cash fed cattle began trading early last week, $1 higher than the week before. Packer margins continue to widen with each passing week, and feedyard showlists called manageable.
Feeders in the South hurried to sell cattle on a Tuesday-steady bid. The early trade made it easy on the Packers who seemed more than willing to take on the inventory at steady money.
Criticism of beef production is rampant worldwide, and a new international report will only further fuel activists who want your business shut down.
The speed fake meat products capture market share from the real stuff is dependent on money from investors. So what advice does an investment pro offer?
I love the 4th of July because it’s an annual reminder of the sacrifices made by the founding fathers – and all past and current service men and women – that we may live free, eat bacon, and sue our neighbors.
The founder of Impossible Foods says “cows aren’t getting any better at making meat.” He needs to take a closer look at his competition.
Traders who bet against Beyond Meat in its IPO have lost $150 million. Analysts now think a partnership with a big American burger chain is looming.
Will Royal baby Archie be raised vegan? Reports say the British Queen - Archie’s great-grandmother, “won’t have it.”
Californians will vote on Proposition 15, which is billed as tax reform, except neither side can agree on exactly what gets reformed. Farmers and ranchers are rightly wary of the repercussions.
Maybe you’ve got the best set of calves you’ve ever weaned in front of you, but you’re trying to market them with extra information. It’s a new process that feels more cumbersome than your usual methods.
Long term financial success for the beef industry will require fostering market approaches that are consistent with the future direction of the industry, says John Nalivka who supports a CME Beef Cutout contract.
Whether you are looking to market spring-born calves, yearlings off grass or buying the next turn, everyone is looking to capture the value added by their management.
Demand for organic ingredients have pushed vanilla prices higher—a conundrum if you’re committed to natural and organic food, yet realize vanilla is produced in Third World countries by people making pennies a day.
Does xanthan gum, a synthetic substance, disqualify Tyson’s 100% All Natural Batter Dipped Chicken Tenders as “all natural?”
A recent study says pesticide levels in organically grown foods is equal to conventionally grown foods. Yes, consumers are paying more for organic foods that still use pesticides. But that won’t change their minds.
If you’re busy planting corn or calving cows this week, rejoice. The end of those chores is near. Scientists, entrepreneurs, and activists are building an animal-free food system.
What would P.T. Barnum say today? Every day brings news that there really is a sucker born every minute.
While we applaud the court’s dressing-down of PETA, we must recognize the influence they and other like-minded groups have cast on consumers.
America’s illegal lemonade stand industry operates under-the-radar of local authorities, popping up one day and gone the next. Prices are unregulated and authorities have mostly given up trying to collect sales taxes.
Paul McCartney’s new album includes a song about climate change deniers, which he unabashedly sings while trotting the globe in private jets and driving sports cars.
PETA shows disrespect to the Queen of Soul’s family in seeking to acquire her trademark fur collection.
Montana remains one of the few places in America where a smidgen of cowboy-cred is advantageous if you are running for political office. John Tester has it. Matt Rosendale wants it.
Successfully communicating factual information about BSE and the firewalls in place to protect the food supply has now made BSE announcements ho-hum events.
PETA, which has been protesting the use of animals in circuses for more than 30 years, also had their sights set on Nabisco’s cracker boxes.
WeWork’s enforced vegetarianism is a warning to livestock producers.
A new study attacks the beef industry for its environmental footprint, but it’s laden with alternative facts, myths and falsehoods.
Is there any marketing scheme more dishonest than the promotion of an alcoholic beverage as non-GMO?