Despite a wild fall, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) expects a warmer-than-normal winter for the western two-thirds of the U.S. They don’t expect any areas with cooler-than-normal conditions.
Prolonged heat stress this year may bring a smaller calf crop next year. Herd owners are seeing cows known to be pregnant coming back into heat to be rebred.
New Zealand is working on being the first country to rid itself of Mycoplasma bovis by killing up to 100,000 cows from its herd of 6.5 million dairy cattle and 3.5 million beef cattle.
Last year Americans spent $69.5 billion on their pets, according to the American Pet Products Association. More than $62 million of that on plastic surgery.
Chipotle's offer of contracts to young farmers to help them succeed may prove admirable, but the giant burrito chain has a less-than-sterling track record of disparaging farmers and ranchers.
The logistics of tracking over 25 wholesale primals per carcass side (excluding trim) through a modern processing facility into a box and through distribution channels is a monumental task.
The produce industry's developing track and trace system will play a key role in helping identify the source of the current E. coli outbreak associated with romaine lettuce.
In a bizarre twist, Nebraska authorities say human remains found in a recently purchased stock trailer may belong to one of the brothers murdered in Missouri last summer.
