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United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the Department is investing $633 million to reduce the impacts of climate change on rural communities.

Attorneys in the massive chicken antitrust price-fixing class action lawsuits have been granted more than $100 million in legal fees by a U.S. District Judge in the Northern District of Illinois.

Proposal for a small beef processing plant in north-central Kansas gained approval from county commissioners on Wednesday despite some strong local opposition.

A tentative agreement between Cargill and its unionized workers at the High River, Alberta, beef processing plant has been reached, avoiding a possible strike on December 6, 2021.

Mature Weight (MW) is moderate in heritability (35%) meaning response to selection pressure to downsize cows can be accomplished more effectively. Most beef cattle registries calculate MW EPDs.

Packers have margin to spread back upstream to the feedlot sector at their discretion, and it appears that their need to fulfill orders for high-quality product for upcoming holidays is likely a motivating factor.

NCBA submitted comments to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service that the term “beef” should only be applicable to products derived from livestock and not to products that contain lab-grown animal cells.

FTC orders Tyson Foods, Inc., Walmart, Amazon, Kroger and other large wholesalers and suppliers to turn over information to help study causes of empty shelves and sky-high prices.

After a near-total lockdown due to COVID-19, pork and beef exports to Columbia have rebounded significantly during 2021, and the U.S. Meat Export Federation sees the trend continuing in 2022.