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Saline River Farms, LLC, has announced plans to build an 83,000-square-foot beef and pork processing facility in southern Illinois, part of USDA’s efforts to increase capacity and diversify processing facilities.

The Biden administration plans to take a tougher stance toward meatpacking companies it says are causing sticker shock at grocery stores.

Relatively few ranching operations are profitable if all costs are tallied, says John Locke. He says raising cattle is different than running a business that raises cattle.

President Biden highlighted the ravages of climate change during a visit to flood-damaged New Jersey on Tuesday, putting a focus on domestic priorities after weeks of public attention on the withdrawal from Afghanistan.

From an American flag one year to a POW tribute the next, Wilber Meyer’s field artwork has grown. And for the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this year’s tribute is by far the biggest, extending beyond the Ohio farm field.

Both beef ad pork export totals remained strong during July, with beef export value rising 45% and pork export value rising 20%, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

Advanced Animal Diagnostics’ QScout® BLD is a rapid, on-farm diagnostics tool providing livestock producers with the information they need to make informed management and treatment decisions.

Imports of Mexican cattle the the U.S. are down 18.7% through the first seven months of the year compared to 2020. However, the fourth quarter of the year typically sees increased Mexican imports.

The fed cattle market in the South continued to inch higher last week. Now that we have the holiday behind us packers should have a greater need for cattle than what we have seen for the last several weeks.

Chronic wasting disease in Texas’ deer threatens the economic boost hunting provides rural communities and landowners. Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas Animal Health Commission are working to slow the disease spread.