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Once a stockman is hired and gets good at their job, it’s hard to keep them because of the low pay and long workdays. For every rural stock person available, there are two job openings.

Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, who has been vegan for more than 20 years, says he can’t endorse any plant-based meat substitutes currently on the market.

Valley Oaks Steak Company, Lone Jack, MO, announced Monday it was closing operations immediately after a lengthy battle seeking permission from the state to expand operations.

Additional charges have been filed against the Missouri farmer currently held without bail after the disappearance of Nick and Justin Diemel.

The fire at Tyson’s beef plant was much like throwing a rock into a pond resulting in a big initial splash and ripple effects spreading in all directions. The initial splash included a dramatic set of market reactions.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday the four remaining members of the OPT wolf pack in eastern Washington’s Ferry County had been killed.

In Monroe County, Mo., the Pembertons see several benefits of rotational grazing, such as pasture rest, regrowth and soil conservation. They perform biannual soil testing and add lime to their pastures as needed.

Certified Angus Beef fiscal 2019 sales tonnage volume has increased almost 6% with the June data not yet final.

Total federally-inspected beef production was 12.1 billion pounds in the first 24 weeks of 2019, up just 0.7 percent from the same period last year. That is an average production of 502.4 million pounds per week.

May beef exports were steady year-over-year in volume, while export value increased 1% to $727.6 million – the second-highest on record.