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A mountain of meat has ended the longest rally in U.S. cattle prices since at least the 1960s, when baby boomers and McDonald’s Corp. ushered in the American burger boom.

Cattle producers capture value from pasture to plate.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today released their final 2015 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

The “grass fed” beef label is going out to pasture, along with “naturally raised” claims for other livestock.

Beef exports gain momentum in most Asian markets, but decline continues in Japan.

The beef cattle herd could expand in 2016.

Servings of lean meat, poultry, eggs and dairy remain in the newly established 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Shares of JBS SA, the world’s largest meat producer, plunged to a 15-month low after Brazil’s public prosecutor accused executives including Chairman Joesley Batista of financial crimes involving a series of loans made to related companies.

While there are many positives to incorporating forage cover crops into existing forage systems, differences in production, nutritional value, and animal gain exist.

Corbitt Wall gave his weekly USDA National Feeder and Stocker summary. The report was slightly bearish.