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The nation’s fourth largest beef packer is growing and consumers are surveyed on the use of vegetarian products bearing meat labeling.

Eyes to the sky, farmers count costs of cattle losses

Cattle markets have been keeping pace in early 2019 compared to the same first quarter period in 2017 and 2018.

The move by National Beef – the fourth largest beef packer in the U.S. – to purchase Iowa Premium adds additional 1,100 head per day of packing capacity to the company.

The USDA has released new cattle on feed numbers. It is still playing catch up following the partial government shutdown.

Following the shutdown, fundamental information is slowly returning to normal. The February Cattle on Feed report was released last Friday, with the March report scheduled for its normal date of March 22.

The recent USDA release of the December livestock trade data puts a bow on cattle and beef trade for 2018.

McDonald’s has announced plans to partner with its global beef suppliers to reduce the use of medically important antibiotics by the end of 2020.

In a partnership to source beef focusing on standards for animal welfare, food safety, antibiotic use and environmental sustainability, Wendy’s Co. has announced it will partner with Progressive Beef .

Performing a yearly breeding soundness exam on bulls is an insurance policy for fertility.