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Pork and beef exports of $18.1 billion in 2023 had a significant impact on the corn and soybean industries, according to an independent study conducted by The Juday Group and released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.

Ranchers and landowners from disaster-declared counties impacted by recent wildfires are eligible to apply to the TSCRA Disaster Relief Fund.

Jeremy Bennett was prosecuted for denying the state entry to his private business.

Packer and feeder margins continue trending in opposite directions as declining wholesale beef prices erase any improvement packers may have seen from lower cash cattle prices. Pork producer profits steady.

A recent Arkansas study showed deworming calves about two months before weaning improved weight gain and added value for producers.

Crabgrass is an annual, warm-season grass that is fast growing, easy to establish, and capable of natural and prolific reseeding, all of which allows it to excel as a “weed.”

Packers were quick to act on last week’s falling futures, but cattle feeders held firm in a week that could have moved much lower.

Cattle futures traded on both sides of unchanged before heavy selling emerged in the afternoon sending prices sharply lower into the close.

Animal rights groups like the Humane Society of the United States and The Accountability Board are taking their plight to public-facing companies. Brands need to prepare for attacks, says Animal Agriculture Alliance.