BEEF
Kansas Sens. Moran and Marshall call for Department of Homeland Security coordination after unannounced federal enforcement shakes farms, packing plants and rural communities near Dodge City, Garden City and Liberal.
From plant closures to political pressure on beef prices, Iowa’s five-point plan leans on young producers, working lands and regional processing to lead herd rebuilding efforts.
Interactive tool from the American-International Charolais Association pairs breed cutability data with live USDA boxed beef prices to quantify carcass value.
Today’s strong market isn’t just a short‑cattle story — Americans are eating more beef at higher real prices, rewarding quality, taste and protein‑focused diets.
U.S. beef producers are enjoying unprecedented demand and prices. Yet a mix of persistent drought, shifting packer metrics and biosecurity risks are forcing a slow, hyper-targeted approach to rebuilding.
Funding removes financial barriers for states establishing Meat and Poultry Inspection programs, paving the way for more processors to enter interstate commerce under the CIS framework.
A lifelong livestock advocate shares the bitter irony of developing a red meat allergy on the family farm and her battle to regain a normal life.
Smart restraint uses physics, leverage and positioning to work with an animal rather than against it.
From a Saskatchewan homestead to the CBB boardroom, Glen Klippenstein built a Hereford dynasty — then helped rebuild an industry.
Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says the presidential executive orders will not have any immediate impact on the cattle industry or the market.
Directives target gray wolves, local processing and mandatory labeling in an effort to appease ranchers following tariff-free beef import backlash.
While resilient global demand drove a 6% increase in July beef export value, temporary pseudorabies restrictions dragged monthly pork exports lower despite strong year-to-date gains.
While shoppers balk at $6 ground beef, they routinely spend double or triple that per pound on lattes, potato chips and dog food. Here is why domestic beef remains a financial bargain — and why artificial price-crushing policies could trigger a permanent supply crisis.
A day before Trump paused tariffs on 300,000 metric tons of beef imports, WSJ reports he met privately with JBS co-owner Joesley Batista, tying the move to a firm under DOJ scrutiny as cattle producers push back.
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins vows to cut red tape starting Monday, but leading beef organizations warn that bypassing federal meat inspections could jeopardize the global “gold standard” of U.S. food safety.
Four major agricultural organizations warn that flooding the market with 300,000 metric tons of discounted foreign beef threatens long-term food security and undermines ranchers rebuilding historic low herds.
Nutrition researcher will explore what large-scale data can — and cannot — tell us about protein, dietary patterns and long-term health.
With 24 head rejected on Day One, the Douglas reopening showed both the promise and the friction of USDA’s zero-tolerance biosecurity framework.
The administration’s temporary 90-day tariff waiver aims to lower retail ground beef prices, but experts warn it may derail domestic herd expansion.
Seeking to ease historic grocery inflation, the administration opens the doors to foreign beef, but the U.S. cattle industry says the move will hurt domestic herds. The announcement on Friday sent the futures markets lower.
More than 1,100 union members vote “yes” to return to work.
From JBS Souderton’s $30 million value-added pivot to Tyson’s Nebraska shutdown, the processing sector is restructuring around high-efficiency plants, heavier carcasses and automated lines.
The 15-year company veteran and JBS USA head is set to take the helm of the world’s largest food company.
In a shift from its planned Aug. 14 closure, JBS partners with Governor Shapiro and UFCW Local 1776 to pivot the Montgomery County facility to case-ready packaging.
After 13 years as CEO, Stan Linville will retire from U.S. Premium Beef in December 2026, handing leadership to industry veteran Jim Sellers.
In celebrating the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, the beef industry highlights the crucial link between land management and sustainable consumption.
Ranchers argue that a failure to restore state wildlife management under the Endangered Species Act leaves rural economies vulnerable to unchecked apex predators.