Beef - General
Approximately 90 million continue living under a form of lockdown orders in Hong Kong and surrounding areas, resulting in decreased meat consumption and import issues.
The owner of a Kansas City barbeque joint says he’s “embarrassed” by brisket prices. He wants customers to “order anything besides the brisket and burnt ends.” Have the Biden folks read the history of the Nixon debacle?
A foreign leader addressing a joint session of Congress this week was a rarity. Not to be outdone, the partisan and often cantankerous members of the U.S. Senate passed legislation unanimously on a voice vote!
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced an investment of $13 million in research to explore novel therapies and prevention strategies for animal diseases that cost the agricultural industry billions.
U.S. beef exports remained red-hot during January, a continuation of last year’s record-breaking performance. Pork exports continued to trend lower in January despite another outstanding month for exports to Mexico.
The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City will honor two of the region’s leading agricultural figures on May 18 with the Jay B. Dillingham Award for Agricultural Leadership and Excellence.
With its witty humor and larger than life storyline, the “Yellowstone” TV series is undoubtedly entertaining. But could this western-themed story make or break the rancher’s way of life?
The 2022 Power of Meat report found nearly all households purchase meat, even as more meat consumers shopped online. Nearly half of those shoppers (46%) purchase meat online regularly.
Tyson “Demo Day” will be held virtually on July 11, 2022, with participants invited to demonstrate how their solutions could help create a more sustainable food system.
While we were busy exploring whether the government should make laws mandating how cattle are marketed, The New York Times has been writing beef’s eulogy. Indeed, “beef is the Kiev of foods, besieged on all fronts.”
Implementation of the Veterinary Feed Directive left a significant loophole for products that were available over-the-counter (OTC) by other dosage forms. OTC availability of these products will end by June 11, 2023.
The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef launches additional sustainability modules for the retail and food service sector, which completes the module series for the entire U.S. beef value chain.
With uncertainty taking over the grain market, it’s a double whammy for livestock producers who are facing higher feed costs, as inflationary pressures may create more headwinds on the demand side in 2022.
![“Asian exporters are paying premium shipping rates, sometimes 10 times what the rate is for going from the [United] States back to Asia, and this shipping rate disparity incentivizes sending back those empty containers,” Borror said.](https://assets.farmjournal.com/dims4/default/92c7bcd/2147483647/strip/true/crop/840x561+0+19/resize/250x167!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=https%3A%2F%2Ffj-corp-pub.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fs3fs-public%2F2021-02%2FExport-ship-840.jpg)
Current shipping bottlenecks and the importance of a “just-in-time” market loom over red meat exports in 2022. USMEF Economist Erin Borror commented on the industry’s supply chain challenges.
Despite signs Russian President Vladimir Putin may be ready to talk with representatives from Ukraine, Cargill confirmed a ship it chartered was hit in the Black Sea on Thursday. The vessel was empty at the time.
Bos indicus cattle lag in their reproductive efficiency, something researchers at Texas A&M are trying to help fix with a recent medical breakthrough.
The post-pandemic consumer will continue to drive changes to the industry. Find trends, storytelling strategy and actionable insights with experts Maeve Webster and Danette Amstein at the upcoming Stakeholders Summit.
My daughter reached into the crate and picked up a piglet. As she handed the pig over to her little sister, I felt my eyes leak a little. FFA has been life-changing for our family. Here are a few reasons why.
How preventing pinkeye in your herd can protect so much more.
The world’s largest cattle feeder, Five Rivers Cattle Feeding recognizes the importance of being a leader and an advocate for the beef industry – Kuner Feedlot wins 2022 BQA Feedyard Award.
Listen to Paul Kropp, national account manager, discuss the multiple benefits of using Altosid® IGR, the proven feed-through horn fly control.
Running a total of 1,100 milk cows, 850 replacement heifers and 800 steers, Langeland Farms Inc. in Coopersville, Michigan, is the winner of the 2022 Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) – FARM Dairy Award.
Committing much of her career to the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program, Dr. Deb VanOverbeke earns the 2022 BQA Educator Award.
The new Trailblazers program takes advocacy to an unprecedented level by giving participants the tools and training they need to promote beef to new audiences while addressing and correcting myths.
For efforts to provide safe transportation to cattle and enhance the public’s perception of animal handling, W & J Carpenter, Arapahoe, Neb., became the first recipient of the Beef Quality Assurance Marketer Award.
Greater Omaha Packing Foundation donated $20,000 to support Together Omaha, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and assisting with homelessness.
Recipients of the Henry C. Gardiner Scholarships for the 2022-2023 school year at Kansas State University have been announced.
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., consumers faced unknown territory in the meat industry that raised questions of resiliency. Since then, consumers have helped drive changes to the pork industry with their dollar.
While livestock’s greenhouse gas emissions are relatively minor in the U. S., methane emissions can be reduced by improving forage quality with the use of cool-season forages and legumes and using rotational grazing.
How untreated pinkeye in cattle can cost an operation in multiple areas