Beef - General
Ethan Guyer Jr., was charged with second-degree theft, first-degree fraudulent practice and a meat and poultry license violation.
The retail meat industry sold 500 million more packages in 2024 than they did in 2023. Of that 500 million-package growth, 62% was driven by millennials.
Written grazing management maximizes benefits, but adoption lags. Understanding why and how the industry can accelerate positive progress.
Heifer development costs to consider include feed, health, breeding and other management expenses.
Livestock industry responds to 17-year-old Alonso Apodaca’s decision to let steers loose at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
Global beef demand shifts focus to exports over domestic markets in South America.
The two men arrested were charged with theft of livestock–organized criminal activity which involved six ranches and a sale barn.
Most of that news and conversation centers on higher prices that will be the result in tariffs, but is there more to the story?
New program offers two options for Wagyu beef producers — certified meat program and process verified program.
For the first time in over 50 years, Slovakia detects foot-and-mouth disease in three farms.
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins says the agency is hyper-focused on poultry, but no vaccine is yet available. The agency has ‘separate work streams’ to address the virus in the ‘cattle and dairy’ industries, but dairy is not part of USDA’s primary focus for now.
Apply by April 14 for Certified Angus Beef scholarships supporting students pursuing careers in food and agriculture.
Kansas State University Animal Sciences Leadership Academy’s 2025 class applications are due April 15.
On the last day of winter, blizzard conditions are impacting beef producers in Nebraska and Kansas.
Undergraduate students and current high school seniors who have experience raising and caring for small or large livestock, equine and/or poultry are eligible to apply for a $5,000 scholarship to help them on their educational journey toward a career focused on livestock production and animal stewardship.
The registration status for pork, beef and poultry plants across the U.S., including some owned by major producers, was changed from “effective” to “expired.”
Researchers are using gene editing techniques to introduce beneficial traits like polled and disease resistance, as well as exploring innovative approaches like surrogate sires.
U.S. CattleTrace and Where Food Comes From join forces to unify and support a voluntary traceability strategy and safeguard the beef supply chain in the event of an outbreak.
With the World Health Organization for Animal Health confirming recent outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease overseas, it’s important to know the disease is harmless to humans but is highly contagious for cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, sheep and goats.
The outbreak, discovered in the city of Gyor, is the first outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease outbreak reported since 1973.
U.S. Meat Export Federation released a study this week showing pork exports accounted for more than 100 million bushels of soybean demand last year. For corn, 525 million bushels were consumed by the beef and pork exported in 2024.
The impacts of tariffs on U.S. red meat is yet to be determined, but industry remains hopeful in the process of negotiations.
Alltech released the 2024 U.S. Harvest Analysis which highlights the rising mycotoxin risks and strategies for proactive management.
Investing in employee development is just as important as investing in equipment. By building a skilled and engaged workforce, farmers can boost efficiency, retention, and long-term success.
Beef packers saw losses of $195.60 per head and pork packers saw losses of $1.41 per head.
An increasing number of agricultural employers are offering a wellness program to employees, up to 71% from only 40% a couple of years ago.
Have you ever wanted to post on social media but were worried about potential backlash? Knowing how to handle contentious issues online can help people understand the animal agriculture’s commitment to animal care.
2025 Top Producer Women in Agriculture Award winner Kimberly Ratcliff wanted a life in New York City, but soon found herself pulled back to the family ranch. She left a prestigious career, went back to school and expanded the operation.
Tom Jensen, Omaha, Neb., was recognized as the Industry Leadership Award Recipient during the 2025 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame Banquet in San Antonio.
Hans Coetzee’s work has been instrumental in clearing the way for the first regulatory approval of livestock analgesics, or pain relief medicine, that have eased the pain of millions of animals.