Beef - General
Highly pathogenic avian influenza is now endemic in waterfowl, reassorting and circulating this foreign animal disease that poses an undeniable challenge for the U.S. livestock and poultry industries.
It takes bulls longer than cows to improve body condition due to their increased weight.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) submitted comments supporting the overall intent of strengthening the U.S. shipbuilding industry, but shared concerns of the affects on exporters.
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Veterinarians are vital to the work of America’s farmers and ranchers and the integrity of our food supply chain. Yet many areas of the country suffer from lack of access to their services, saysRep. Adrian Smith (R-Neb.).
When a virus moves into a new geographical range or is reintroduced into a country that has maintained a negative status for a long period, SHIC’s Megan Niederwerder says it’s critical to reassess the risk to the U.S.
Introduced in 1965, the USDA Yield Grade system has not been updated since its release even though cattle and technologies have drastically changed.
Producers learned more about competition for red meat in Mexico, and the potential for growth in volume and high-quality products.
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.