Beef - General
F.L. Sipes Farms of Ekron is the recipient of the 2021 Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award®. The award recognizes extraordinary achievement in conservation and management of natural resources by American farmers.
Pork export value exceeded $800 million for the first time in May, while beef exports recorded the third consecutive month of value record highs, driven in part by record-large exports to South Korea.
AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths reports that evaporation has increased the salinity in stock dams in South Dakota, some to lethal levels for livestock.
Is Petition 13 out of Oregon as ridiculous as it sounds? Hannah Thompson-Weeman, vice president for strategic engagement at the Animal Agriculture Alliance, weighs in on Petition 13, the PAUSE Act and Prop 12.
The Senate Ag Committee went looking for answers amid accusations of a lack of transparency and anti-competitive practices in the cattle industry on Wednesday. Testimonies varied with how to address growing concerns.
Following yesterday’s hearing about the cattle industry in front of the Senate Ag Committee, Ethan Lane of the NCBA joined AgriTalk host Chip Flory to discuss the hearing and funding for smaller processing plants.
After months of negotiations, President Biden and announced Thursday a deal was reached on an infrastructure spending plan. The news came after a meeting with a bipartisan group of senators Thursday.
Cattle trade between the U.S., Mexico and Canada is part of the increasingly integrated North American market and exports and imports among the three countries consists mostly of feeder and slaughter cattle.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced a new Grading Dashboard, capturing current and historical quality grade and volume information for beef, lamb and veal shown in a visual format.
Good calf management adds value. This value can be captured through marketing preconditioned weaned calves or retained ownership past weaning.
TheBeef Improvement Federation (BIF) announced new officers and elected new directors June 24 during the group’s annual meeting and symposium in Des Moines, Iowa.
The Red Angus Association of America announced a summer bicycle ride fundraiser for its Junior Members, including a pledge from the CEO.
General session speakers to provide insights into ranch industry future.
As I write this month’s article the range in future cattle and feed grain values has experienced historic swings in both directions. Regardless of the cause, this market offers several lessons worth considering.
A recent paper offers an interesting look at an alternative model for growing cattle health and performance where efficiency was achieved using less.
BRD is the largest drain on all segments of the industry, but we are closer to technology that enhances animal well-being and improving operation efficiency.
Can we predict respiratory disease (BRD) onset using behavior monitoring technology? A research group at Texas A&M University looked to answer this very question.
Piled-up stress during a drought can lead farmers and ranchers to develop physical or mental health issues, but they can take steps to reduce stress and create healthy ways to manage it.
Just for fun, let’s say the DOJ goes full 1911 and ‘Standard Oils’ the meat industry. The ‘Big 4’ become the ‘Midsize 22’. Then what? Janet Barnard offers insights.
Emergency haying and grazing on CRP land is now allowed in 32% of the counties in the U.S., according to USDA. In June alone, emergency haying and grazing was authorized in 196 counties.
As part of its Hometown Strong program, JBS USA says it will invest additional funds to work with local leaders to build new homes and establish revolving funds to stimulate housing construction.
With the COVID-19 pandemic sparking a nationwide ‘Buy Local’ campaign in Mexico, the USMEF found a creative way to appeal to consumers’ desire to support local agriculture.
Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Sen. Mike Crapo introduced bipartisan legislation to address the shortfall of veterinarians in rural areas.
Sara Place, Elanco chief sustainability officer, offers insights on the questions she hears frequently from consumers and the balanced answers she is able to provide, thanks to science.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced a new tool in the war against feral hogs with the release of a new hog contraceptive bait entering the market this week.
JBS USA said Wednesday the “vast majority” of its processing plants were operational after a Memorial Day weekend cyberattack on its operations in North America and Australia.
The White House says President Joe Biden will address cyber attacks with Russia at a meeting later this month and won’t take any options off the table when responding to the recent cyberattack on meat producer JBS.
The cattle industry’s unprecedented meeting was centered around meat packing margins and claims of market monopoly. The meeting among the six groups is now drawing a response from the meat packing industry.
A federal district court ruling, if left unchallenged, will result in a 2.5% loss in pork packing plant capacity nationwide and over $80 million in reduced income for small U.S. hog farmers, says economist Dermot Hayes.