Beef - General
A resolution supporting the reestablishment of a country-of-origin labeling (COOL) program was introduced by Montana Senator Jon Tester.
Consumer groups give many U.S. restaurant chains failing grades for their policies regarding antibiotics used in their beef supply for burgers and other beef dishes.
America’s four largest beef packers face another lawsuit claiming antitrust violations since 2015, this one filed by a California distributor seeking treble damages.
A pending trade agreement between the US and the EU would give the US 50% of the EU’s imported beef.
Proposed legislation claims the lack of a federal definition of beef or beef products has created “opportunity for marketplace confusion and consumer fraud,” say the bill’s authors.
McDonald’s, the single largest buyer of U.S. beef, now has $4 billion in delivery sales. Who are these people that don’t have time for fast food?
Modern marketing is all about connecting product attributes with consumers’ fundamental values. But with the positioning of the alt-meat category, that approach is seriously misguided.
Officials with the Kansas Department of Agriculture Division of Animal Health (DAH) have confirmed vesicular stomatitis (VS) in horses in Sherman County in western Kansas.
Cash fed cattle sold $1 to $2 higher, but yearling feeder cattle sold uneven at auction with steer and heifer calves trading $1 to $4 lower.
Friday’s USDA cattle on feed report pegged heifer numbers at 39.1 of feedlot inventories, the highest percentage in more than 18 years, and year-to-date heifer slaughter is up more than 7%.
Beef packers continued to show signs that they still need cattle to meet the demand of their customers and paid higher prices last week.
Utah rancher Mark Mecham says his longhorn bull and an Angus calf were shot and killed while he and his wife were at a hospital for the birth of their daughter.
Cow-calf producers know that a dam’s body condition during late gestation and through early lactation has long-term and economically significant impacts on cow and calf performance.
U.S. Cattlemen’s Association files petition for labeling with FSIS, but NCBA says it is opposed to seeking “additional government regulation on our industry.”
Research supports fat as part of a healthy diet and consumers are demanding high-quality beef, and the beef industry has seen a rebound of grade because of increased emphasis on genetics, says Dale Woerner, Texas Tech.
Marketing professionals encourage ranchers to have conversations with calf sales reps to help find the program that is most relevant for your management and genetics.
The Beef Industry Long Range Plan is updated every five years to identify key areas to advance beef demand and help the industry focus on one strategic direction.
Ed Rensi, the former president and CEO of McDonald’s, says he has a problem with companies “guilting Americans into diet changes based on faulty information.”
Cash cattle markets backed up last week from a steady upward movement due to a boiler explosion, and the three days of unexpected downtime at Cargill’s Dodge City plant.
Grazing on harvested corn fields provides a fall and winter management option for cattle owners and an income opportunity for landowners.
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Body condition changes from the time the cow calves until she begins the breeding season and can play a significant role in the rebreeding success story.
Cattlemen sought relief from devastating cattle markets following the August fire at a Kansas packing plant.
Drovers columnist Jared Wareham answers a question he is often asked: “Have you discovered the best places to ranch in America?”
Important to meeting global demand and U.S. consumer demand is the growing desire of consumers to have input in how livestock are raised.
Following an explosion Oct. 17, Cargill says it is sending live cattle to other facilities but expects its Dodge City cattle receiving operations to resume early next week.
Strong global, domestic demand provides a bright spot for U.S. grain.
Cargill’s Dodge City, Kan., beef processing facility was back online Monday morning after an explosion on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019.
Consumers will soon learn how beef farmers and ranchers take to care of their animals to produce high quality beef in a new promotion and advertising campaign about the Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program.
According to an analysis published in the journal Science, antibiotic resistance among bacteria affecting food animals has nearly tripled over the past 20 years.