BEEF
In 2026, imports decide how painful the grind gets, exports decide whether the carcass pencils, and policy decides how fast everything can change.
Kansas rancher Debbie Lyons-Blythe is USRSB’s January spotlight for the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) celebration.
Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, says fed cattle cash prices may exceed last year’s but the average will be similar to 2025.
Don Close with Terrain says consumers have not seen sticker shock with the record retail beef prices in the store.
Pork exports on track for top-three year despite slight November dip. Meanwhile, beef finds momentum in the Middle East, according to the latest U.S. Meat Export Federation report.
A Kansas State agricultural economist explains how resilient consumer demand is outweighing supply constraints to drive market profitability.
Family-centered farming operation yields big dividends and rewards for Ohio couple.
Brad Kooima discusses the drivers behind current cattle market volatility and how supply shortages are shaping packer strategies.
Protein is back on top. Ground beef might be the quiet winner, with imports doing the heavy lifting.
UNL predicts closure will result in $3.28 billion in annual statewide economic losses. The analysis projects more than 7,000 jobs lost statewide, including 3,212 plant positions, along with significant reductions in labor income and state and local tax revenues.
Imagine the media, special interest groups and politicians get their way.
October results are in and the data is positive for the U.S. red meat industry.
Updated guidelines from USDA and HHS urge Americans to focus on protein, full-fat dairy, fruit and veggies and avoid processed foods.
Texas A&M’s Anderson summarizes meat production numbers for 2025.
Officials say 400-plus beef establishments were not relisted by China back in April.
How Bloody Buckets Cattle Co. is building on legacy and adopting new tools to find new opportunities.
Digging into how regenerative grazing can net healthy soils and healthy bottom lines.
Three ways to ensure you are building a herd that works for you.
Ranchers in the Pacific Northwest are using old and new tools to prevent and recover from wildfires.
August data showed a relatively strong performance for U.S. pork exports. But beef exports were sharply lower than a year ago, impacted heavily by an impasse with China that has effectively locked U.S. beef out of the world’s largest import market.
An economic study that found the meat and poultry processing industry contributes $57.3 billion to the U.S. economy and provides 584,000 jobs.
Although the U.S. red meat brand has great meaning around the world, Jay Theiler says the livestock industry can’t take this for granted and must continue to invest in international marketing, especially as global competitors increase their quality to compete with the U.S.
An array of trade barriers continue to prevent the red meat industry from reaching its trade potential in specific markets within Europe and Southeast Asia.
Maple Valley Cattle Company proves that pivoting with purpose can restore both land and livelihood.
Customers crave the quality and consistency of U.S. pork, beef and lamb. That is helping the industry overcome market challenges, explained USMEF’s Dan Halstrom at the USMEF Conference in Indianapolis.
R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard says the cattle market is fundamentally broken citing years of an inverse relationship between falling cattle prices and increasing retail beef prices when the only ingredient in beef is cattle.
U.S. pork and beef variety meats are winning in Mexico. Here’s why.
Justin Tupper, United States Cattlemen’s Association (USCA) president, joins AgriTalk to discuss the state of the beef market, focusing on recent comments by President Donald Trump and the impact of beef imports.
Strong quarterly results reflect a steady market for protein-rich staples such as pork, meat cuts and sausages, as persistent inflation and still-high cost-of-living prompt consumers to prioritize home-cooked meals.
Landmark deals demonstrate that America can maintain tariffs to shrink the goods trade deficit while opening new markets for U.S. farmers, says Ambassador Jamieson Greer.