Livestock
Cheyenne, Wyoming’s mayor fueled speculation about possible relocation of the Western Legacy beef packing project with his comments in a weekly column in Wyoming media.
Colorado is the first state to announce it has successfully eradicated its feral hog population. Here’s how they did it.
Once operational in late 2024, American Foods Group’s new beef facility in Warren County, Missouri, will process 2,400 head of cattle per day.
Queen Elizabeth II, the UK’s longest-serving monarch, recently passed away at the age of 96. The late queen, who was well-known for her soft spot for animals, had a herd of 200 registered Jersey cows.
Pollinators placed on international conservation organization’s Red List as endangered. Habitat loss, climate change, pesticides and disease were cited as some of the major factors in the species’ decline.
Can watching videos boost hens’ welfare and health? Iowa State University researchers believe it could.
The latest Drought Monitor roughly 70% of the U.S. and cattle country are now in some level of drought. However, producers and market analysts say this drought is much different than in the recent past.
The House recently passed the Lower Food and Fuels Cost Act which includes a special USDA investigator. However, there’s divide on if this is the right approach to restoring competition in the cattle market.
Three of the largest U.S. poultry processors have agreed to settle claims by the Justice Department over their alleged longstanding effort to share information about workers in order to drive down compensation.
The drought in the West is producing many firsts, as farmers and ranchers grapple with dire decisions including pulling their cattle off federal lands early. Now many worry they won’t source enough feed for winter.
Steve Schlangen of SC Dairy in Albany, Minn., explains why you should invest in practices with economic ROI so you can afford to do more good for your animals and the environment, even when it doesn’t pay as much.
Hay that has been cut and then rained on can lose quality in four ways.
Oklahoma State University meat scientist Gretchen Mafi has studied the scientific differences between beef that comes from animals finished on a grain diet versus those animals finished on grass.
The Justice Department failed in its third attempt at prosecution of chicken industry executives for price-fixing and bid rigging.
On Monday the Supreme Court ruled to deny R-CALF’s request to hear their lawsuit against the national beef checkoff.
The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act and Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act are both expected to get votes ad approval from the Senate Ag Committee this week, despite expected Republican opposition.
Did High Heat And Humidity Really Cause Cattle Deaths In Kansas? The Latest Look at Potential Losses
Feedyards battled through the intense conditions to keep their cattle safe this week. The heat and humidity proved devastating, and estimates point to western Kansas feedlots seeing losses of 100 to 500 head per day.
With the extreme heat in cattle feeding areas there have been reports of death losses.
One big emerging threat is alpha-gal which is short for galactose-alpha – a carbohydrate deposited by the tick that triggers a severe allergic reaction in the digestive system after eating red meat.
On May 27 a proposed $1.1 billion beef and bison packing plant for Rapid City, South Dakota. They have now announced the name and a new partnership.
Pork producers recently set sustainability goals for the industry, but a new On-Farm Sustainability Report is revealing the environmental improvements many pork producers have already achieved.
U.S. pork industry is putting on a full court press to prevent Foreign Animal Diseases, like African Swine Fever.
Several factors have shrunk the U.S. swine herd and slowed expansion.
A new pork plant is planned for South Dakota that could be up and operational by 2025.
U.S. pork exports are trailing last year’s record setting pace.
The small village of Cooperstown is arguably the most important place to travel for fans of one sport. How did it become such a draw? It all goes back to one man’s cow pasture...
According to the Office of the USTR, the safeguard will allow U.S. exporters to meet Japan’s growing demand for high-quality beef while minimizing the odds that Japan will increase tariffs.
An 8,000-head per day state-of-the-art beef processing facility utilizing robotics and other high-tech features was announced in Rapid City last week. Groundbreaking would be as early as next year.
Memorial Day weekend is known as the unofficial kickoff to grilling season. Even with the push to more plant-based proteins, meat is still in high demand. Millennials are one of the largest groups of meat eaters.
The recovery from this year’s high path avian influenza outbreak is taking place much quicker than in 2015, despite the fact that the virus is more virulent.