Livestock
2025 Top Producer Women in Agriculture Award winner Kimberly Ratcliff wanted a life in New York City, but soon found herself pulled back to the family ranch. She left a prestigious career, went back to school and expanded the operation.
Spearheaded by National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett and USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins, the plan prioritizes enhanced biosecurity measures and medication to control the spread of the virus and moves away from mass culling of infected flocks.
Joe Morgan, CEO of Poky Feeders based in Scott City, Kan., was inducted into the 2025 Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame during the Cattle Convention in San Antonio, Texas, this year.
USDA’s latest Cattle Inventory report showed U.S. beef cattle numbers fell to the lowest level in 64 years to start the year. Tight supplies and strong demand could push cattle prices to even higher highs in 2025, but uncertainty is infusing more risk and volatility into the markets.
USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom says the increases were driven by diversification of export markets and delivered a value of $66 per head slaughtered on pork.
Monarch says its Autodrive technology is the first commercially available, fully autonomous feature in a driver-optional tractor.
After fighting in Afghanistan with the U.S. Army’s 1st Ranger Battalion, Patrick Montgomery came home to a new battle — keeping his ranch and direct-to-consumer beef company alive.
USDA’s annual Cattle Inventory Report released Friday shows the U.S. total cattle inventory shrunk another 1% over the past year, with the number of beef cows also down 1%.
Last year’s USDA Cattle Inventory Report showed the smallest cattle herd since 1951. With strong heifer prices and no strong signs of rebuilding underway, the Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor shows supplies may come in even lower than last year.
Sec. Mike Naig says the U.S. government is using what he describes as a three-legged stool approach to address the virus in the dairy and poultry industries.
According to the January 2025 Food Price Outlook, egg prices saw the biggest spike, up 37% year-over-year. When you look ahead, USDA expects outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) to continue to cause egg prices to climb.
Under the regulation, FSIS would classify certain Salmonella levels and serotypes in raw poultry products as adulterants and, therefore, prohibit them from entering the food supply.
The U.S. IPO market is set for a historic week ahead.
Outgoing USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack sent a letter to Mexico’s Secretary of Agriculture acknowledging the progress made in reopening cattle trade between the two countries following the detection of New World Screwworm, but says more action is needed to resume trade.
2025 IDFA Innovative Dairy Farmer of the Year award winner bridges tradition and innovation.
Proposition 12 is exacerbating food insecurity in California – especially in the Asian and Latino communities who rely on pork as their primary protein.
California State Veterinarian Dr. Annette Jones has issued a statewide ban on dairy cattle and poultry exhibitions to combat the spread of H5N1 Avian Influenza. The ban will remain in place until the outbreak is under control—here’s what you need to know.
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) suspended imports of live cattle and bison from Mexico on Nov. 22, 2024, following the detection of New World screwworm (NWS) along Mexico’s southern border.
Brian Forrest of Maple Ridge Dairy near Stratford, Wisconsin, embodies a spirit of selflessness and resilience, as he has been an organ donor, not just once, but twice.
Although there were no earth-shattering surprises in the Dec. 1 USDA Hogs and Pigs Report, economist Lee Schulz says there are several important takeaways for pork producers as the year comes to a close.
The Prescott Family Reindeer Farm in southern Missouri is 240 acres rooted in a deep desire to give everyone a full Christmas experience. Cattle producers by trade, they decided to also add reindeer to their mix.
From parenthood to politics and hiding the holiday elf to celebrating that cottage cheese is “having a moment,” the Modern Day Farm Chick’s humor and sincerity are a big hit.
With an unassuming pursuit of excellence, 2024 Top Producer of the Year Christine Hamilton leads her team driven by the pursuit of doing things in a better way but not for the sake of being the best.
New World Screwworm is a serious veterinary pest that can cause severe damage to livestock and wildlife populations. The detection of New World Screwworm in Mexico and the subsequent USDA actions may have significant implications on trade and travel.
Whole turkeys may be losing their grip as the dominant center-of-plate choice for Thanksgiving dinner, according to the latest report from CoBank’s Knowledge Exchange.
Bird flu has infected three more people from Washington state after they were exposed to poultry that tested positive for the virus, according to health authorities in Washington and in Oregon, where the human cases were identified.
Summer internships are the first exposure for students to the real world.
USDA announced on Oct. 30 the first reported case of H5N1 in a pig in an Oregon backyard farm.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture says it euthanized roughly 1.3 million chickens after Pure Prairie Poultry said in late September it could no longer afford to buy feed for the company’s flock across 14 Iowa farms.
John R. Tyson, Tyson Foods Inc.'s heir, pled guilty to drunken driving and other charges after his arrest in June.