Beef - General
The editors at AgWeb.com are looking at experts’ projections for commodities in 2021 to help you succeed in the coming year. Here’s a look at what analysts expect for the upcoming year in the protein segments.
The White House announced several steps to increase access of fruits and vegetables as a food source, but some say animal protein is also an answer to the need for healthy and nutritious food for all Americans.
Voters in Switzerland will decide on a referendum that would ban “factory farming” and tighten its already strict animal welfare regulations.
NCBA announces its “75% plan,” a regional approach to improve cattle market price discovery without mandating participation by producers or packers.
The House Ag Committee passed the Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021 by unanimous vote on Thursday. Supporters say the act would give greater transparency to cattle markets and more leverage to producers.
The dollars tagged for such purposes are part of the Build Back Better program, the Biden administration’s COVID-19 relief plan.
The bonus is intended to encourage employees to get inoculations, after thousands of U.S. meatpacking workers became infected with the coronavirus last year.
Who should be telling the story of agriculture? The Shark Farmer says it may not be who you first think.
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.
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.