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Standardized ecological, social and economic indicators can help ranchers track and communicate about sustainability, which is vital to feeding a growing world.
The House Agriculture Committee passed the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act with a unanimous vote, allotting $70 million annually to chronic wasting disease (CWD) control.
USDA’s World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates released Tuesday project an overall decline in 2021 red meat and poultry production despite a higher beef production forecast.
The U.S. House Agriculture Committee held its fourth hearing on livestock markets on Thursday, with witnesses addressing the need for reforms but with no consensus of what such reforms might entail.
U.S. beef exports topped $1 billion in value for the first time in a single month during August, while U.S. pork exports posted another strong month remaining ahead of the record pace established last year.
An overnight fire at the JBS beef facility and a temporary computer glitch at Tyson’s Dakota City facility disrupted beef packing on Monday sending futures prices sharply lower.
The U.S. is experiencing drought conditions affecting cattle, pastures, feed crops and beyond. During Farm Journal Field Days, Drovers’ Greg Henderson discussed the drought and its effect with four industry stakeholders.
An unprecedented meeting held in May among major cattle industry representatives, typically at odds, has produced plans for change and calls for answers from U.S. lawmakers. Keep up with the latest on this page.
Would you buy one? Check out what farmers had to say after Ford’s F-150 Lightning announcement.
Secretary Vilsack flatly denied there is any effort by President Biden to reduce meat consumption to meet proposed cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. “Sometimes in the political world, games get played,” he said.