Wyatt Bechtel

Wyatt Bechtel is associate editor for Beef Today and Dairy Today.

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Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) will be costly and have no economic benefit to consumers, a report from USDA indicates.
Beef and total red meat production continues to slide.
The hit television show and book series Game of Thrones has more connections to agriculture than one would think for a fantasy series that features dragons and ice zombies.
A bill has recently been signed into law in Oklahoma that will prohibit deceptive or misleading labeling of meat products, and in essence prevents cell cultured or plant based products from using meat terms.
After accepting payments for approving USDA loans for cash payments, a former Farm Service Agency loan officer will spend two years in federal prison.
The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act of 2019 has the support of presidential candidates and could reshape how agricultural checkoffs operate, something animal rights groups see as a win.
Requirements on removal and disposal dead livestock are being temporarily eased in Nebraska after last week’s blizzard and flooding, along with an easing on travel restrictions for vehicles helping with flood relief.
Farmers, ranchers and industry groups went to social media to spread the word that National Ag Day was happening on March 14.
A farmer and a farm worker are on probation after applying liquid manure onto a field that resulted in runoff into a nearby stream. The farm was fined $50,000.
The owners of Allflex ear tags and SCR dairy monitoring technology is being acquired by Merck.