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Cattle feeders saw a significant, unseasonal bump in profit margins last week.

Cattle feeders’ profits last week were $367 per head more than at the same time last year when $196 per head losses were recorded.

Hillshire Brands Co. withdrew support for a merger with Pinnacle Foods Inc. and said a $7.7 billion takeover bid from Tyson Foods Inc. is a better deal for its investors.

Understanding the ins-and-outs of direct marketing can help increase profitability for livestock producers.

Tyson has won a bidding contest to buy Hillshire Brands, the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs, with an offer of $63 per share. The company beat out rival meat heavyweight Pilgrim's Pride.

As America’s cattle market continues to defy historical trends, cattle feeding margins have benefited with solid profits most of the year

Marketplace desire for pork from alternative sow housing influenced decision; Cargill will have update sow facilities by 2015.

U.S. beef and pork exports continued their positive growth trend in April.

The debate between urban and rural interests in Iowa could be poised to deepen, experts say, if hog farms expand to keep up with strong demand for pork and manure.

This summer, U.S. consumers can look forward to opening a cold beer, firing up the grill and throwing on the most expensive pork chop they have ever purchased.

Brazil is seeking to increase its lead over India, Australia and the U.S. in meat exports by stepping up sales to Russia and the Middle East.

Cattle feeders’ profits last week were $273 per head more than at the same time last year.

Hillshire Brands says it will hold separate talks with Pilgrim's Pride and Tyson Foods, as the two meat processing heavyweights engage in a bidding war for the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs.

Hillshire Brands Co. authorized takeover talks with Tyson Foods Inc. and Brazil’s JBS SA as the $6.7 billion bidding war for the maker of Jimmy Dean sausages and Ball Park hot dogs escalated.

There are still critical questions surrounding the effects of porcine epidemic diarrhea virus that have to be answered.

Researchers at Plymouth State University are exploring whether New Hampshire residents raising livestock would be well served by a state certified meat processing plant.

Hillshire Brands is at the center of a barnyard brawl.

Cattle feeders’ profits last week were $271 per head more than at the same time last year when $114 per head losses were recorded.

Challenges in the beef and pork industry have led to higher retail prices.

U.S. losses from the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus may wane as surviving sows pass on resistance to their piglets, the World Organisation for Animal Health said.

Cattle feeding margins jumped nearly $20 per head higher last week to average $216.

Summer grilling season will cost meat lovers a few more dollars this year.

The pace of U.S. beef and pork exports increased sharply in March.

Iowa livestock producers may have more regulations heading their way in how manure is handled.

World food costs fell for the first time in three months in April as dairy, sugar and vegetable oil costs declined, the Food & Agriculture Organization said.

The World Health Organization (WHO) released a new report on worldwide antibiotic resistance (AMR), calling it a major worldwide threat to public health.

South Dakota livestock producers last year had a much better financial year than in 2012.

Short supplies of cattle and hogs are pushing prices upward at the sale barn and the supermarket.

Tyson Foods said Monday that its second-quarter net income more than doubled, benefiting from strong demand for chicken and higher prices for beef and pork.

Japan, the world’s largest pork importer, may accelerate tariff talks with Canada to increase pressure on the U.S. to ease demands for cuts in agricultural protection, the Asian nation’s biggest hog farmers group said.

Chip Flory breaks down this week's potential headline makers with a new "risk rating" system.

Profit margins for both beef and pork producers fell for the fourth consecutive week, yet both sectors remain solidly profitable.

$5.4 billion deal creates world’s second-largest animal health company.

Japan, the world’s largest pork buyer, will lower its tariff on pig meat shipments from Australia in a bilateral trade agreement that also reduces import duties on beef.

NAHLN revises past data upward and adds Vermont to the list of states.

Profit margins for both beef and pork producers fell slightly again last week, yet both sectors remain solidly profitable.

Record-high prices for U.S. beef burgers and pork chops are helping to make 2014 the most profitable year ever for chicken producers.

Mississippi is the latest state to report at least one positive case of PEDV.

As the industry searches for solutions, here are three ways you can limit exposure to this deadly disease during transportation.

Buoyed by double-digit export growth to Mexico, U.S. pork and beef exports performed well in February despite growing concerns about tight supplies and rising prices.

Profit margins for both beef and pork producers fell slightly last week, yet both sectors remain solidly profitable.

February pork exports equated to 27.5% of total pork production.

The most deadly outbreak of PEDV in 18 years in Japan is raising pork prices and may boost the country's imports, supporting a record rally in Chicago.

A ranch in Oregon has maintained its family roots for more than 150 years.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack says he's confident the agricultural economy will remain strong despite an expected drop in farm income next year as corn prices lag and a pig virus reduces herds.

China, the world’s largest pork consumer, has put “temporary restrictions” on imports of U.S. pigs to prevent a swine disease from spreading to its herds.

Vermont reports its first case of PEDV.

Index rises on sharp gains in prices for sugar and cereals.

There are some good reasons why 2014 looks like the best year for pork since 1990.

Strong profits continue for both beef and pork producers.