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A federal judge prevented Arkansas from enforcing a law that bans using terms such as "burger" or "sausage" to sell vegetarian and vegan products.

Dutch company Meatable’s goal is to “satisfy the world’s appetite for meat without harming people, animals or the planet.”

U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer, R-Neb., introduced the Real MEAT Act, which aims to clarify the definition of beef and plant-based meat alternatives on product labels.

American Royal acquires land for “Epicenter of Agriculture.”

Chipotle's offer of contracts to young farmers to help them succeed may prove admirable, but the giant burrito chain has a less-than-sterling track record of disparaging farmers and ranchers.

Iowa Pork Congress keynote speaker Andy Curliss, CEO of the NC Pork Council, will discuss how a significant, coordinated effort is threatening animal agriculture, not only in his state, but across the country.

After reaching historic levels earlier this fall, beef packer margins have experienced steady declines over the past month as cattle prices have increased.

From gene regulation to crossbred breeding programs, 10 graduate students from across the country presented their research at the National Swine Improvement Federation meeting in Indianapolis on Dec. 5-6.

Efforts to get the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) through Congress may have hit a major roadblock, said AgDay’s Clinton Griffiths on Thursday. 

Pig farmers partner with Smithfield Foods, Inc., Prairie Fresh Pork and JBS USA Pork to fight food insecurity.

Bell will work with the board of directors to execute OPC’s strategic goals, coordinate state checkoff programs and continue involvement in H2Ohio, in addition to the Ohio Agricultural Conservation Initiative.

Blue Grass Quality Meats, of Erlanger, Ky., has recalled 121,083 pounds of pork bacon and ready-to-eat turkey products because of misbranding and undeclared allergens.

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Feeding two billion more people is both a problem and an opportunity. Emily Johannes says we simply cannot feed the people of this world with the existing resources we have.

Could genetically modified crops become a thing one day soon? Don’t dismiss the possibility, as newer gene editing techniques now parallel ‘natural’ crop mutations that increase productivity.

Six Iowa high school football players took home first-year awards at the 2019 Iowa High School State Football Championships. Hog of the Game (HOG) awards went to the outstanding offensive lineman in each of the games.

Iowa Select Farms and Deb and Jeff Hansen Foundation donate 1 million ham sandwiches and 10,000 pork sticks to at-risk kids.

Iowa State University researchers contributed to the report, "Reducing Food Loss and Waste: Ten Interventions to Scale Impact,” which delves into large-scale interventions to halve global food loss and waste by 2030.

A 59-year-old Texas woman was attacked and killed by feral hogs on Nov. 24. According to the New York Times, this is the fifth documented fatal wild hog attack in the country since 1825. 

A new day brings new hope for the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, says National Reporter Betsy Jibben.

Send in your beard photos now for Farm Journal’s PORK’s Best Beards of the Pork Industry contest.

Budgets are never perfect — but you need to complete one.

Center of the Plate is a non-profit that focuses on giving meat protein to families in need in the Dripping Springs, Texas, community.

A surge in U.K. pork exports is expected to stretch into at least next year as China seeks to fill a shortage caused by a deadly hog virus, according to one of Britain’s top producers.

U.S. livestock sector backed by domestic, global demand

If you’re the one taking the lead this holiday season on meal preparation, here are four tips from USDA to prevent foodborne illness and unnecessary holiday stress.

The USDA published clarifications to the export sales reporting system after the FAS received informal inquiries whether exports of different types of beef and pork carcasses must be reported under the regulations. 

Illinois pig and corn farmers gathered to present the Central Illinois Foodbank with 5,500 pounds of ground pork as part of the Pork Power: Partnering to Fight Hunger in Illinois campaign.

Ham, turkey or turporken? Yes, it really is a thing.

Brad Greenway and Phil Borgic to serve the U.S. pork industry on the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance board of directors in 2020.

As the holidays approach, will consumers planning to serve up a Thanksgiving or Christmas ham think twice due to price? 

What will it take to help small towns survive?

Nearly 30% of respondents in a recent PORK poll say they’ve tried plant-based meat alternatives and 16% say they like them.

Vietnam is expected to fall short of nearly 200,000 tons of pork in the fourth quarter of the year due to African swine fever.

Feedyard closeouts improved modestly last week with a $1 increase in cash fed cattle prices. Packer margins increased on the extended rally to the beef cutout price.

The billions that have been earmarked — some would say needlessly — to offset famers’ losses in the trade wars … turns out they might not be helping the very folks who need help the most.

A vegan man is suing Burger King because it's impossible for the company to cook an Impossible Whopper without contaminating it with beef.

Bryan Humphreys  has been named the vice president of producer, state and industry relations, and Jacque Matsen has been named vice president of strategic communications. Both will assume their new roles Dec. 16. 

When Illinois corn and soybean farmer Doug Downs started fueling up his combine on Nov. 7 and saw a note on the combine door, his heart sunk. 

Everywhere veterinarians turned, the “mystery disease” was devastating sow herds and wiping out pigs. Read part one of our three-part series on porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS).

In its Insight into Action newsletter the Pork Checkoff compiled common myths that they hear from restaurant operators about pork and why they don’t utilize it as much as they could.

Last week’s $1 increase in cash fed cattle prices did little for feedyard profits, but the $6.40 rally in wholesale beef prices added another $25 onto already large packer margins.

Amid popular reports of a possible bacon shortage, many consumers wonder what the future holds for their favorite cut of pork.

Whether it’s for No Shave November, to help keep warm on cold winter days, or simply because they enjoy being a beardsman, entries are coming in for Farm Journal’s PORK’s Best Beards in the Pork Industry contest.

Ready-to-eat sausage products produced Oct. 29, Oct. 30 and Nov. 5 have been recalled after a positive Listeria test.

Workplace injuries in American meat and poultry processing and packing facilities has reached an all-time low, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Researchers say modern dietary changes, like veganism, are incompatible with the human physiology that evolved over millions of years.

New research indicates that sit-down meals could be on the decline.

The U.S. Meat Export Federation ended its strategic planning conference by electing new officers. Cevin Jones, a cattle feeder from Eden, Idaho, will succeed Conley Nelson, an Iowa pork producer, as USMEF chair.

The propane issues continue to plague Iowa farmers as harvest drags on, reports AgDay National Reporter Betsy Jibben.