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Most people don’t consider raw steak to be ready-to-eat, unless they’re following an extreme cave man diet. It’s that consumer - the serious meat-eater - that Applestone Meat Co. is pursuing.
WeWork’s enforced vegetarianism is a warning to livestock producers.
In many cases, veterinarians know exactly how sickness appears in a group of cattle. In other cases the source remains a mystery, and management, by necessity, focuses on treatment.
The farmer who employed murder suspect Cristhian Bahena Rivera says he’s received death threats. Rivera was charged with the murder of missing Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts. Rivera worked at the dairy farm.
With China being by far the world’s largest pork-producing and pork-consuming country, ASF’s entry into China is certainly an issue of major concern for China’s massive pork industry.
Iowa and Minnnesota were full of surprises as the Pro Farmer Midwest Crop Tour wrapped up in Rochester, Minnesota. Listen to the podcast to get all of the final tour results.
“There’s the hardcore vegans, the hardcore vegetarians, but we’re seeing more and more flexitarians or reducetarians looking for plant-based options,” Maple Leaf Foods President Dan Curtin commented.
University of Missouri Extension researchers are among the recipients of a new five-year, $4.34 million grant from USDA to study water and nutrient recycling, says MU Extension agricultural engineer Teng Lim.
Scientists from USDA developed the tools to mass produce penicillin, which was used for treating wounded soldiers over 70 years ago during World War II.
The Top Producer Summit includes four must-attend events for your team.
U.S. red meat exports had a strong finish to the third quarter, according to data compiled by USDA agencies (Foreign Agriculture Service and the Economic Research Service).
Looking at hog sales in May 2018 using May 2018 futures, the weaner breakeven was $67.29, down $0.15 for the week. Feed costs were down $0.56 per head.
This week, Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Ia.) introduced an immigration bill, and President Trump is throwing his support behind it.
To kill or not to kill — that is the question over which animal activists wax eloquent, with the answer inevitably being ‘Never!’ But is that proscription a moral absolute, or an existential variable?
Dr. Mary Battrell was named 2018 Swine Practitioner of the Year at the annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Practitioners, held earlier this month in San Diego, Cal.
Erin Brenneman encourages producers – and everyone in agriculture – to use social media as a way to connect with consumers.
Congressional negotiators are nearing agreement on a $1.3 trillion spending bill to avoid a government shutdown this weekend after key compromises were reached during overnight talks.
Understandably, there’s concern about the ‘alt-meat’ products now on store shelves and restaurant menus and labeled as ‘beef’ or ‘chicken.’ But is banning those terms the ideal response?
The agriculture industry is placing its youth directly in harm’s way, according to an editorial signed by leading safety experts and ag engineers.
Targeted to show livestock families, Exiss Trailers announces its newest product – the Exhibitor Mini.
Produce Retailer editor Pamela Riemenschneider and staff writer Ashley Nickle discuss the revamped meal kits from Chef’d and other products now in stores -- and the all-important question of where to merchandise them.
The omnibus spending bill before Congress this week does include a change to Section 199A of the President’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Scientists continue to make advancements in biotechnology, but regulatory obstacles keep most of those advancements from reaching commercialization, resulting in sparse return on investment.
Elizabeth Wagstrom receives the Meritorious Service award and Adam Schelkopf is the 2018 Young Swine Veterinarian of the Year, announced at the annual meeting of the American Association of Swine Veterinarians.
Studying how to make and combine cutting-edge materials is leading to cheaper, more efficient, and more sensitive gaseous sensors. Maybe they will be affordable enough for use in the pork industry.
The outlook into early to mid-April is a volatile one with ups and downs and plenty of rainfall on the table, especially for the eastern ag belt.
The growing distance between food production and the consuming public is creating an abyss in knowledge and understanding of where food comes from, or what to do with it after it after it’s purchased.
Farmland values continue on a steady trend throughout most of the country.
Iowa Senator Grassley expressed frustration today with Scott Pruitt’s lack of action to uphold the Renewable Fuel Standards law.
Comply with the rules, keep good records and organize those records for accessibility, and you shouldn’t worry about FDA inspectors scheduling an audit.