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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.

Kosher and halal meat will now be available to food banks thanks to a new law placed in the farm bill.

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

Short supplies, coupled with ranchers attempting to expand their herds, have led to lower commercial cow slaughter numbers, but weather conditions will help determine the direction of herd numbers.

Pork and beef inventories both dropped during March, according to the USDA.

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.

The U.S. government is starting a new program to help monitor and possibly control the spread of a virus that has killed millions of pigs since showing up in the country last year.

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.

Sign-up begins April 15 for livestock, honeybee and fruit grower emergency programs.

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.

Attorneys for Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter are asking a federal judge to toss a lawsuit challenging a new law that makes it illegal to secretly film animal abuse at agricultural facilities.

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

Undersecretary for USDA’s Marketing and Regulatory Programs Edward Avalos announced last week that USDA is kicking off a national effort to reduce the devastating damage caused by feral, or free ranging, swine.

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.

Planners in the Texas Panhandle have completed an 18-month $1.4 million program to help minimize and survive natural or man-made disasters such as a major disease outbreak.

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.

biggest surprise was in the number of litters farrowing this winter, says Plain.

But restaurant owners are optimistic as spring begins.

Today, USDA reported U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2014, to be 62.9 million head, down 3% from a year ago, and down 5% from Dec. 1, 2013.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2014 was 62.9 million head. This was down 3% from March 1, 2013, and down 5% from December 1, 2013.

Idaho farmers, ranchers and producers say they're happy with the outcome of the 2014 Legislature.

The number market hogs fell to 57.05 million head at the start of this month from 59.24 million a year earlier, USDA said today in a quarterly report.

Report showed All Hogs & Pigs above traders' expectations.

A federal appeals court is allowing labels on certain cuts of meat to say where the animals were born, raised and slaughtered.

A total of 5,017 cases have been reported in 27 states.

Report expected to show steep drop in hog weight breakdowns from year-ago levels.

Twenty-five pharmaceutical companies are voluntarily phasing out the use of antibiotics for growth promotion in animals processed for meat, the Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday.

Highlights of USDA's Weekly Export Sales Report.

Legislation aimed at criminalizing undercover filming or photographing of farm animal operations advanced to the Kentucky Senate on Tuesday with the backing of the state's most influential farm organization.

Profits continue to increase for both cattle and hog producers.

The USDA, in a report today, predicted retail beef and poultry prices will rise 3 percent to 4 percent this year, faster than the 2.5 percent to 3.5 percent increase forecast for all foods.

Says PEDV a story of the "haves" and "have-nots."

The oilseed, grain and livestock markets all came out of the fall doldrums and really extended their gains in February and March.

Cattle and beef prices are at record levels in every industry sector, from cow-calf to retail beef prices. These record prices are obviously supported by a very unusual set of supply and demand circumstances.

NAHLN says 296 new cases of PEDV were confirmed the week ending March 9.