Pork Business
As numbers continue to roll out, and the impacts of ASF are fully realized, it could be a bullish demand story for all proteins as the industry could face a protein shortage this year.
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.
Montana’s Real Meat Act requires that products labeled as “meat” must be “derived from the edible flesh of livestock or a livestock product.”
R-CALF USA has asked the Justice Department to block the proposed merger of Iowa Premium and National Beef.
“Who else has the knowledge, the experience, and the fortitude to press on,” asks Shad Sullivan? “The American farmer and rancher.”
A YouTube ‘star’ who spent years pushing a no-meat-never-ever diet is getting excoriated by her former fans.
January exports of U.S. beef and pork were slightly below last year’s volume levels while export value posted mixed results, according to statistics released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
Cutting costs helped Cargill Inc. show a 14% jump in its fiscal third quarter, even as global threats such as trade, low ethanol demand and swine fever pulled down the company’s profits.
An Iowa-based community activist organization and a Washington-based environmental group have filed a lawsuit against the state of Iowa alleging they have deprived residents of their right to clean water.
2018 was a record-breaking year for U.S. exports to the Philippines, with pork exports up 23% in volume and beef exports up 39%.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has signed legislation that requires “fake meat” products to be correctly labeled, hoping to reduce the impact of lab-cultured products on the local meat market.
PETA is heading to Levi’s boardroom to urge the company to stop peddling the leather patches on the back of its jeans.
Are eggs really the problem with the development of heart disease?
MillerCoors has filed a lawsuit against Anheuser-Busch InBev seeking an immediate halt to the campaign shaming Miller Lite and Coors Light for using corn syrup.
A list of resources for farmers and ranchers impacted by flooding.
The meat industry should be broadly focused on presenting its products as value-added while marketing specifically to fake meat’s failures.
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.
As the Central and Southern Plains of the United States continue to experience extreme weather and flooding, the FDA’s Center for Veterinary Medicine reminds animal food producers about information resources available.
The Nebraska Cattlemen and the Nebraska Farm Bureau have announced disaster relief funds for cattlemen affected by the flood.
Farmers, ranchers and industry groups went to social media to spread the word that National Ag Day was happening on March 14.
The Iowa Legislature has sent to the governor a bill designed to prosecute people who get hired at a livestock farm in order to record animal living conditions.
With investors still worried about the fallout from the trade war, China will this week announce industrial production and retail sales for February.
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Super Bowl Sunday was more than a month ago, but controversy continues over Bud Light’s advertising campaign.
Statistics show the nation’s farmers are struggling to pay back their loans after years of low crop prices _ with nearly one out of every five loans in a government farm program now delinquent.
Is a focus on China costing U.S. farmers market share in Japan?
President Donald Trump plans to meet with China’s top trade negotiator Friday afternoon as the U.S. tries to forge a preliminary deal with its biggest economic rival.
President Donald Trump says he will extend a deadline to escalate tariffs on Chinese imports, citing “substantial progress” in weekend talks between the two countries.
Calls to the Wisconsin Farm Center, which helps distressed farmers, were up last year, including a 33 percent increase in November and December compared to the same two months the previous year.
This week, USDA released a list of FSA program deadline extensions.