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

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

A $2 per cwt. decline in cash prices cut into cattle feeding margins last week while beef packing margins took a leap forward.

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.

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.

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

USDA says it’s making permanent rules that allow schools to serve larger portions of lean meat and whole grains in school lunches.

This year is definitely one that’s going to require a plan that drives your marketing moves. In addition to structure, flexibility is key to capture a run up in prices along the way.

The state of Utah is pushing back against animal-welfare activists who contend a state law to prevent filming of agricultural operations is designed to silence them.

Cattle futures rose to a record as ranchers struggle to boost the U.S. herd from a 63-year low.