Hogs - General
Beijing says it supports domestic companies purchasing a certain amount of U.S. farm produce.
The seasonal insanity of marketing every edible concoction in a ‘pumpkin spice’ flavor has begun again. But one new entry actually makes sense, in terms of culinary tradition, anyway.
Collegiate meat judging is a competitive sport. In fact, it’s so competitive, some team members at Texas Tech University are recruited in middle school. U.S. Farm Report gets a taste of why the team is so successful.
Farming is stressful—this year proves challenging for even experienced farmers. However, it’s important for you, friends and family to remember that stress on the farm should be just that—stress on the farm.
Earlier this week a coalition of Nebraska citizens joined together to push against large livestock operations in the state. If the petition is followed, it would put a temporary stop to CAFOs in the state.
Investors rushing to join the fake meat business is not necessarily newsworthy, until you learn Novameat is developing equipment capable of 3D printing meatless “steaks.”
The restaurant industry is often criticized for not doing more to push animal welfare reforms, but even when they do their marketing efforts miss the mark.
More than 125 pork producers head to Washington, D.C. this week to lobby Congress on industry issues.
A new economic analysis estimates ongoing retaliatory tariffs imposed by countries on U.S. agricultural exports will cost Nebraska producers nearly $1 billion in 2019.
Five start-up food companies marketing cell-based/cultured meat, poultry and seafood have formed the Alliance for Meat, Poultry & Seafood Innovation (AMPS Innovation).
A federal class-action lawsuit filed in Baltimore alleges Perdue, Tyson, Pilgrim’s Pride and 15 other poultry-processing giants conspired to suppress worker wages.
New research is questioning the healthfulness of consuming large amounts of highly processed food ingredients, with one European study’s data indicate a worrying trend of earlier mortality.
“There’s a lot of enthusiasm with the trade, with customers in Japan,” says Dan Halstrom, U.S. Meat Export Federation president and CEO.
Consumers used to want farmers to be local, healthy or safe, but a new word is topping the chart this year, according to a new global study by Cargill. In a word, consumers want farmers to be sustainable.
In evaluating any study alleging that eating meat will sicken and ultimately kill you, it’s critical to identify who’s doing the research and what biases they might harbor, consciously or otherwise.
The Office of Homeland Security protects America’s livestock from biodefense risks and animal diseases that could crush the U.S. economy.
One of summer’s — and insects’ — worst curses is the red meat allergy that can develop after getting bit by the Lone Star tick. But a new treatment finally offers some hope for sufferers.
A British high school student didn’t get a pass — literally — after writing that halal meat was ‘disgusting’ on a college admissions test. Was she an Islamophobe? No, just a diehard vegan.
Chinese officials on Friday announced increased tariffs on a host of U.S. agricultural goods, including a 10% increase on beef and pork.
KFC will offer Beyond Meat’s plant-based chicken alternatives in an Atlanta store.
If you were to read the ingredient labels, you’d be surprised to see the similarities between the new wave of shamburgers and high-end dog food. Which one’s more nutritious? Tough to say.
A Missouri judge has placed a restraining order on Senate Bill 391 that prevents counties from imposing stricter regulations on large livestock farms than the state regulations.
The Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s new proposal adjusts the rules around the amount of time truckers can drive their loads and the rest requirements between drives.
As if there aren’t enough books telling us how to live, where to work and what to eat, a 10-year-old tome with (literally) a hundred maxims on food and diets still gets traction. Why? Beats me.
Elanco Animal Health has agreed to buy Bayer’s veterinary drugs unit in a cash and stock deal valued at $7.6 billion.
This week the Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) is placing ads in the Wall Street Journal and the New York Post highlighting many of the ingredients in fake bacon and fake sausage.
The Diemel brothers’ business was based in the dairy community of Bonduel, Wisc., and the community has rallied around the Diemel family.
The shameless partisans at PETA have made a living claiming that we must avoid all contact with animals — especially food animals. Here’s Exhibit No. 275 why that message is all wrong.
Those once-trendy first-gen veggie patties have been eclipsed by the newer alt-meat products eagerly lionized on social media. But predictions of the old school’s demise are highly exaggerated.
After sampling the vaunted Impossible Burger patty at a local restaurant, I must say: It’s good, not great; edible, not memorable; decent, if not delectable — but it retails at twice the price!