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His warnings have gone largely unheeded, while wild pigs rapidly expand across Western Canada, with no nationally coordinated science-based containment strategy in place. For Brook, it’s a recipe for disaster.
Animal protein prices will remain firm in 2022, says Rabobank, but significant challenges will remain and markets will be driven by the transition to more sustainable animal protein, biosecurity challenges and COVID.
Oetting Homestead Farms of Concordia, Missouri, located in Lafayette County, has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Missouri Leopold Conservation Award®.
Mahindra launches ROXOR off-road side-by-side, a rugged workhorse for farmers, ranchers, off-road enthusiasts and rural lifestyle customers. The redesigned ROXOR is “redefining the SXS category,” the company says.
An attempted robbery at a rural Alberta property resulted in more legal woes for a rancher than for the thieves, and the case has become a flashpoint in the debate about rural landowners’ rights to defend their property.
A bipartisan letter was sent the FTC to investigate the growing concentration in the meatpacking and processing industry, and any anticompetitive behavior resulting from this concentration.
Agriculture can be a powerful part of the solution in reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. That’s the message Frank Mitloehner, animal scientist and air quality expert, delivered at a lecture at Kansas State.
U.S. beef exports topped $1 billion in value for the first time in a single month during August, while U.S. pork exports posted another strong month remaining ahead of the record pace established last year.
Legislative proposals aimed at the U.S. livestock markets could have a negative impact on farmers and ranchers they are intended to protect, Meat Institute argues ahead of Thursday’s House Ag Committee hearing.
In a letter to Ag Sec. Tom Vilsack, the North American Meat Institute asks the administration to stop ignoring “fundamental principles of supply and demand” and acknowledge industry structure is not causing inflation.
Efforts to control the feral pig population in Oklahoma are ahead of last year, USDA reports.
New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker re-introduced his Farm System Reform Act, a bill he says would “transform a broken system.” NCBA calls the proposal “misguided.”
Vermeer Corp. celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the first large round baler by introducing new and innovative products and technologies that reduce on farm labor needs while increasing forage production efficiency.
Pork export value exceeded $800 million for the first time in May, while beef exports recorded the third consecutive month of value record highs, driven in part by record-large exports to South Korea.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced a new tool in the war against feral hogs with the release of a new hog contraceptive bait entering the market this week.
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JBS USA said it paid an $11 million ransom to cyber attackers that shut down operations in the U.S. and Australia last week. All plants were fully operational by June 3.
A Missouri man accused of the murders of two Wisconsin brothers in 2019 now faces additional federal fraud charges relating to his business dealings with the brothers.
March beef and pork exports each posted the highest monthly value on record. Pork exports and shipments of beef muscle cuts also set new volume records in March.
Secretary Vilsack flatly denied there is any effort by President Biden to reduce meat consumption to meet proposed cuts in greenhouse gas emissions. “Sometimes in the political world, games get played,” he said.
Health insurance coverage and healthcare costs are among the greatest challenges for self-employed Americans, including farmers.
Solar energy falls into the renewable energy category, and its growth has skyrocketed over the last few decades due to lower installation costs and consumer demand for more sustainable energy.
For a fifth year, the White House is publicly recognizing March 23, 2021, as National Ag Day. As part of the proclamation, the White House salutes farmers and ranchers for the contributions they continue to make.
The meat war continues. On Friday, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds proclaimed April as “Meat on the Table Month.” She encourages Iowans to support the livestock industry through meat consumption and purchases.
“If you can manage these moments, the world is yours,” says Dr. JP Pawliw-Fry.
Tom Vilsack, during Senate confirmation hearings Tuesday, said he was willing to consider reimplementation of country-of-origin labeling (COOL) regulations for meat products.
Impossible Foods said it would cut the prices of its faux meat patties by 20% at U.S. grocery stores as it ramps up production with a larger plan to eventually undercut ground beef prices.
Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) says she supports the Biden Administration’s move to freeze payments under the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP).
USDA late Wednesday posted notice that $2.3 billion in supplemental Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) payments will be temporarily frozen.
The coronavirus aid package approved by Congress overnight Monday provides $13 billion in ag funding, much of it destined for sectors left out of previous aid packages.