Nominations are now open for the 2021 Holstein Association USA annual awards including the Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder, Elite Breeder…
The U.S. pork industry has built multiple new plants during the past four years, increasing U.S. packing capacity by 12 percent, with much of …
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A fuller picture is emerging of the environmental footprint of beef in the United States.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Doug Turner, who was the chairman of the Illinois Beef Expo for 31 years, now retired from that duty, said he was a little…
U.S. cow-calf producers have been expanding the size of their herds since 2014, when the cattle and calves inventory bottomed out at 88.5 mill…
The Western Farm Show returns to the American Royal complex in Kansas City, Mo., Feb. 22-24. It’s the 58th annual Western Farm Show, and show …
As winter officially arrives, livestock producers are looking at a number of strategies to make hay supplies last. Eric Bailey, University of …
Brazilian beef exporters expect China to drive the nation’s shipments to a record in 2019.
McDonald’s Corp. announced a new beef antibiotic policy affecting 85 percent of its global supply chain intended to reduce the use of antibiot…
A delegation of U.S. government officials is poised to begin meetings in South Korea next week to hash out international guidelines for counte…
Recent rains improved pastures and helped livestock producers get some more hay put up, but hay supplies are still short after a challenging y…
Instead of sitting high and dry for harvest and fall manure application, virtually every county in the state had saturated soils, ponded field…
Though barbecue lovers in Nashville have no shortage of options, many find themselves flocking to a parking lot-based food truck to get their fix.
Gene Schmitz, a University of Missouri Extension livestock field specialist, has seen a lot of variety in hay samples this year. He says hay t…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — In a consumer- driven business, the pork industry benefits from giving grocery shoppers what they’re looking for.
Phil Borgic touched the low point of the pork industry in the late 1990s. It feels even worse today, he said.
MONROE CITY, Mo. — For Scott Hays, raising pigs is a way of life.
CHEROKEE, Iowa — Tyler and Jessica Kannegieter both work full-time jobs and are busy raising a young family. Throw in managing a hog nursery, …
DES MOINES — With the expansion of the current outbreak of African swine fever in China, pork groups and the USDA are working to keep the Unit…
A deadly pig virus has been found in northwestern Europe for the first time in three decades, putting pork production in the world’s top expor…
HULL, Iowa — The past 10 years have seen more and more cattle go through Craig Moss’ feedlot.
Trade concerns and large hog supplies have proven to be the perfect formula for lower hog prices, but slaughter weights are not expected to dr…
Short pastures could get a boost from a fall fertilizer application if moisture is sufficient.
Craig Roberts says his hay and pasture updates throughout this summer have unfortunately been very consistent. Roberts, a University of Missou…
With parts of the Midwest experiencing drought conditions, many pastures have already been shut down.
WRIGHT COUNTY, Iowa — When Prestage Foods of Iowa announced its new pork processing plant south of Eagle Grove, Iowa, in 2016, local reaction …
PITTSFIELD, Ill. — While the siting process of building a new livestock building may get the most public attention, the work before the shovel…