Livestock
Another round of HPAI cases in poultry and dairy cattle plague Michigan producers, updates on the Kansas wildfires, and other top rural news stories from last week.
Cattle: Beef & Dairy
Pork
Livestock showmen are an important aspect of the pork industry and, of course, should be celebrated on National Pig Day!
The extension will now also include a study to better understand the impact of those speed increases on worker safety.
What can these facilities do to protect themselves? I wrote about this issue last spring, and since that time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has issued a significant opinion. That makes an update in order.
In 2023, U.S. meat production failed to post a year-over-year increase, the first time since 2014. This year, livestock analysts say production growth will hardly be measurable.
Producers are getting a better outlook for hog profitability, and analysts call it a breath of fresh air.
Poultry
The case, which occurred at a facility between Lansing and Grand Rapids, culled more than 2 million birds.