Cashing in on higher prices for cull cattle as meat demand stays high. Plus, trouble grows for wheat growers in a global surplus, and ag machinery sales slump.
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.
As hog prices face potential decline, pork producers are dealing with a surge in litter rates, complicating efforts to control production.
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.
U.S. pork exports could outpace both chicken and beef shipments in the coming decade.
In a recent statement, California State Representative James Gallagher says Prop 12 not only impacts pork producers but agriculture as a whole, and emphasizes the need for producers and consumers to co-exist.
The National Agricultural Law Center is zeroing in on some crucial legal matters for the new year.
As we start the new year, let’s take a look at some of the legislative items from 2023 affecting agriculture that will continue to play out in the political area for months to come.