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Showing posts with label beef. Show all posts
Showing posts with label beef. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 09, 2026

New World Screwworm enters the U.S.

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NWS infestations were discovered just days apart on calves that grazed roughly 5.6 miles from each another. ( Photo via Hoosier Ag News )  D...
Friday, May 22, 2026

Quick hits: SS Edmund Fitzgerald mystery remains; internet carriers team up; complex beef pricing; what to wear for extreme-weather reporting

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At 729-feet, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald was the longest ship traveling through the Great Lakes before it was 'swallowed' by Lake Super...
Friday, April 17, 2026

Ag round-up: Nearly 70% of farmers can't afford fertilizer; union and JBS reach deal; real help for stressed farmers

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Share of farmers unable to afford all required fertilizer. (American Farm Bureau Federation graph) Nearly 70% of American farmers report the...
Friday, April 03, 2026

Meatpacker strike at one of the county's largest slaughterhouses continues as negotiations fizzle

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JBS Foods is the leading beef producer in the world. As nearly 3,800 JBS meatpackers at Swift Beef Company in Greeley, Colorado, remain on s...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

JBS beef meatpackers in Colorado plan strike over pay and company charges for protective equipment

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JBS is the number one beef producer in the U.S. (JBS photo) American consumers are paying at or near record prices for beef, while nearly 3,...
Tuesday, March 03, 2026

20% of beef purchases today are from "beef-on-dairy" cattle

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Roughly 20% of beef purchased by U.S. consumers is from beef-on-dairy cattle. (Photo by Austin Santaniello, Unsplash) Many Americans may not...
Tuesday, February 24, 2026

High beef prices are 'the new normal' for Americans

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After years without profits, U.S. cattle ranchers resist growing their herds. (Photo by  K. Sikkema, Unsplash) Even as U.S. consumers keep c...
Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Bulk-beef purchases require an investment, but they can help family grocery budgets, cattle farmers and butchers

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Graphic by Adam Dixon, Offrange Whether it's juicy burgers, a tender tri-tip roast, or the rich flavor of grilled steaks, many Americans...
Friday, January 16, 2026

New World Screwworm inches closer to the Texas border; flesh-eating larvae can be deadly to cattle

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Brahman cows graze near Mercedes, Texas, about 11 miles  from the Mexico border. (Photo by J. Carrico, Farm Journal) After a few months of ...
Wednesday, January 07, 2026

Small Nebraska town tries to steady itself after Tyson Foods announces meat processing plant closure

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The Tyson Foods beef processing plant in Lexington, Nebraska, wasn't just a slaughterhouse that offered good wages and steady employment...
Tuesday, December 02, 2025

Opinion: Virtual cattle fencing offers a multiple-benefit solution for ranchers and helps migrating wildlife

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Ranchers can easily move herd grazing lands with an app.  (NoFence photo) Western ranches in the United States include thousands of miles of...
Tuesday, November 25, 2025

Tyson Foods plans to shutter one of the country's biggest beef processing plants in rural Lexington, Nebraska

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The Lexington plant could process 5,000 head of cattle per day. (Tyson photo) Even with national beef prices at historic highs, Tyson Foods ...
Friday, October 24, 2025

U.S ranchers and GOP lawmakers in farming regions denounce Trump administration plans to import beef

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Many American ranchers see Argentina beef as a major competitor. ( Carol Highsmith's America photo) American cattle ranchers and GOP mem...
Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Cattle ranchers concerned about Walmart’s impact on U.S. beef industry

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Photo by Tyler Delgado, Unsplash Walmart’s new beef processing plant in Kansas has raised concerns among cattle ranchers that Walmart “will ...
Friday, October 17, 2025

Closing the border for cattle trade hurts American and Mexican livestock managers

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Cattle handlers on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border are struggling. (Photo by Marc Hardy via Farm Progress) The resurgence of the New Wo...
Tuesday, September 16, 2025

U.S. ranchers finally see profits: Thin herds and high demand have beef prices climbing

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There's no quick fix for low herd numbers pushing beef prices higher. (Graph by Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University) After years of ...
Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Texas cattle owners remain on 'high alert' as a human infection of New World screwworm is confirmed

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A sterile male screwworm fly is numbered to study fly dispersal. (USDA photo via PBS) Despite focused efforts to prevent the flesh-eating Ne...
Tuesday, June 24, 2025

A rural community bets on a beef slaughterhouse dedicated to changing the industry to attract American workers

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The Sustainable Beef plant is the size of 10 football fields. (Sustainable Beef photo) In a bid to oust the slaughterhouse industry's ba...
Friday, May 09, 2025

Ag updates: Celebrate Beef Month; handling farm stressors; 'regenerative' farming limits; what is 'acequia' irrigation?

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"Round-up scenes in Belle Fouche" by John C. H. Grabill. (Library of Congress photo via Ag Clips) May is National Beef Month, and ...
Friday, April 11, 2025

A cold case of cows gone missing. So many are gone and rustling doesn't fully explain it.

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The Uncompahgre Plateau includes about 2,290 square miles in five counties: Delta, Mesa, Montrose, Ouray, and San Migue. The San Juan Mounta...