USDA awards $26.5M in value-added ag grants
Grant program provides funding for 194 projects, with $11.6M going to 80 beef producer projects.
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Bimeda USA expands anti-parasitic line for cattle
Moxisolv Pour-On is an FDA-approved bioequivalent option containing 0.5% moxidectin.
Plan to spatially disperse feeding areas this winter
Research shows strategic winter feeding disperses manure nutrients better than traditional sacrifice lots, improving soil fertility across pastures.
Meat Institute warns Thune MCOOL amendment will raise beef costs
Amendment to Senate farm bill imposes mandatory origin labeling; group says Congress shouldn’t interfere in markets.
Factors contributing to small, weak-born calves in fall
Three culprits may include late-gestation heat stress, toxic fescue and genetics.
Santa Teresa is next
A second U.S./Mexico border location set to re-open to cattle imports as officials assure screwworm safeguards are in place.
CSU names livestock complex after pioneering cattle nutritionist
Fort Collins research center named in honor of professor emeritus Dr. John Matsushima.
New USDA initiative to bring more states into meat inspection
Stand-Up Program to provide up to $50M to help states start or expand meat inspection programs in partnership with FSIS.
Political noise adds volatility to markets
What exactly is impacting the cattle markets and what's just noise? We dig into the topics of mCOOL, beef imports and more.
It’s not the imports that matter, it’s the interference
Political meddling in beef markets creates unnecessary uncertainty while data proves imports support rather than undermine domestic producer profits.
Beef imports: Reality vs. rhetoric
Absent imported lean trimmings, the 50/50 market would be sharply discounted and would reduce the value of U.S. harvested fed steers and heifers.
AI helps researchers target bacteria behind beef browning
Project focuses on color stability to counteract premature browning, which costs beef industry almost $4B per year.
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