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Commentary: GMOs: How do I hate thee?
Let me count the ways: The Top Ten ways, actually, as GMO haters compile a hit list of reasons why they believe we need to take biotech by the neck and choke it until it’s dead.
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Boxed beef hits record highs, cattle weak to lower
Beef demand climbs at a rapid pace ahead of the Memorial Day weekend, boosting Choice boxed beef prices to new records. Cattle prices, however, traded weak to lower on most classes.
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Commentary: In praise of animal foods
The number of nutritionists touting the benefits of meat-eating pales in comparison to the legions decrying its consumption. That’s why a recent interviewee deserves cheers, not chastisement.
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U.S. wheat conditions well below average
USDA’s weekly crop progress report revealed the devastating effects of prolonged drought and an unseasonably cool spring. Ratings across the 18 major wheat producing states were well below the five-year average.
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Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
Two of the highest ranking officials at Eastern Livestock have been sentenced to years in prison for mail fraud in a check kiting scheme that left cattle producers with millions of dollars in bad checks.
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BeefTalk: How do we get the next generation to raise beef?
"Cattle and crops: Together we stand, divided we fall." Among the numerous commentaries on agriculture, is that really true?
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What’s on America’s grill this weekend?
A new poll conducted for the American Meat Institute identifies Americans’ favorite grilling foods prior to the Memorial Day weekend.
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Packer margins jump higher, feeding margins bleak
Higher wholesale beef prices helped drive beef packer margins significantly higher last week, but cattle feeding margins saw only minimal improvement. Average pork producer margins remain positive.
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Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
Devastating storms such as the May 20 tornado that struck Moore highlight the need to act quickly to dispose of livestock and other large animal carcasses at a time when necessary equipment may be tied up with high-priority search-and-rescue or recovery efforts for people.
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Will this summer be a repeat of 2012?
Last year’s oppressive heat wave and drought won’t be forgotten any time soon, and this year’s summer will likely be another scorcher for much of the country.
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Farmland values: Not falling but not accelerating as fast
Soft landings are desired by airline travelers and economists. But in the case of farmland values, a soft landing is much more preferable than the bursting of some bubble.
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- YSA members gain insight into agribusiness, retail industries
- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Team up against bovine respiratory disease
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
