USDA Announces Change to Federal Milk Marketing Pricing Formulas
Once the rule is published in the Federal Register, the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) will conduct producer referendums in...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Nov 62 min read
Study Finds That 100% Ground Beef Builds More Muscle Than Soy Based Protein
“While both beef and soy are considered ‘complete’ proteins, the amino acids in beef are simply more available for the muscle to use eff...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Oct 162 min read
U.S. Meat Export Federation Announces New Records for August Pork Export Volumes
August pork exports totaled 238,989 metric tons (mt), up 6% from a year ago but the second lowest of 2024. Export value increased 8% to...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Sep 301 min read
Colombia Lifts It's HPAI Ban on U.S. Beef Products From 14 States After 5 Months
Prior to the restrictions imposed in April, Colombia was a promising market averaging about $3 million per month in U.S. beef purchases...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Aug 281 min read
Cargill’s Fresno Beef Plant Sale Cleared - Must Retain 700 Employees and Operate for 1 Year
Western Valley Meat agrees to continue operating the Fresno plant for 12 months and agrees to retain at least 700 existing employees for...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jul 242 min read
Cargill Grants $1M to Colorado State University to Research Methane Reduction in Cattle
Cargill’s $1 million grant will address a critical agricultural challenge: enteric methane emissions from feedlot cattle, which are natu...
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by AGC News
Jul 171 min read
Commodity Prices Report 7/15 - 7/19
Your California Commodity and Market Price Update for the Week!
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 172 min read
China Bans US Meat Exports from Major West Coast Logistics Facility, Disrupting Shipping
China has banned meat exports from a West Coast cold storage facility near the Port of Oakland after traces of the feed additive ractopamine
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by Sara VanderPoel
Jun 32 min read
USDA Awards $300M to Diversify Ag Export Markets Under Regional Agricultural Promotion Program
The U.S. Dairy Export Council plans to expand its presence in Africa by utilizing RAPP funding to better understand and develop dairy...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 201 min read
Alabama Becomes Second State to Ban the Sale of Lab-Grown Meat
Governor Kay Ivey has signed SB23 into law, making the manufacture, sale, or distribution of food products produced from cultured animal...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 132 min read
Cargill Sells it‘s Fresno Beef Processing Facility to Central Valley Meat Company
"Our decision to acquire the Cargill Meat Solutions beef processing facility in Fresno, California aligns with our long-term vision of...
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by Sara VanderPoel
May 12 min read
Colombia Bans Imports of U.S. Beef Products from States Reporting Positive HPAI Cases in Cattle
According to USMEF, the United States is Colombia’s biggest supplier of imported beef, adding that suspending imports from certain states...
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Allison Hall
Apr 171 min read
Commodity Prices Report 4/15 - 4/19
Your California Commodity and Market Price Update for the Week!
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by Sara VanderPoel
Apr 172 min read
New Study Finds You're Better Off with Real Meat vs Plant-Based Alternatives
A recent study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, revealed that individuals consuming a diet rich in fake meats...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 262 min read
Congress Approves $15 Million in Funding for eID Tagging of Cattle
The $15 million will be given to the USDA so they can provide the eID tags to cattle producers throughout the US. These tags would replace..
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by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 132 min read
USDA Tightens Requirements for Use of ‘Product of USA’ Meat Label
“This final rule will ensure that when consumers see ‘Product of USA’ they can trust the authenticity of that label and know that every...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Mar 41 min read
Texas Ag Commissioner Predicts 10,000 Dead Cattle From Texas Panhandle Wildfires
Texas is the nation's largest cattle producer, and over 85% of the state's herd is in the Panhandle. Since Sunday, the most prominent of...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Feb 261 min read
Ag Secretary Suggests U.S. is 18 Months Away from Identifying Bird Flu Vaccine
“We would have a circumstance where if we vaccinated today, I think we would have a number of our trading partners saying we’re not inter...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Feb 163 min read
USDA Organic Changes are Coming - Here's What it Means for Farmers and Consumers
These amendments are designed to increase transparency in organic certification by targeting fraud and increasing consumer confidence...
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by Sara VanderPoel
Feb 71 min read
U.S. Cattle Inventory is at its Lowest Level Since 1951 at 87.2M - 2% Decline from Last Year
Data from NASS showed that this was the smallest cattle inventory count since 1951 when the herd size was 82.1 million...
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