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USDA settles case with Cargill Meat Solutions

USDA settles case with Cargill Meat Solutions

Beef grading cameras were installed incorrectly, resulting in inaccurate yield grades at four cattle plants.

Cost pressures in the cattle sector

Cost pressures in the cattle sector

Cattle sector expected to see lower returns as lower traded volume offsets higher prices.

Effects of steam-flaked corn, WDGS on finishing beef steers

Effects of steam-flaked corn, WDGS on finishing beef steers

Study demonstrates that net energy values of common beef ration ingredient may have been previously overestimated.

U.S. lost 142,000 farms according to ag census

U.S. lost 142,000 farms according to ag census

Vilsack concerned about future of agriculture and food production.

Farm Progress America, February 14, 2024

Farm Progress America, February 14, 2024

Mike Pearson tells listeners about an update from Chief Ag Negotiator Doug McKalip on the long running dispute between Mexico and the USA over GMO corn.

Planned and impulse heifer breeding

Planned and impulse heifer breeding

Planned heifer breeding decreased to a record low level (data back to 2001), impulse breeding of heifers increased sharply in 2023.

Agridime Ponzi scheme case progressing

Agridime Ponzi scheme case progressing

New retail meat entity approved as asset assessment continues.

California evaluating wolf-livestock compensation pilot program

California evaluating wolf-livestock compensation pilot program

California Cattlemen’s Association “incredibly concerned” about rise of livestock depredations.

Farm Progress America, February 13, 2024

Farm Progress America, February 13, 2024

Mike Pearson takes a look at a court decision last week that revoked the registration of dicamba for cotton and soybeans.

Getting your beef cattle one step ahead this spring

Getting your beef cattle one step ahead this spring

Good animal husbandry paired with vaccination and parasite management can help producers keep their animals and operations healthy.