Livestock

Researchers at the University of California-Davis are hungry like the wolf after seeing how many losses cattle ranchers are incurring because of the state’s protected gray wolf population. Spoiler alert: Losses are in the millions of dollars. Background: The gray wolf was thought to be extinct in California until it crossed over the Oregon state line in 2011.

“But what about the farm workers?” It’s a question all too familiar to the agriculture industry. And with the Trump administration, it’s been top of mind for months. But President Trump says there will be a new program set up to help legalize farm workers and reduce the risk of farmers and ranchers losing their “undocumented workers” in mass deportations. 

At this point, the chicken can’t even get across the road. Setbawks galore: Amid issues with avian influenza and increasing egg prices, our feathered friends aren’t getting a beak… break. Coops in crisis: A new study out of Texas A&M indicates chicken fertility rates in the U.S. could decline to roughly 60% by 2050. The researchers combed through USDA NASS data from 2013 to to 2022, which revealed declines in hatchability, chick viability, and production efficiency.

A bipartisan group of senators reintroduced the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of 2025 to crack down on anticompetitive practices in the meat industry. ICYMI: Only four companies control 85% of the beef-packing industry and 67% of pork. Despite consolidation bringing efficiencies to the industry, farming and ranching advocates have long criticized companies for driving out competition.

You know those times you’ve said something you regret and you’re lying in bed several years later, still thinking about the scenario that made you put your foot in your mouth? A handful of countries in Europe are staring at the ceiling in disbelief with their first cases of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in decades. It wasn’t what you said, it was what you did: This bout of FMD started in Germany, with its first case in 30 years (found in water buffalo).

The dairy industry is making  mooves . Last week the Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act received bipartisan support when Senators Kirsten...

“You’re (re)hired!”  What is going on?! ICYMI , the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), aka bird flu, has led to the culling of...

Drake watching Kendrick Lamar dissing him on national television:  COOL. Also COOL:  Country of Origin Labeling. It’s  coming back around...

Mooove over, antibiotics. A recent study from Penn State showed that a concentrated sugar solution could deliver the same...

You wouldn’t normally find "African Swine Fever" and "some good news" in the same sentence, but we’re here to buck that trend with some...

Poultry innovators cracked the code on guaranteed egg sexing.  Shell yeah! German-based Agri Advanced Technologies created the first...

It’s (bird) flu and cold season. And the U.S. is taking it seriously. Cows in quarantine:  You may remember when dairy herds were hit...

Screwworms are  screwing up  beef imports from Mexico, and it will likely  impact  feeder cattle prices.  After the discovery of a...

Chicken consumption is  flying high:  It’s predicted to increase to 2.5% to 3% in 2024, putting it at historical levels.  Poultry market...

Where’s the beef? Well, it’s dwindling in the U.S. Steaks  are low : The U.S. beef cow inventory is the  lowest it’s been in more than 60...

Although bird flu is a perennial concern among poultry producers nationwide, the 2024 bird flu outbreak has presented its own challenges...

Dairy drama! Colombia is  having a cow  over U.S. milk powders, claiming they are subsidized by the government.  So what does this mean?...

Cattle and other livestock continue to show off their contribution to conserving the environment. Wildfires are undoubtedly an issue,...

We all love a good grass-fed, grass-finished beef cattle carbon emissions story—and JBS Farm Assurance, along with IntegrityAg and the...

A recent USDA study  highlighted changes  in the U.S. dairy industry.  Facing the  moo-sic: The number of dairy farms are declining. Yet...