Archive for October 2019

Wolves were reintroduced into Idaho in the 1990s. Now, a battle is raging on whether they should stay. An article published by UPI says the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service…

A West Texas A&M animal scientist is working on better ways to predict and diagnose when feedlot cattle may be affected by that most complicated ailment—bovine respiratory disease, or B-R-D.…

Growing up, I was never really into putting on a costume for Halloween. Sure, I participated in the holiday and dressed up as a cow, a veterinarian and even Dorothy…

Placing meat alternatives in the meat case at the grocery store is deceiving, says Congressman Roger Marshall (R-KS). On Monday, Marshall, along with Congressman Anthony Brindisi (D-NY) introduced the Real…

“An EU ban on the use of antibiotics as growth promoters in animal feed enters into effect on January 1, 2006.  The last four antibiotics to help fatten livestock will…

Beef packer profit margins climbed back above $300 per head last week on a $5 per cwt. rally in beef cutout prices. Cattle feeding margins slipped $15 per head lower,…

Tyson Foods broke ground on a $300-million dollar meat packaging plant in Eagle Mountain, Utah, on Tuesday. This is Tyson’s first “case operation” in the west, local reports say. The…

We need a framework to better understand how marketing of the alt-meat category has created public perceptions about its environmental and dietary impact. Here’s how: think biofuels. For starters, whether…

Introduction of a federal bill to require plant-based and cell-cultured protein products to be labeled as “imitation” meat was welcomed by beef producer groups. Introduced by Congressmen Anthony Brindisi (D-NY)…