Archive for April 2020
R-CALF Urges Trump, Congress To ‘Restructure’ Packers
R-CALF USA has asked President Trump and House and Senate leaders to conduct a review the beef supply chain and consider “whether a physical and geographical restructuring of the meatpacking…
Read MoreProfit Tracker: Producer Margins Nose-Dive
Cattle and hog feeding margins declined significantly the week ending April 25, 2020, as harvest capacity at both beef and pork facilities was significantly reduced by the coronavirus pandemic. Cattle…
Read MoreVeterinarian Gives Back To His Community
If you met Loren Schultz working cattle in his cowboy hat, boots and veterinary scrubs you might not think he’s a ballet kind of guy. But you’d be wrong. In…
Read MoreBREAKING: Trump to order U.S. meat processing plants to stay open
By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump plans to order U.S. meat processing plants facing concerns about coronavirus outbreaks to stay open to protect the country’s…
Read MoreTyson Foods Doubles Bonuses and Support for Frontline Workers
Tyson Foods announced it is doubling bonuses, increasing short-term disability coverage and implementing additional health screening measures as part of its ongoing efforts to support frontline workers during the COVID-19…
Read MoreFJ Live: Moran Says Livestock Industry has Trump’s Attention
Senator Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) placed a call to the White House last week. President Trump returned the call that same day and Moran pressed the president on the…
Read MoreSenators Ask FTC to Open Antitrust Investigation into Packers
Senators Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) sent a bipartisan letter the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to open an antitrust investigation into the meatpacking industry. The industry is currently dominated by…
Read MoreFarm Journal Live: Sen. Jerry Moran Reacts to Packing Plant Order
Kansas Senator Jerry Moran told AgDay Anchor Clinton Griffiths he was pleased that President Trump signed an executive order for U.S. meat packing plants to remain open. “I called the…
Read MoreIs the Food Supply Chain Actually Breaking?
Tyson Foods bought a full-page advertisement in the New York Times on Sunday. The overriding message by Tyson Foods board chairman John Tyson: “the food supply chain is breaking.” …
Read MoreUSDA To Implement President Trump’s Executive Order On Meat and Poultry Processors
(Washington, D.C., April 28, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to keep meat and poultry…
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