Archive for June 2020

The cattle market evolves, sometimes abruptly in response to dramatic events. Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic were foreshadowed late last summer. “We obviously have short run impacts, like the fire…

U.S. beef and pork production encountered significant challenges in April and May as processing facilities implemented worker safety measures related to COVID-19, raising concerns about available supplies. But as Dan Halstrom,…

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) applauds the introduction of the bipartisan legislation to create new direct-to-consumer options for beef producers, processors and small meat markets without compromising federal food…

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Vice President, Government Affairs, Ethan Lane today released the following statement in response to a new Congressional report on climate change:  “The report released today by…

With more and more youth livestock shows and fairs canceling or postponing due to COVID-19, a new group is working hand-in-hand with partners to provide opportunities for youth to sell…

The U.S. Senate needs to act now to help prevent meat shortages, according to two farm-state Senators. In an opinion published Monday in USA Today, Montana Senator John Tester and…

A major funding shortfall could severely weaken agricultural inspections at U.S. borders, according to a coalition of more than 150 agriculture, trade and related groups led by the National Pork…

Merck Animal Health, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., USA, announced an investment of $100 million in facility expansion and enhancement efforts in its U.S. manufacturing site…

Central Plains and Midwestern summers often bring “high pressure domes” that cause 100 degree days and no rain. The resulting heat stress can cause nitrate accumulation in summer annual forage crops.  …