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Cold storage red meat supplies rose 3% in January
2026-02-25 13:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Hams, at 84 million pounds, were up 37% from December and 6% from last year.
Category: Agriculture and Forestry
An exclusive with Dr. Brashears
2026-02-24 23:38:09| Beef
USDAs Food Safety Under Secretary addresses allegations that the current U.S. meat inspection system needs to be reformed.
Category: Agriculture and Forestry
Gov. Rhoden signs bill for SDSU swine facility expansion project
2026-02-24 23:23:24| National Hog Farmer
Addition will expand the universitys finishing capacity, allowing it to raise all of the pigs born in the facility through to market.
Category: Agriculture and Forestry
Replacement heifer tax credit
2026-02-24 21:07:01| Beef
Digging into the proposed heifer retention tax credit aimed at encouraging U.S. cow-calf operators to retain young female cattle.
Category: Agriculture and Forestry
Meat inspection: Following the gold standard
2026-02-24 19:40:03| Beef
In an exclusive visit with BEEF, the nations top food safety official stands behind the current U.S. meat inspection system.
Category: Agriculture and Forestry
Making feed mill deliveries safer for your pigs
2026-02-24 18:31:31| National Hog Farmer
Micro-ingredients such as amino acids, trace minerals and vitamins are globally sourced, including from regions reporting FAD outbreaks.
Category: Agriculture and Forestry
African swine fever: Why vigilance today protects pigs tomorrow
2026-02-24 18:19:18| National Hog Farmer
Four tips to help prevent the spread of this foreign animal disease.
Category: Agriculture and Forestry
Economics of beef and BxD steers in yearling systems
2026-02-24 17:32:55| Beef
Carcass data favored dairy crossbred steers, but yearling-fed beef steers had the highest net return in this study.
Category: Agriculture and Forestry
USDA Ag Outlook Forum unveils 2026 commodity forecasts
2026-02-24 17:27:28| National Hog Farmer
Pork production is projected to rise by nearly 3% this year, driven by enhanced productivity measures and increased dressed weights.
Category: Agriculture and Forestry
Symposium to spotlight advances in soybean meal use in pig diets
2026-02-24 15:11:35| National Hog Farmer
During Midwest ASAS, U.S. Soy will introduce a new economic tool for developing grow-finish diets.
Category: Agriculture and Forestry