Beef - General
The chief architect of McDonald’s sustainability project says it’s driven by consumers not by activists.
Industry establishes benchmarks to measure improvement
A Northern California slaughterhouse involved in a massive beef recall processed cows with cancer while U.S. livestock inspectors took lunch breaks and later distributed the diseased cattle.
The chief architect of McDonald’s sustainability project says it’s driven by consumers not by activists.
The changing American consumer is causing some shifts at McDonald’s.
The company posted a 12 percent drop in fiscal fourth- quarter profit as its trading and processing business continued to feel the effects of drought in the U.S. and a shortage of railcars.
A Northern California meat processing plant that was shuttered by federal inspectors Monday because of unsanitary conditions has reopened.
Moloka’i Ranch achieves success with animal husbandry and sustainability practices on the Hawaiian island ranch.
Cattle grazing and clean water can coexist on national forest lands, according to research by the University of California (UC), Davis.
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But a survey finds those who would pay more would only be willing to pay 1% to 5% more.
It’s no wonder Michael Smith wasn’t comfortable with pursuing a career in agriculture when he started college at Lincoln University in Jefferson City, Mo.
Transportation woes continue to haunt Northeast shippers as trucks remain hard to come by and freight rates skyrocket because of rising fuel costs and a scarcity of drivers.
Groups tell Congress that historically tight supplies of grains and oilseeds make program change imperative.
New Mexico State University is partnering with Texas A&M and other universities across the country on a $9.75 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to research bovine respiratory disease and how to reduce its prevalence in beef and dairy cattle.
McDonald’s said Sunday that beef patties in its Quarter Pounder burgers aren’t the source of the E. coli outbreak which has killed one and sickened about 75.
A man from Cameron, Texas, faces three counts of forgery after cashing in checks from the sale of someone else’s cattle.
As news of “pink slime” goes viral, beef advocates work to provide consumers and producers with facts.
New research advances cattlemen’s commitment to sustainably raising beef.
With increasing demands for specialized meat, small processing plants have the opportunity to fill profitable niche markets.
Parts of Iosco and Ogemaw counties in Michigan have been designated by officials as a “Potential High-Risk Area” for bovine tuberculosis after a white-tailed deer in Alcona County tested positive for the disease.
The international herd improvement organizations NCBC and CRV have launched a joint venture to help customers who run grass-based farming systems.
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UC Davis’ Frank Mitloehner is clearing the air on the real amount of livestock emissions.
A new biological treatment could help dairy cattle stave off uterine diseases and eventually may help improve food safety for humans, a University of Florida study shows.
Watch the #FarmON Concert benefiting the 4-H Fourward Fund with Lee Brice, Martina McBride, Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins and more. Watch a replay of the concert below.
Charismatic and humble. That describes Alex Miller who was in the national spotlight earlier this year during “American Idol.” He’ll take part in the #FarmON benefit concert Sept. 20 at 7 p.m. Central.
From an American flag one year to a POW tribute the next, Wilber Meyer’s field artwork has grown. And for the 20th anniversary of 9/11, this year’s tribute is by far the biggest, extending beyond the Ohio farm field.
President Joe Biden’s tax plan has both good and bad news for farmers, says Paul Neiffer, a CPA and principal with CLA and author of the “Farm CPA” blog.
McDonald’s is committing $5 million and partnering with AgMission, a global collaboration to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in agriculture and to develop and implement climate-smart farming solutions.