Tag: beef
Center for Beef Excellence offers RFID Animal ID program in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. --Center for Beef Excellence soon will offer a statewide RFID Animal ID program to Pa. producers. This program should be available in...
Drought devastating to beef industry; herd numbers dropping
High feed prices and large financial losses brought on by a combination of multi-year drought in the Southern Plains and the 2012 Midwestern drought will continue their stranglehold on the nation's beef industry in the coming months, a Purdue Extension agricultural economist says.
Ohio beef marketing program referendum fails
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced it has certified the results of the 2012 Ohio Beef Marketing Program Referendum. The referendum, seeking to increase the state checkoff on cattle from $1 to $2, did not receive enough favorable votes to pass.
Ohio beef producers to vote on increase for state checkoff
If successful, the beef checkoff in Ohio would increase from $1 to $2. The national checkoff would be unchanged.
Beef Products Inc. sues ABC News over ‘pink slime’ coverage
The makers of lean finely textured beef, Beef Products Inc., are suing ABC News for coverage that triggered market loss, the closing of plants and layoff of 700 workers. The complaint seeks $1.2 billion in damages.
Cattlemen wonder what’s next for market
Reducing waste may outweigh the costs of the feed this year.
If you can hold on, reduced cattle herd could mean bigger...
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — The U.S. beef herd has been shrinking, and the worst drought in decades has only encouraged that trend to continue....
Sorting lies, distortions and lawsuits
Somewhere along the line, it became acceptable to bend and break the record of public figures and firms without any consequence whatsoever. Shortly thereafter,...
FDA approves Pulmotil and Rumensin combo
GREENFIELD, Ind. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the combination feeding of Pulmotil, an in-feed bovine respiratory disease (BRD)...
Ohio cattlemen’s roundup spotlights cows, research, hot topics and hot air
Drought and legislative policy highlight discussions at annual event.
