A cyberattack on the world’s largest meat processor crippled beef and pork processing capacity early this week. JBS USA confirmed the attack affected servers at its IT systems in North America and ...
Recent livestock processing plant closures in the High Plains region have generated headlines, but agricultural economists note they occur because of tight margins. Springdale, Arkansas-based Tyson ...
The largest U.S. meatpacker is shrinking its beef footprint again, closing two more facilities just as the national cattle herd sinks to its smallest size in roughly three generations. The cuts mark a ...
Live and feeder cattle futures opened limit down on Monday. Brad Kooima with Kooima Kooima Varilek says it was no surprise with news after the closes on Friday that Tyson Foods will be closing its ...
With 100% of processing plants reporting foreign material challenges, the beef industry is turning to live-animal detection to prevent $476 million annually in potential losses.
As more consumers seek locally sourced products to connect with the land, many farmers and ranchers are stepping up to meet demand. The market for direct-to-consumer beef has grown substantially ...
In August of 2021, a group of farmers, mainly comprised of members from the Washington County Cattlemen’s Association in ...
HOMINY, OKLA.— Cole McKinney leapt onto the edge of a metal fence and began banging its side, trying to spook a nearly 700-pound bison into turning around inside its pen. But the bison repeatedly ...
This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. WALL, S.D. –The 2,400 square-foot Wall Meat Processing plant is ...
A highly concentrated beef market has meant higher prices for consumers and lower returns for the people raising the animals. Some ranchers in the Midwest and Great Plains want a new option by ...