The US Meat Export Federation is highlighting the gains of meat exports in the USDA’s 2025 year-end data. USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom provided an overview of the near record pork exports last year. “A very good month at 258,000 metric tons for the month of December. That gives us an annual total that comes in with the number three …
Veterinarians Across The Southeast Come Together For Annual Conference
Veterinarians across the southeast will be coming together this weekend for the Southeastern Food And Farm Veterinary Summit and we caught up with Dr. Keri Riddick with the Georgia Veterinary Medical Association to learn more. Dr. Riddick said, “So this weekend starting on Friday, March 6th, we have the Southeastern Food and Farm Veterinary Summit and this is an annual conference that …
Big Sell Off of Live Cattle
Weather coming in like a lion in many areas around the country, but so is the cattle trade, keeping an eye on live cattle and feeder cattle. Big sell-off late last week, many suggesting month-end selling. Strike potentially at Greeley, Colorado plant, and we understand that grievance is not all about money there. And when you add the Tyson plants, set-downs and slow-downs at …
Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Research Informs Policy Discussions
The Florida Cattle Enhancement Board provides insights which informs policy discussions and we caught up with Dusty Holley with the Florida Cattlemen’s Association who provided more details. Holley said, “Well the Florida Cattle Enhancement Board is so interesting because we get that and we’re stewards of that money and we really hang our hat on the fact that 98% of that …
Biozyme Offers Solution For Getting Calves Off To The Right Start
Cattle producers work to get their calves off to the right start and Biozyme is offering a solution for this concern. We caught up with John Jeffrey with Biozyme at NCBA’s CattleCon to learn more. “So our newest product, I guess if you will, we had a soft launch last year here at NCBA, but we’re making a big launch this …
Neogen Offers Solutions for Various Needs of Cattle Producers
Cattle producers are often looking for solutions to various concerns within their operations and Neogen offers solutions in a variety of products. We caught up with Dr. Paige Pratt with Neogen during NCBA’s CattleCon to learn more. “Right now we’re right in the midst of lice season and we have a really good product that we actually used in our own …
From Cattle Drives to Cold Storage: How Kansas City Became a Meatpacking Powerhouse
The Midwest’s Industrial Shift After the Civil War Between the end of the Civil War and the conclusion of World War II, the American Midwest experienced one of the most significant economic transitions in its history. What had long been a primarily rural, farm-based economy evolved into a powerful industrial agricultural system. Rapid industrialization reshaped the region. Infrastructure expanded, cities …
Elanco Working To Enhance Tools To Address New World Screwworm
With the threat of recent New World Screwworm detections in Mexico, cattle producers are looking for tools to address New World Screwworm. We caught up with Thach Winslow with Elanco Animal Health to learn how Elanco is working to enhance the tools available to address New World Screwworm. Winslow said, “When it comes to part of that mitigation process, we …
Rezilon Offers Cattle Producers the Ability To Improve Their Pastures
Cattle producers are always looking to improve their pastures for their cattle herds and Envu has solutions for producers to consider. We caught up with Jack Conroy with Envu during NCBA’s CattleCon to learn more. Conroy said, “Rezilon’s a pre-emerge herbicide for warm season grasses in Bermuda which helps a lot of these producers manage hard to control weeds like crabgrass and …
Merck Animal Health Highlights Bovine Respiratory Disease Solutions For Cattle Producers
Bovine Respiratory Disease is a concern that cattle producers have to deal with to ensure the health of their herds. We caught up with Dr. Che Trejo with Merck Animal Health and NCBA’s CattleCon to learn more. Dr. Trejo said, “It continues to be the biggest disease that cattlemen struggle with and has been that way for as long as I’ve been alive, but …










