Adding more meat processing capacity, as some would like to do, is a more complex undertaking than you might think. Gary Crawford has the details. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research in the Cattle IndustryFebruary 6, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Track …
New Beef Processing Facility Announced in Iowa
Cattlemen’s Heritage plans to build a $325 million beef processing plant in southwest Iowa. The facility will employ 750 people with a target to begin operations in late 2023, according to the Des Moines Register. Cattlemen’s Heritage, a newly formed company, plans to build the facility near Council Bluffs to process 400,000 head of cattle annually. Investor Chad Tentinger told …
Register Now for 15th Annual AJCA Roundup
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association’s (ACA) wants to remind juniors across the state that registration for the 2021 Alabama Junior Cattlemen’s Association (AJCA) Roundup ends this Friday. ACA Director of Field Services, Morgan Desselle, says this is the 15th annual event. More information about the 2021 AJCA Roundup and the registration form can be found on the ACA website. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle …
Buy Local Campaign Helping U.S. Beef and Pork Sales in Mexico
Thanks to the Beef Checkoff Program and the National Pork Board, pairings are allowing both U.S. beef and pork to capitalize on a ‘Buy Local’ trend in Mexico. U.S. Meat Export Federation’s Joe Schuele has the story. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers Targeted Research for Florida Cattle IndustryFebruary 20, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Allows Viable Research …
Supreme Court Rejects Petition against California Prop 12
The U.S. Supreme Court Monday denied a petition to review California’s Proposition 12. The denial was included in a batch of announcements by the Supreme Court. Earlier this month, the North American Meat Institute supported its petition, stating the law “provides no benefit to consumers and increases breeding sow mortality.” The Meat Institute file the petition in February, challenging the …
No Big Surprises in June Cattle on Feed Report
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its June Cattle on Feed Report. The numbers indicate cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on June 1, 2021. That is slightly above June 1, 2020 and is the second highest June …
NCBA Pleased with Processing Capacity Bill
Introduction of the Butcher Block Act in the U.S. House of Representatives last week pleased the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). The bipartisan legislation would establish a stand-alone loan program through the Department of Agriculture to help processors expand capacity, improve marketing options for cattle producers and encourage competitive markets and pricing for live cattle. “When there’s not enough capacity …
Livestock Market Report Week Ending 6-25-2021
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended June 25, 2021, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ending June 25, 2021, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 11,000 head compared to 12,800 last week and …
Scientists Develop Vaccine to Protect Cattle from Johne’s Disease
Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have developed a new experimental vaccine to protect cattle from the bacterium that causes Johne’s disease. The disease is a chronic intestinal disorder that can cause diarrhea, weight loss, poor health and sometimes death in cattle. In the U.S. Johne’s disease is most prevalent in dairy herds costing the industry more than $220 million annually. But, the disease …
NCBA Concerned with EPA Revising Navigable Waters Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced two weeks ago their intent to repeal and rewrite the definition of the Trump-era Navigable Waters Protection Rule (NWPR), which of course replaced the Obama-era Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule. A review of the rule, requested by President Joe Biden, claims stakeholders are seeing destructive impacts to critical water bodies. Various farm groups …