JBS to build sausage processing plant in IowaOfficials with JBS USA announced plans to build a new $135-million sausage processing plant in Perry, Iowa. Once local approval is granted, construction will begin in late 2025 with a completion date of late 2026. The new facility is expected to produce 130 million lbs of sausage per year, processin...
USDA to provide relief for livestock producers impacted by drought, wildfireOn May 29, US Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins delivered on her May 7 commitment to release Congressionally mandated Emergency Livestock Relief Program (ELRP) payments to cover grazing losses due to eligible drought or wildfire events in 2023 and/or 2024 by May 30. To streamline payment c...
Hormel anticipates second-half rebound despite Q2 volume declinesHormel Foods Corp. maintains a sense of resilience in the 2025 fiscal year as the company sets its sights on a rebound in the second half. While second quarter results included losses in sales volume for Hormel’s retail and foodservice businesses, the company believes its strategy to drive value thr...
Beef prices reach record highs as cattle industry struggles with costsThe dinner shopping list for Darlowe Torkelson and his wife was short. At today's prices, it consisted of just one sirloin steak and one potato. Torkelson of Argyle, Texas, told CBS News his family doesn't yet know the upper limit of what they are willing to pay for certain groceries. "I haven't f...
Cattle see cash, wholesale supportChicago Mercantile Exchange live and feeder cattle futures were sharply higher, supported by the cash and wholesale business during the session. Feeders picked up additional support from the modestly lower move in corn. June live was up $1.60 at $215.52 and August was $1.90 higher at $210.07. August...
City to Expand Cattle Grazing to North Boulder to Help Reduce Wildfire RisksThe City of Boulder will expand targeted, strategic cattle grazing to open space areas near north Boulder neighborhoods in June as part of broader wildfire risk reduction and resilience efforts. For more than a decade, grazing on Shanahan Ridge in south Boulder has proven to be a cost-effective meth...
USDA continues work to fight New World Screwworm in Mexicohttps://www.meatpoultry.com/ext/resources/2023/01/17/Cattle_adobe.jpg?height=667&t=1675262060&width=1080 Rollins also announced the USDA invested $21 million in renovating an existing fruit fly production facility in Metapa, Mexico, to further the long-term goal of eradicating this insect. Once oper...
UNL opens applications for Small Meat Processor Management Training ProgramThe University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) announced the Nebraska Extension’s 2025 Small Meat Processor Management Training Program will kick off Sept. 7-13 at the university’s East Campus. Small meat processing operators from across the country are invited to apply. Joining a cohort of other process...
Can’t-Miss Pork Conferences In 2025ISU McKean Swine Disease Conference For swine practitioners, the 2025 ISU McKean Swine Disease Conference will provide insights on sustainable veterinary medicine, the current economic state of the industry, and PRRS reduction strategies in Europe, in addition to an update on the US SHIP program. Tw...
Five Pre-Pasture Turnout TipsPasture turnout is an important time in a cow herd management calendar. It is critical to make sure both the forage and cattle are ready before opening the pasture gate. Considering your cow herd, what should you consider before turnout? AJ Tarpoff, DVM and Kansas State University Extension veterin...
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