In our January forecasts, we expected farm cash receipts (FCR) to continue growing in 2023, although at a more moderate pace than in 2022. While specific sectors’ FCR have varied since January, our June projections for total Canadian FCR are unchanged. We forecast the 2023 FCR to grow by 4.5%, helping offset some high input […]

The university consortium will create a five-year plan to increase US pork consumption.

Beef seems to be having its moment with consumers. Cutout and wholesale values have risen recently and are at high levels.

They got good support from the producer, and they build a plant, but then what do you do with all the beef?”

In Colombia’s southern Guaviare department, on the doorstep of the Amazon, cattle ranchers are engaged in a practice that belies their jungle-wrecking reputation. They plant trees.

Precautions to Safeguard Pets and Livestock during Independence Day Celebrations

The National Pork Board recently announced a new five-year effort focused on addressing consumer questions related to the pork industry’s We Care ethical principles and strengthening consumers’ confidence in choosing pork. Iowa State University is among five universities taking part in the program, which will be led by an Iowa State professor.

McKenna Sick, a sophomore majoring in animal science and working to obtain her swine certificate at South Dakota State University, received the Outstanding Swine Education and Research Facility Student Employee Award at the 2023 SDSU Animal Science Banquet.

The health of dairy cows after calving is important for productivity and fertility during the remainder of their lactation – that is not news to most of us. Research has shown time and again that cows with greater inflammation after calving produce less milk, take longer to get pregnant, and are at greater risk of

Bovine trichomoniasis can be costly for beef cattle operations that use natural service. The disease can be found worldwide. It causes extended breeding seasons and diminished calf crops. Infection can be costly to treat, and its prevention is critical to the health of your breeding animals.