Good livestock handling practices can improve animal comfort and make livestock management safer for people and animals, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Brenda Schreck.

Background: Producers and veterinarians have reported situations where cattle have lost hair and showed signs of being “itchy” even after being treated with a pour-on product (e.g., Ivomec, Dectomax, Cydectin, etc.). The assumption made is that lice are developing resistance to these products. However, some veterinarians who have investigated these cases report that they haven’t found lice in all of these cases.

Robust demand from Mexico drives US pork to potential record highs, while beef sees strong sales in Asia.

The Meat Institute flags issues with the USDA’s new proposals under the PSA, stressing legal and cost concerns.

The associate professor of sustainability and development at the University of Michigan understands that arguing to let cattle graze in a national park offends the sensibilities.

Late last week, health officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced the first human H5 avian flu case in a patient with no known connection to infected animals.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released new guidelines aimed at strengthening documentation that supports animal-raising or environment-related claims on meat and poultry product labels.

A global organization with members in 24 countries, responsible for almost two thirds of cross-border beef trade world-wide, will meet in Uruguay this fall September to discuss goals, action and progress. Presented by the international non-profit organization, Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (GRSB), this sixth Global Conference on Sustainable Beef will bring together leadership in

This past January, the Government of Canada announced its “Team Canada” missions to the U.S., to promote Canadian exports in advance of the upcoming renegotiation of the Canada – U.S. – Mexico Agreement (CUSMA, the former NAFTA). The missions to State legislatures and the United States government are a good thing, but something is lacking.

NBC News’ Aria Bendix reported in July that “disease researchers say commonalities between the (human) cases — all but one of which were reported in the last four months — are enough to start assembling a picture of how the virus may affect people.”