Scientist Recommends Systems Selection Approach And Indexes

VIA WEBINAR — When asked what’s the best size cow, Dr. Bob Weaber’s go-to response is “the biggest small cow the environment will support.

Energy Experts Call Closing Of Hormuz A Historic Disruption

VIA WEBINAR — The Strait of Hormuz has now been blocked for just over two months. While the U.S.

Panel Discuss Animal Protein Innovation, Challenges

FORT WORTH — Innovation in agriculture is moving at what some might consider to be warp speed and its technologies that many never really imagined, technologies that help operators be more efficient.            The list is long. Companies and innovations never heard of, in some cases, were on hand.

RMA Updates Insurance Coverage For 2027 Crop

WASHINGTON — The U.S.

Loose Ends

Meteorologist Matt Makens, who does the weather outlooks for CattleFax, in his weekly weather update, said that it is no longer gossip or rumor; La Niña has ended, and El Niño conditions have developed.

Study Details Benefits Of Corn, Soybeans To Red Meat Exports

DENVER — (USMEF) — Red meat exports delivered significant returns to corn and soybean producers in 2025, according to an independent study conducted by the Juday Group and released by the U.S. Meat Export Federation.            Nationally, U.S. beef and pork exports accounted for $2.

ALB’s TikTok Campaign Yields Great Results

DENVER — (ALB) — The American Lamb Board recently realigned its social advertising strategy to meet the next generation of home cooks exactly where they are, on the social media platforms driving today’s food discovery.

Cowgirl Sass & Savvy

Along with drought, rains, floods, summer events and flowering gardens, this time of year brings with it the usual onslaught of reports about critters that either crawl or stalk.

NASS To Conduct Ag Survey June 1

WASHINGTON — Over the next several weeks, USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will conduct the June Agricultural Survey by contacting over 90,000 producers across the nation to determine crop acreage and stock levels as of June 1, 2026.

China Renews Some U.S. Beef Plants, But Not All

DENVER — (USMEF) — General Administration of Customs (GACC) has granted a five-year registration extension to 425 overdue U.S. beef establishments in China’s Import Food Establishment (CIFER) system. Additionally, 77 new U.S.