The shift in packer and feeder fortunes took a more glaring form last week. According to Sterling Marketing’s Beef Profit Tracker, the average beef packer margin in the week ending... Cargill Inc.’s ...

Pork packer margins closed out September in positive territory amidst a challenging 2026. According to the Sterling Pork Profit Tracker for the week ending Sept. 26, packer margins were $6.98/head, up ...

The North Carolina meat distributor that recalled 84 tons of raw pork, beef and goat had launched but not completed the process to gain federal inspection of its cutting and packaging work, the USDA ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 04: Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, joined by Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, speaks at a press conference at the Department of Justice on May 04, 2026 in ...

A District of Columbia judge denied JBS USA’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit accusing the meatpacker of misleading consumers about its greenhouse gas emissions and deforestation commitments. D.C. Superior ...

Even lower plant capacity utilization and reduced cattle slaughter last week isn’t stopping beef packers’ positive margin hot streak. Sterling Marketing’s Beef Profit Tracker put last week’s margin at ...

Hormel Foods Corp. announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire family-owned chicken processor Brakebush Brothers LLC for $1.055 billion. The acquisition of the Westfield, Wis ...

It’s election season, which means it is a good time to throw an extra dash of skepticism on things you see in the news or on social media. One group in particular that’s targeting farmers and ranchers ...

Kansas Republican lawmakers raised concerns about recent immigration enforcement activity in southwest Kansas, calling for better coordination between federal agents and local law enforcement as the ...

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted its fiscal year 2027 Annual Sampling Program Plan, noting an increased focus on better controlling Listeria (Lm) monocytogenes and ...

“STOP, daddy! It’s gone!!” I cried, eyes wide and brimming with tears. “It” was the Christmas tree we had just painstakingly selected and cut down, which was no longer in the back of my dad’s El ...

Beef has been giving President Donald Trump heartburn since at least 2019, when he got roasted online for a tweet about serving 1,000 fast-food “hamberders” to the national champion Clemson Tigers at ...