Month: August 2022
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Seminar Educates Latin American Meat Processors on Attributes of U.S. Pork and Beef
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) recently hosted meat processors from across Latin America for a further processing seminar held at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
‘Son, Water Is Your Cheapest Gain’
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor The tragic, heat-related deaths of feedlot cattle in the Plains states this summer sent me scrambling to write an appropriate
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Halstrom Observations on Post-COVID Return to Japan
Japan is one of the United States’ strongest trading partners for red meat, but continued COVID restrictions have limited the return of the foodservice sector
$670 Million Producer-Owned Beef Packing Plant Launched In Amarillo
Facility to Harvest 3,000 Head Per Day When Completed in 2025 By Larry Stalcup There’ve been thousands of cattle deals made in Amarillo. The
Water Is Closer Than You Think U.S. Needs to Force a Decision
By Will Verboven, Contributing Editor WATER SCARCITY IN THE U.S. Southwest has become a critical issue, and ways to resolve it are becoming more impossible.
Sans the Onions
By Micky Burch, Contributing Editor Much like Mrs. Bird on my all-time favorite television show Downton Abbey, I consider myself a plain cook, equipped with
It’s Time to Declare Our Independence Again
By Jim Whitt, Contributing Editor If you want to know what led to the creation of the United States of America, you have to read
Be Proactive to Head Off Animal Rights Threats
Animal Rights Activists Combine Old and New Tactics to Destroy Animal Agriculture By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor “Animal rights activism is not new. It’s been
Young Stockman – Eric Frenzen
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Fullerton rancher Eric Frenzen has found success in succession. The third generation to tackle the family purebred cattle business, Frenzen
Reprogramming Behavior
By Chris McClure, Contributing Editor IT SEEMS LIKE WE’VE been talking about traceability forever. I remember back in the ‘90s the topic crossed my desk