Tag: cattle industry
Counter-Intuitive Science Reveals CAFO’s Contribution to Greenhouse Gasses
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor Contrary to the emotion-infused debate over cattle’s contribution to greenhouse gas and climate change, confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs) aren’t
PREVENT DISEASE SPREAD U.S. CattleTrace Has the Prescription But Needs More Producer and Feeder Members
by Larry Stalcup Cattle diseases can be catastrophic to the beef industry, so isolating infected cattle is critical. To benefit helpless herds, U.S. CattleTrace, Inc.,
Red Meat Exports Deliver Value Back to Corn and Soybean Producers
Record-level red meat exports of $18.7 billion in 2021 had a major impact on the corn and soybean industries, according to an independent study by
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: South Korea to Open Duty-Free Quota for Imported Pork
South Korea is the latest country to suspend duties on some imported food items – including pork – in an effort to combat inflation. The
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Halstrom, Branstad Offer Highlights from USMEF Spring Conference
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) Spring Conference wrapped up Friday in San Antonio, and USMEF President and CEO Dan Halstrom says one of the highlights
Weekly USMEF Audio Report: Demand for U.S. Beef Rebounding in Middle East Post-Pandemic
U.S. beef sales in the Middle East were impacted by COVID restrictions in 2020, particularly as tourism in the region came to a halt. In
Import and Delivery of Food Severely Challenged by Shanghai’s COVID Lockdowns
COVID lockdowns have created tremendous food distribution challenges in and around the Shanghai metropolitan area. While the Port of Shanghai remains open, importers face difficulties
Houston Hosts Cattle Industry Convention
A Whole Herd of Policies Discussed By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor arkets, packer capacity, the environment, foreign trade and government regulations were hot topics when
How Do We Handle the Next Black Swan?
COVID Caused Beef Business Thinkers to Do a Lot of Rethinking By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor If the beef business has learned anything during the
Leaps of Technology
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor It is difficult for a paper-and-pencil kind of person to wrap my elderly head around the latest health technologies that