Delayed plantings, wet spring weather and damaged alfalfa crops are combining to generate forage and hay challenges for beef and dairy producers, however, alternative feed sources do remain, say experts.
US processor Tyson Foods has created a new, state-of-the-art facility designed to help the company develop more automation and robotics for its food production plants.
A bipartisan bill has been proposed in the United States Senate to fill what the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency has warned is a shortage of nearly 700 agricultural inspectors at ports of entry.
The US beef industry has vowed to “redouble efforts” against what it feels is deceptive and erroneous marketing and nutritional claims by plant-based and lab-created alternatives.
Animal health specialists Zoetis has signed an agreement with Colorado State University (CSU) to establish a research lab to explore new alternatives to antibiotics.
Poultry restaurant Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen Inc. (Popeyes) has announced a new agreement to develop and open more than 1,500 Popeyes restaurants in the People’s Republic of China over the next 10 years.
A law (Act 501) coming into force in Arkansas on July 24 puts plant-based brands between a rock and a hard place by restricting the use of 'meaty' terms to products derived from slaughtered animals, alleges a new lawsuit filed by Turtle Island...
Argentinian start-up Carnes Validades is creating a Blockchain-based service to tighten traceability in the meat supply chain. "Consumers can see the Curriculum Vitae of the meat they eat: what, who, where and how it was produced," says its...
The Canadian Government has unveiled an Agri-Food Immigration Pilot scheme, expected to provide the meat industry with 2,750 spots for Temporary Foreign Workers (TFW).
Canadian agri-food co-operative La Coop fédérée, has announced the conclusion of an agreement for the acquisition of all pork and milling assets of F. Ménard Ange-Gardien, in Quebec.
The use of antimicrobials as performance enhancers for poultry and pig production is the subject of worldwide discussions will be the central theme of the International Poultry and Poultry Show (SIAVS) in Brazil.
The Plant Based Foods Association (PBFA) and member company Upton’s Naturals have filed a lawsuit in Mississippi challenging a new labeling law that could make using ‘meaty’ terms to describe plant-based and cell-cultured meat subject to criminal penalties....
Red meat exports between Canada and China have been suspended in the wake of further counterfeit health certificates allegedly being found on shipments of pork.
The US pork market has been hit hard by a litany of trade battles in recent months, particularly with Mexico according to the latest Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) Pork report.
US certification body Food Safety Net Services Certification and Audit (FSNS C&A) has announced the creation of the FSNS C&A Temple Grandin Responsible Cattle Care Program.
US processor Tyson Foods has teamed up with Auburn University’s National Poultry Technology Center (NPTC), to develop the largest stand-alone solar-powered poultry house to be operated completely off the grid.
New data from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will help guide US animal health officials in ensuring livestock producers use antimicrobials in a more judicious way, said this federal government...
