Agriculture​

 

Policy

Pressure mounts for White House to intervene as port workers strike

FSIS Salmonella poultry framework raises concern

Urgency grows for passing modernized farm bill

Unpacking the Prop 12 conundrum

 

Business

Iowa depopulates broilers involved in Pure Prairie Poultry debacle

Mountaire Farms, Case Foods reach settlement in poultry wage-fixing lawsuit

Shamrock Farms investing $59m in Virginia expansion

Tyson Foods CEO says ‘more work ahead’

 

Markets

Cattle prices remain historically high

‘Cattle on Feed’ offers no hints on herd rebuilding

Wing prices inch higher as Super Bowl nears

Weak consumer demand plagues hog sector

 

Nutrition & Health

Turkey, egg and dairy groups call for new approach to avian flu

ND, SD log first commercial avian flu cases in a while

New feral hog bait garners support from Texas ag

Select Sires provides update on Early Onset Muscle Weakness Syndrome

 

Natural Disasters and Weather

Impact of Helene on ag catastrophic, devastating

Loss, damage ‘catastrophic’ in Texas as fire crews make progress

Drought persists, expands in West

 

Food

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Policy

Producers, consumers reluctant about Prop 12

‘Product of USA’ labeling rule ruffles international feathers

FDA approves first-ever qualified health claim for yogurt

 

Business

McDonald’s sues meatpackers for alleged price-fixing

Boar’s Head meat products recalled for listeria

FTC sues to block Kroger’s acquisition of Albertsons

Upside Foods building first cultivated meat commercial factory