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The Meat Institute is asking the Trump administration to roll back regulations on Nebraska’s meatpacking industry, where 6.5 million head of cattle are raised and processed every year. A new […]
HURON, S.D. – Packer accountability and landowner rights are the focus of speakers and panel discussions during the 108th South Dakota Farmers Union State Convention. “We are here to fight […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Several large retailers and wholesalers (including Sysco, US Foods, Kroger, Hy-Vee, Albertson, Associated Grocers, Subway, SuperValu, and Cheney Brothers) recently filed claims similar to those brought originally […]
NORTH PLATTE, NE — It’s long odds; starting up a 1,500 +head per day beef processing plant and expecting to stay in business. Cattlemen have tried establishing their own beef […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Â The questions have been pointed and some answers heated during a two-day hearing of both the Senate and House Agriculture Committees regarding market transparency in beef and […]
HOLABIRD, S.D. — If you’ve been to the supermarket lately, chances are you have noticed meat prices are higher. Family-farm advocates say profits are not making their way to smaller […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The United States Cattlemen’s Association is all in. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association says, maybe. For R-CALF USA, it’s not looking good. It points to the challenge […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The proposed Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021, sponsored by Representative Dusty Johnson, passed out of committee by voice vote this week. There is bipartisan support and […]
BILLINGS, MT – A report on the impact of consolidation on cattle markets and the beef supply chain was manipulated using outdated and non-representative cattle market data. That’s according to […]
DENVER, CO – After a deep dive into the second quarter numbers from the voluntary 75% Plan developed by the National Cattlemen’s Association (NCBA) to address concerns about thinness in […]
HURON, SD – The South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) will be hosting its annual policy meeting July 22. Director Chad Johnson of Groton says they’ll be discussing drought impacts and […]
STURGIS, SD – As cattle and beef producers –along with politicians – continue to grapple with federal legislation to mandate greater price discovery and transparency in the live cattle and […]
NORTH PLATTE, NE (AP) — Plans have been unveiled for a nearly $300 million beef packing plant that would employ 875 people in a western Nebraska community of around 25,000 […]
Marshall Carr, age 80, of Faith, South Dakota, died on Saturday, October 5, 2024 at Hans P. Peterson […]