USDA: July cattle numbers down 3 percent from 2012
U.S. cattle numbers are down 3 percent from 2012’s 97.8 million head, with only 95 million head, the lowest inventory for July since the series began in 1973.
Representatives of three groups signed a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice expressing concerns about the proposed merger of Tyson Foods and Hillshire Brands.
Workshop for small-animal ops geared to Indiana and Michigan
As small livestock farms continue to pop up in Indiana, those farmers have had questions regarding practices such as manure management and rotational grazing.
Many in the U.S. livestock industry wonder when the European Union will lift its ban on certain imports of beef and pork treated with hormones and chemicals.