How Recycling Used Beer Yeast for Livestock Feed Helps the Environment
Brewer's yeast used to make beer is typically discarded once it's no longer needed. Sometimes, though, the leftover yeast is mixed into livestock feed...
Survey Reveals Americans Want Clearer Product Labeling of Plant-Based ‘Chicken’
The National Chicken Council announced findings from a recent national survey of Americans regarding consumer attitudes about chicken and plant-based ‘chicken’ alternatives.
Survey participants included...
Fourth-of-July Cookouts Are Costing More for 2022
When you get together with family and friends this Fourth-of-July weekend, you’ll be paying more at the store for those hamburgers and pork chops...
Lawmakers Try Again to Ban Foreign Ownership of US Farmland for...
Russia, China, North Korea, and Iran would be banned from owning U.S. agricultural land under legislation just advanced by a House panel. It was...
Cattle Market Mandate Bills Rejected by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) once again voiced opposition to the Cattle Price Transparency Act of 2022 and the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act of...
‘As I See It’ by Gary Truitt: A Bad Week for...
A bridge in Yellowstone National Park, a National Historic Landmark built in 1918, was recently washed away by flood waters that swept down the...
Ruling on Imported Fertilizers Applauded by the National Corn Growers Association
The U.S. Department of Commerce made a final determination last week on imported fertilizers saying that urea ammonium nitrate fertilizer shipped into the U.S....
Joby Young Named American Farm Bureau Federation Executive Vice President
The American Farm Bureau Federation has named Joby Young the organization’s next Executive Vice President, stepping into the role in mid-July following the retirement...
Uncertainty in the Markets Ahead of the June 30 Acreage Report
The USDA will issue its Acreage Report on Thursday, June 30. Ben Kasch with Bower Trading says the markets will be watching the report...
EPA Making a Mockery Out of WOTUS Roundtables
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Army Corps of Engineers conclude a series of roundtables this week gathering stakeholder thoughts on changing the Waters...