Fed slaughter is currently 81.4% of total cattle slaughter, the highest percentage since 2007. Low cow slaughter since 2022 ...

The long-feared rightsizing of shackle spaces to more closely match the number of cattle has begun. “The market’s reaction to the November announcement was a good reminder that market volatility still ...

Four big meatpackers control most of the beef slaughter. Farm groups say less market competition means lower prices for cattle. But new company Cattlemen’s Heritage plans to build a facility on the ...

Working side by side with your sibling might not be everyone’s dream, but two Bismarck brothers say their relationship is what sets their new business apart.

For Pennsylvania rancher Michael Kovach, the lack of slaughter facilities near his farm has been a burden for many years. Kovach sells his pork, beef, lamb and chicken onsite at his own farm stand.

Slaughter rates are returning to near normal and weekly beef and pork production is exceeding year ago levels, but it wasn’t that long ago that consumers were emptying grocery store shelves and ...

Officials consider ordinance allowing beef, pork slaughter facilities in Spencer City Limits by Radio Iowa Contributor | Nov 1, 2021 Officials in Spencer are considering a new ordinance that could ...

The state of Iowa has committed $14 million to Iowa Premium to help it expand its Tama beef processing plant and add nearly 400 jobs. Iowa Premium, which National Beef acquired in 2019, wants to ...