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Two leading meat industry trade groups are consolidating to speak with a stronger voice on food safety and other industry issues.
On July 1, The National Meat Association (NMA) and the North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) are planning to officially become one, forming the new North American Meat Association (NAMA).
The new association will be one of the larger trade groups in the global meat trade, with more than 700 member companies in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and other countries.
"External and Internal Parasite ID and Control Methods in Livestock" will be the June 7 webinar topic for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service's ecosystem science and management unit's monthly webinar series.
Cattle producers and market analysts alike are trying to sort out seemingly conflicted data on beef production to understand what to expect in the coming weeks.
Year to date cattle slaughter is down 4.8 percent but feedlot marketings this year are down only slightly.
Carcass weights are well above year ago levels despite near record feed costs that should minimize the incentives to hold cattle.
Thermal camera manufacturer FLIR Systems, Inc., has introduced the FLIR Scout PS-Series Thermal Camera.
Lightweight and easy-to-use, Scout PS-Series thermal cameras allow you to gather critical visual information, day or night, for hours on end.
Ranchers, outfitters and outdoor enthusiasts will appreciate the clear thermal imagery, palm-size portability, simple three button operation, and affordability at under $2,000.
Cattle Clicks is a new way to buy and sell cattle, bison, cattle dogs, cattle/bison equipment, hay/feed, trailers and services.
After searching everywhere online, co-founders Kathy Skweres and Nancy Krenek were unable to find a suitable website to buy and sell their own livestock, so they decided to create one themselves.
Ben Nelson (D-NE) and Mike Johanns (R-NE) are pressing EPA Director Lisa Jackson to answer questions about privacy issues and other concerns after the agency used aerial surveillance to monitor livestock operations over their home state of Nebraska.
“Farmers and ranchers in Nebraska pride themselves in the stewardship of our state’s natural resources. As you might imagine, this practice has resulted in privacy concerns among our constituents and raises several questions,” says the letter.
A new video series produced by Ohio State University educators (OSU) offers livestock producers detailed information about a wide variety of grazing management techniques taught by OSU Extension livestock and forage experts.The videos, which were produced this spring as part of OSU Extensions' "Pastures for Profit" grazing school, offer an in-depth look at ways livestock producers can improve their management of their pastures.
Identifying genetic differences between animals in the Charolais breed for economically important traits which allow producers to make informed breeding decisions is how I would define the purpose of the Charolais performance programs and genetic evaluation.
The Red Angus Association of America (RAAA) released the new Allied Access marketing program to assist producers utilizing Red Angus in their crossbreeding systems.
The new tag program will offer them another option for age and source verification.
This is a second-tier to RAAA’s successful Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP) that already accommodates USDA age, source and genetic verification for cattle wearing the Red Angus “Yellow Tag.”
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