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Meat Institute Honors 2023 Environmental Achievement Award Winners
Meat Institute Honors 2023 Environmental Achievement Award Winners

More than 200 meat and poultry plants were recognized by The Meat Institute at the 2024 Environmental, Labor and Safety+ Conference in New Orleans for their positive environmental impact efforts.

NIAA Recognizes Industry Leaders and Elects Directors
NIAA Recognizes Industry Leaders and Elects Directors

More than 120 guests attended the National Institute for Animal Agriculture conference to discuss gaps in animal agriculture technology and innovation and identify solutions to improve today’s food system.

Beef-on-Dairy Impacts the Overall Dairy Heifer Discussion
Beef-on-Dairy Impacts the Overall Dairy Heifer Discussion

As long as the beef market is hot, the key for producers will be maintaining the right number of lactating cows going through the parlor and ensuring the right number of replacement heifers can keep that pipeline full.

Wild Pigs Kill More People Than Sharks, Shocking New Research Reveals
Wild Pigs Kill More People Than Sharks, Shocking New Research Reveals

It’s not sharks, wolves, or bears that kill the most people—it’s wild pigs, and the numbers are trending up.

More and More Dairy Workers Speak Another Language: K’iche’
More and More Dairy Workers Speak Another Language: K’iche’

The language barrier is often a challenge for dairies, as the owner and employees don’t always speak the same language. Now that barrier is extended as K’iche’ is becoming more well-known on U.S. dairy farms.

Summer 2024 Predicted to Bring on the Heat
Summer 2024 Predicted to Bring on the Heat

Bust out the sunscreen and cattle misters. It’s gonna be a hot one this summer if USDA meteorological predictions are correct.

Opinions

John Nalivka
Nalivka: Prepare for a Changing Beef Industry

Activists will intensify their calls to end grazing and beef production over the next several years as climate change and carbon emissions become the priority as opposed to just protecting the environment.

Nevil Speer
Speer: Day-Old Calves Cost How Much…?

Prices for day-old beef-X-dairy (BXD) calves are often surprisingly high. But what used to be a highly discounted after-thought (straight dairy calves) is rapidly transforming into a meaningful source of production.

Greg Henderson
No, Beef Demand is Not Shrinking

Checkoff deniers would have you believe per capita consumption data indicate demand is in decline. That claim was debunked 25 years ago.

Greg Henderson
12 Percent Claim is 100 Percent B.S.

Last week I learned I'm a 12-percenter, and if you're a Drovers reader it is likely you are a 12-percenter, too. That's not good, at least according to those who would regulate our dietary choices.