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Two separate courts are asked to hold meatpacking companies accountable for two COVID-19 employee deaths.

The harsh reality of an unavoidable mass depopulation of farm animals could affect the farm-to-buyer relationship for years to come.

New resources are emerging to help livestock producers deal with the ongoing crisis of how to work around slaughter and processing plant closures and slowdowns, as well as possible mass depopulation of some types of production animals.

Heartworm in dogs is a serious issue, but a new once-a-year preventative may help insure they are protected.

Forage producers face an uncertain summer. Improved growing conditions could improve production outlooks, but demand is being affected by aftershocks of COVID-19.

Speaking on Fox News on Thursday, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said worker safety is a priority, but he anticipated packing plants would start to reopen in the coming days. USDA daily slaughter reports show plant capacity continues to decline.

Between packer shutdowns and deepening economic concerns, many livestock producers are left with nothing but bad choices.

Don't cull cows strictly on size. Consider the whole picture first.

It's never too early to start thinking about a future in veterinary medicine.

The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union each wrote to Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday, calling for the federal government to take more actions to protect meatpacking...

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson, D-Minn., recently had asked the CFTC to investigate the drop in cattle markets amid high retail meat prices.

Baytril will soon be available on a conditional basis for producers and veterinarians to try to tackle anaplasmosis, a blood-borne disease in cattle.

There used to be no telling how a problem involving livestock, fences and a roadway would be resolved, but the Texas Supreme Court has contributed to the resolution of resolving such cases.

Improving animal health has become tricky, especially when it comes to reproductive health.

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue spoke at the White House on Wednesday and stressed the importance of keeping packing plant workers safe, but keeping the plants operating as well.

After pressure from South Dakota's governor and others, Smithfield Foods announced it will suspend operations in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, indefinitely. Other packers are also struggling with the coronavirus as they try to keep the food supply...

The JBS USA plant in Greeley, Colorado, is the latest to idle due to a high number of workers infected with the coronavirus. USDA reports of beef and pork processing show a decline in red-meat production and 90,000 fewer cattle being slaughtered last...

Fears over COVID-19 are challenging veterinarians and creating risks for panicked people.

COVID 19 has been responsible for a precipitous drop in restaurant patronage, which in turn means far fewer food service jobs. That also means less consumption of meat.

Forage is usually almost enough to feed cattle, but protein tubs and liquid feed are necessary to supplement bovine diets.

The Trump administration has decided to expand a current USDA investigation into cattle market prices to include market moves during the COVID-19 outbreak.

John Coleman Locke thought he was prepared, but a flood on his property took a bigger toll than he had expected.

Christine Navarre started her job with a Post-Katrina baptism-by-fire disaster.

An ovary with a cyst is probably a cause of reproductive cycling. Tackling that problem is better sooner than later.

Sale barns and auctioneers continue to operate during the COVID-19 pandemic, but how they operate is considerably different. Large crowds usually associated with these sales have been replaced with just buyers and auction staff, and in some cases...