Victoria Myers

USDA awarded 167 meat and processing businesses across 42 states funds to help grow and increase efficiencies. The funding is part of the new Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant program.

It's time for cattle producers to outline management and marketing strategies for the new year.

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Marty Irby is a meat-eating animal-rights advocate and Republican lobbyist who lost everything to find a new purpose.

After publicly supporting legislation to end soring practices among horse trainers, Marty Irby's life took some unexpected turns.

By the second quarter of 2022, Rabobank analysts expect to see a balance between cattle numbers and packing capacity.

Consumers who held off to buy their Thanksgiving bird until this week likely saw retail price drops, while those worried over supply paid a premium for doing their shopping a little early.

CoBank, a national cooperative bank working in rural America, is calling on U.S. trade negotiators to act soon to protect agriculture's export markets.

As record values for farms and ranches encourage more sales, concerns climb about who or what will control these agricultural acres.

As record values for farms and ranches encourage more sales, concerns climb about who or what will control these agricultural acres.

Landwatch Recent Farmland Sales

The USDA's Cybersecurity Expo brought together public and private entities to discuss ways to protect U.S. businesses from falling victim to the increasing number of ransomware attacks.

A consensus among cattle groups that there is a need for greater price discovery in the industry is a major driver behind the Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021.

Add these five tools to your technology protection plan to stay ahead of cybercriminals.

A new beef processing plant in Nebraska, Sustainable Beef LLC, would be built using funds from both the cattle industry and outside investors.

A consensus among cattle groups that there is a need for greater price discovery in the industry is a major driver behind the Cattle Contract Library Act of 2021.

A new Agricultural Research Service report shows that farm animals are not able to replicate the SARS-CoV-2 virus, eliminating them as a source of infection for people.

In many cases, cybercriminals want the technology and trade secrets U.S. ag companies use, more so than individual data.

Prices for commodities, natural gas and fertilizer are all expected to continue to climb moving into the end of 2021 and the beginning of 2022.

Never provide personal information by phone or electronically without double-checking the request is from a legitimate source and for a legitimate reason. If you're not sure, ask someone you trust for help.

Even some of the world's largest tech companies have fallen prey to cyberattacks this year.

Today's high cattle on feed numbers may be keeping pressure on the market, but as numbers continue to drop producers hold the keys.

High-tech disruptors are likely to focus on multiple targets, including areas like crop yield, GPS accuracy, land prices and even animal health.

Iowa-based NEW Cooperative has refused to pay a ransom to regain control of its data and systems, as federal agents take over the investigation.

Agriculture is increasingly becoming a high-value target for cyberpirates.

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It may be hard to get the U.S. beef industry's facts out when it comes to sustainability, as activist groups stand poised to counter and confuse consumers with alternative data.

Private entities in agriculture will have to take the lead in protecting systems against cyberattack.

High-tech criminals focus on targets they believe will cave under pressure for ransom, often using exploitation of data and customer identities as leverage to get millions in untraceable cryptocurrency.

As farmers and ranchers share more data with agricultural businesses, it's important to ask questions about that entity's investment level in cybersecurity protocols.

Awareness of the signs of anaplasmosis, and a good management plan, are keys to keeping losses low from this common disease.

U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef modules help individual sectors of the industry find ways to continuously improve overall sustainability.

Silage can be a great alternative in drought areas, or where runoff is a concern. But today's higher grain prices have changed the numbers.

A permanent solution to limits on hours-of-service hauls for livestock drivers hasn't gained much traction on Capitol Hill.