Dutch Prime Foods, Inc., a Long Branch, New Jersey firm, is recalling approximately 345 pounds of ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7....More
The elimination of violative residues in beef is one of the most important elements facing ranchers and cattle feeders in producing safe food products....More
The job of growing markets for U.S. beef just got a bit tougher, thanks to House Democrats. In early April, President Bush placed the U.S.-Colombia free-trade...More
The Philippines has fully opened its market to U.S. beef and beef products of all ages. Imports of U.S. beef and beef products had been restricted to...More
Increasing demand has been a major challenge of the U.S. beef industry over the past 25 years. And the proliferation of branded-beef products and program-production...More
Infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis (IBK), or pinkeye, is one of the most common diseases in cow-calf and stocker operations. Pinkeye is caused by...More
Representatives of the U.S. and Colombia signed the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement (CTPA). The comprehensive agreement eliminates tariffs and...More
The beef checkoff program is the first commodity to be inducted into the Multi-Unit Foodservice Operators (MUFSO) Supplier Hall of Fame. Paul Frumkin,...More
South Korea's Ministry of Ag and Forestry says it now regards U.S. beef as safe for consumption following inspections of U.S. processing facilities. The...More
Congress is being urged to act promptly on bipartisan legislation that would allow interstate sales of state-inspected meat and poultry products. State...More
When a new product comes along that instantly improves animal health problems, from the cow-calf operation to the feedyard, everyone from the small producer...More
Thailand, Costa Rica and Malaysia have reopened to U.S. boneless beef from cattle less than 30 months of age. In addition, Costa Rica allows importation...More
Foot-and-mouth disease has been discovered in 70 cattle in a herd along Argentina's border with Paraguay, in northern Corrientes Province. Chile immediately...More
Brazil will export a record amount of beef in 2005 despite an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana...More
The January issue article, Time To Kill (page 58), included a chart of commercial products approved for the control of bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) virus....More
In late July, the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine marked a first when it pulled from the market an antibiotic previously...More
Ag Secretary Mike Johanns announced in Wisconsin last month the Philippines are resuming imports of U.S. beef and beef products. Under the agreement,...More
Lebanon is resuming imports of U.S. beef and beef products from animals under 30 months of age. It's the third Mideast country to reopen its borders to...More
A unique DNA testing service and a new fly and lice control mechanism are among the top six products selected by a BEEF magazine shopper panel touring...More
Agritronics57701 Gooseberry Rd.Ione, OR 97843Phone: 541/422-7441 Behlen Manufacturing Co.4025 E. 23rd St.Columbus, NE 68602Phone: 800/447-2751www.behlencountry.com...More
How do margins compare between packers vs. other industries or major firms? Andy Gottschalk of Hedgers Edge.Com, LLC, an agribusiness research firm, provides...More
The most recent sampling data from USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) shows a continued downtrend in positive tests for Salmonella. The...More
It was a late-night phone call a few days after Dec. 23 that made John Wood realize just how seriously the first U.S. case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy...More
New Generation Feeds has added FlaxLic to its SmartLic supplements. FlaxLic contains a high level of alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid. It contains...More