Tag: beef
‘Meat glue’ issue involves wide misunderstanding, expert contends
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — The sticking point when it comes to the current furor over the use of products given the unappetizing name “meat...
New economics in commodity market favor better forage management
Higher corn prices raise the value of forage; it is cheaper to put cattle gains on grass rather than in the feedlot.
How or when do you let the bulls out?
PRINCETON, Ky. — With spring calves hitting the ground around the state, cattle producers should begin to plan now for the breeding season to...
Butler County, Pa., family loses barn and home to two...
CLEARFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pa. — A Pennsylvania family is attempting to put their lives back together this week after two separate fires destroyed both their...
GIPSA files complaint against the New Wilmington Livestock Auction
NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration says the New Wilmington Livestock Auction Inc. is not...
Premiums for quality beef continue to climb as packers seek cattle
MOUNTAIN GROVE, Mo. — Beef feeders can look for continued payment of quality-grid premiums from packing plants, said a University of Missouri Extension economist....
Four former Eastern Livestock executives plead to organized crime
Former Eastern Livestock LLC Chief Executive Officer and founder, Thomas "Tommy" Gibson, 71, and Eastern's former chief financial officer, Steve McDonald, 58, have pleaded guilty to all counts against them.
Pink slime push-back: Someone smarter, or more emotional, than me has...
Maybe the ag industry needs to listen more and talk less. Maybe we need to bring in more outsiders, and ask them, "what would a customer think about this?" We might have seen the pink slime push-back coming.
Ask FSA Andy by FSA Andy: Guaranteed loans
Hello Again!The Farm Service Agency has a guaranteed loan program available to assist farmers and agricultural lenders. Guaranteed loans are made by a commercial...
Meats expert: ‘Pink slime’ may be unappetizing, but it’s safe, real...
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Whether you call it "pink slime" or lean, finely textured beef, you can call it a much-maligned product at the...
