Livestock Articles
Future Pork Industry Leaders Gather in Des Moines
Published June 11, 2021
Up-and-coming leaders for the pork industry participated in the Pork Leadership Institute in Des Moines this past week. Annie Lerner is a swine nutritionist from Sleepy Eye, Minnesota who was part of the training. Lerner says there are a few…Seeking More Competition in the Cattle Trade
Published June 11, 2021
Montana Senator Jon Tester has introduced legislation to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act to create a USDA Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters. This proposal is in response to the wide disparity between packer profits and the…A CCA Honor for AMPI Co-CEOs
Published June 10, 2021
Associated Milk Producers Inc Co-CEOs Donn DeVelder and Sheryl Meshke have been honored with the Cooperative Communicators Association's CEO Outstanding Communicator Award. In his nomination, AMPI Chairman Steve Schlangen said DeVelder and Meshke are "completely selfless and fully focused on…JBS Pays Big Bucks in Ransomware Attack
Published June 10, 2021
JBS paid $11 million in bitcoin to the criminals who hacked into its IT system. JBS said it made the decision to pay the ransom to make sure no data was stolen and to prevent any potential risk for its…U.S. Beef Exports Breaks Records During March
Published June 10, 2021
U.S. beef export values topped $808 million for the month, up 35 percent from one year ago. Beef export volumes rose 23 percent. A record amount of beef exports went to South Korea and China. U.S. pork exports were also…TransFARMation: There is Still Hope
Published June 9, 2021
Drought is a reality for many farmers and ranchers this year. 90-year-old rancher C. Wayne Vance, who lives at Ray, North Dakota, has been through these conditions before. "In 1961 we were really dry and hardly raised a crop," says…Investigating Vulnerabilities in the Meat Packing Sector
Published June 9, 2021
South Dakota Senator John Thune went to the Senate floor Wednesday to discuss the ransomware attack on JBS. Thune said the JBS hack resulted in a temporary shutdown. Thune said that ongoing possibility creates a serious problem for farmers, ranchers…Minnesota Beef Update
Published June 9, 2021
There are in-person Beef Quality Assurance trainings happening in Minnesota. Find out more from program coordinator Allison VanDerWal in the latest Minnesota Beef Update.IDFA Highlights Dairy Industry’s Economic Influence
Published June 9, 2021
The U.S. dairy industry has a $753 billion economic impact and supports 3.3 million jobs. Cheese is the biggest dairy product in the Upper Midwest and the International Dairy Foods Association’s study found cheese has a $55 billion direct economic…