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Trump-Xi Summit Boosts Beef Trade

Published May 19, 2026

A major breakthrough for the U.S. beef industry came out of last week’s Trump-Xi summit in Beijing after China agreed to restore access for hundreds of U.S. beef processing plants. U.S. Meat Export Federation President and CEO Dan Halstrom says…

Screwworm Concerns Intensify

Published April 27, 2026

Concerns continue to grow across the cattle industry as the threat of New World Screwworm inches closer to the U.S. border, raising both economic and biosecurity alarms. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Executive Director of Government Affairs Sigrid Johannes says the…

Copenhaver: Cattle Industry Strong Amid Ongoing Challenges

Published December 8, 2025

National Cattlemen's Beef Association President-elect Gene Copenhaver says the U.S. cattle industry remains strong but continues to face pressure from trade issues, pests, and political challenges. Speaking at the Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association Convention in St. Cloud, Copenhaver noted, “there…

Fedorchak Hosts Beef Roundtable

Published November 1, 2025

North Dakota Congresswoman Julie Fedorchak met with ranchers, ag leaders, and market experts at Black Leg Ranch near McKenzie on Wednesday to discuss the future of the U.S. beef industry. Fedorchak said North Dakota ranchers “are innovating every day to…

SD Corn Comments

Published December 24, 2021

In the last week of 2021, many are reflecting on the year and looking ahead to 2022. This week's South Dakota Corn Comments looks back at the relationship between the corn and cattle industry.

Rep. Dusty Johnson Introduces Cattle Contract Library Bill

Published October 21, 2021

South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson has new bipartisan legislation called the Cattle Contract and Library Act of 2021. This bill would make cattle marketing agreement data available through the USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service. "Packers already need to file regular information…

R-CALF Long-Term Plan Promotes Profitability for Family Farms

Published December 21, 2020

R-CALF USA has developed the organization’s first ever long-range plan. This comes as a response to 2020’s unprecedented anomalies in the cattle markets and the “unresponsiveness from policymakers and the beef industry to take corrective actions.” The plan includes strategies…

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Trump-Xi Summit Boosts Beef Trade

Screwworm Concerns Intensify

Copenhaver: Cattle Industry Strong Amid Ongoing Challenges

Fedorchak Hosts Beef Roundtable

SD Corn Comments

Rep. Dusty Johnson Introduces Cattle Contract Library Bill

R-CALF Long-Term Plan Promotes Profitability for Family Farms

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