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Agricultural Stories For 3/6/26
Companies
Meat Institute Critical of Bill That Seeks to Break Up Meatpacking Monopolies
Kroger Tops Q4 Expectations as Price Cuts, Store Closures Boost Results
UW-Madison Releases New Thermal Lethality Tool for Meat Industry
Sherwood Foundation Gifts $1.1 Million for Relief to Former Tyson Foods Workers in Lexington
Rep. Rob Bresnahan Plan to Revive Axed Farm-to-Food Bank Program Advances
Struggling Grocery Outlet to Close 36 Stores
Smithfield Ditches Clinton Sanitation Crew, 100 Fortrex Jobs on the Line
Syngenta to Exit Global Paraquat Production
Analysis: There's Absolutely Nothing Wrong with Walmart
Victorinox, JBS USA Announce Partnership
Watchlist
House Farm Bill Advances with Bipartisan Support, 34-17 Vote
Judge Orders IEEPA Tariff Refunds
Ethanol Growth Boosts Corn Demand and Rural Jobs - So Why Is E15 Missing from the Farm Bill?
Export Report: Corn Sales Bounce Back with Big Results
Democrats Take Page From President Trump With Plan to Break Up Meatpackers
Expanding Iran Conflict Threatens Brazil Grain Exports, Fertilizer Supplies
The New Blueprint for US Agricultural Trade Agreements
Number of Farms and Total Acreage of Farm Ground Down in the US
Iowa Corn Growers Urge DOJ to Press on Looking Whether There's Fertilizer Price Collusion
Flipping the Pyramid: Public Perceptions of New Dietary Guidelines
Beef
Cattle Call: Market Shakes Off "Black Duck" Hiccup Amid Geopolitical Tensions
Study Examines Practicality of Methane-Reducing Seaweed for Grazing Cattle
NCLA Asks Court to End USDA's Illegal Rule Mandating Electronic ID Eartags for Cattle and Bison
Brazil Cattle Slaughter Hits Record in 2025
Rising Land Prices Pushing Texas Ranchers Out of the Cattle Business
Nebraska Extension to Host Webinar on Confinement Feeding Cow-Calf Pairs
Beef.com Launches Digital Infrastructure Blueprint
Kehoe: Beef Processing Growth Strengthening Missouri Cattle Sector
Pork
Farm Bill 2.0 Advances, Prop 12 Fix Included
Pork Producers Push to Preserve USMCA as Key to North American Market Growth
North Carolina State Scientists Connect Sow Prolapse to Nutrition
Why Producers Must Lead the Charge Against PRRS
New Research: Simple Strategy Could Reduce Pre-Weaning Mortality
National Pork Industry Forum Shapes the Future of US Pork
SHIC Releases New World Screwworm Fact Sheet to Raise Awareness for US Pork Industry
Brazil Pork Prices Fall to Lowest Level Since April 2024
Pork Industry Titans Inducted Into NPPC Hall of Fame
Parker Honored with Paulson-Whitmore Award at National Pork Industry Forum
How Incineration Helps Prevent ASF amd Other Emerging Diseases
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