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Agricultural Stories For 10/8/26
Companies
What's Next After Judge Sides with Landowners in Smithfield Dispute?
Beyond Meat Signals Shift Toward Nutrient Stacking in Plant-Based Foods
Marine Shipping Could Open Major New Ethanol Market
Consumer Antitrust Suit Accuses Dairy Co-ps of Price-Fixing
How JBS USA Is Growing Its Prepared Foods Business
Conagra Identifies Trends Fueling Snacking Growth in New Report
Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days Shoppers Reaching for Household Essentials
Cal-Maine Provides Info on Growth Opportunities on Egg
Kroger Brings Back Boar's Head Deli Products
C-Stores Winning Foodservice Dollars with Signature Menu Items
Watchlist
USDA and FTC Launch Agriculture Equipment Competition Investigation
US Agricultural Exports Rise as Trade Mix Shifts
Jones Act Waiver Expires Nov. 15: What It Means for Fertilizer
USDA Changes Renewable Energy Funding Requirements
Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act Critical to Solving Farm Labor Crisis
US Harvests Delayed, USDA to Gauge Crop Sizes
Energy Demand and Borrowing Costs Test Rural Resilience
Penn State, PDA Break Ground on Animal Diagnostic Laboratory Expansion
Why Grain Trade Has a Keen Eye for Iowa
Chance of Dyed Diesel Lingering in Tanks Makes Some Farmers Hesitant to Accept Trump's Help
USDA Tests New Approach to Tracking Salmonella in Poultry Plants
Beef
New Bipartisan Bill Aims to Lower Red Meat Prices by Cutting Red Tape for Small Farmers
WT to Build Beef Cattle Research Facility with $9.75 Million USDA Grant
Profit Tracker: Feeder Margins Plunge to Multi-Year Lows
Cattle Futures Range as Cutout Prices Fall
Carcass Quality Price Spreads Widen Amid More Prime Supply
New Sterile Fly Facility Opens in Hermosillo
UW-River Falls Advances Animal Welfare with Cattle-Stunning Research
2025 Study of Online Cow-Calf Lot Purchases Finds Interesting Trends
Winter Feed Budgeting: How to Calculate Your Herd's Hay Supply
Brashears: USDA Wants to Open More Doors for Small Meat Processors and Cattle Producers
Pork
Pork Politics Heat Up as American Meat Producers PAC Targets Save Our Bacon Act Backers
Hog Producer Margins Narrow as Supplies Weigh on Market
CoBank: Pork Supply Outpaces Demand as Producers Navigate Uneven Domestic Market
Smoke Detector-Like Device Monitors Swine Barns for Viruses
Hog Profits Hold as Demand Risks Build Further
Series to Spotlight Global Swine Reproduction Specialist
Infectivity of PEDV on Vehicles After Cleaning and Disinfection
China Emphasizes AI and Smart Livestock Farming as Pork Industry Enters Post-Growth Era
Wild Pigs in Asia Face Extinction Threat From African Swine Fever
Practical Answers to Common Questions About Gut Health, Immunity and Performance in Swine
North Carolina Pork Producers Bring Industry Priorities to Capitol Hill
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