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Agricultural Stories For 8/7/26
Companies
Lawsuit in South Dakota Advances Regarding Permitting for Proposed Smithfield Plant
Beef Companies Want to Highlight Premium Products, Transparency
Froot Loops Maker WK Kellogg Will Cut Artificial Colors a Year Ahead of Schedule
Nebraska PSC Seeks Revocation of The Andersons' Grain Dealer License
Bayer, Simplot Reshape Distribution Relationship Ahead of 2027 Season
Nutrien, Mosaic Squeezed as Farmers Cut Fertilizer Use After Prices Surge
FDA's UPF Definition May Lack Legal Force, But Not Policy Impact
After Two Deaths, Sysco Says It's Done with Taylor Farms
UT Sues Meat Market Over Longhorn Trademark
Industry Groups Prepare for Upcoming Poultry Summit on Sustainability, Welfare
Watchlist
Bipartisan Senate Vote Advances Beef MCOOL, Farm Bill Likely Waits After Election
Farm Bill Effort Stalls in Committee Over SNAP Funding Dispute
Canada Takes Tougher Stance as Trade Deadline with US Approaches
Feds Plot New Plan for the Colorado River's Next 10 Years
Farm Bureau: USMCA Has Been Successful, but Stability and Further Improvements Are Needed
What Farmers Need to Know Before the August WASDE Report
Export Report: Nothing to Write Home About
Ag Lawmakers Criticize Democrats After Farm Bill Fails Committee Vote
Global Feed Regulators Meet to Advance Circular Feed Systems
Farmfest Forum: Economists Warn Some Farmers Will Struggle to Finance 2027 Crops
The 20,000-Dairy Farm Future: Why Consolidation Will Reshape US Agriculture
Beef
How Will Opening the Mexico Border Impact the Domestic Cattle Market?
NCBA Weighs Risks, Benefits as US Prepares to Resume Mexican Cattle Imports
Voluntary vs. Mandatory Labeling: Which One Wins at the Meat Case?
What is the Emerging Tick-Borne Livestock Disease Research Prioritization Act?
The 'Eyes' Have It: USDA Researchers Say A.I. Could Transform Cattle Health Monitoring Systems
Brazil Beef Production Forecast to Fall to 40 Million Head in 2026
Australian July Beef Exports Reflect Dramatic Re-Direction in Trade, Following Tariff Impacts
You vs You: Other Side of When You Almost Decide Not to Go
Ground Beef Prices Rising Fastest
Curiosity Changed the Beef Industry
Pork
Senate Farm Bill Fails to Advance, Prop 12 Fight Continues
PRRS, Labor and Facilities Top of Mind for Producers
Six State Pork Associations Form Southeast Pork Alliance
Canada Packers Q2 Revenue Falls 8.8% on Lower Pork Prices
Life Cycle Assessment Identifies Manure Management as 50% of US Pork Greenhouse Gas Footprint
Iowa Producers Can Use RFID Tags to Improve Traceability and Check-In for Exhibition Swine
FDA Fast-Tracks 10 Veterinary Products to Support New World Screwworm Response
Is Your Water Line the Ultimate Biosecurity Breach?
Field Validation Confirms High Efficacy for MA-104 Cell Line African Swine Fever Vaccine
Annual Swine Competition Brings Legislators and Youth Exhibitors Together
Dairy Bar, Pork Tents Offering New Specialty Items During the 2026 Indiana State Fair
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