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Agricultural Stories For 4/10/26
Companies
JBS Operates Greeley Plant Without Legal Air Pollution Permit, Lawsuit Alleges
Empirical's New Plant Boosts Lean Ground Beef Capacity 50%
Dietary Guidelines' Protein Push Collides with Grocery Budgets
FDA Delays Approval of 2 Natural Food Dyes Following Safety Objections
GDM Streamlines Brands After Acquisition
Cargill Tracks Strong Demand for Flavor-Forward, Authentic, Easy Cooking
Kroger Sued for False Advertising
Chili's is Now the Second-Largest US Casual-Dining Chain
Chick-fil-A May Miss Cage-Free Egg Deadline
Ammonia Leak at Tyson Foods Plant in North Carolina
Fresh Gourmet Rethinks Bacon Pieces Placement with Produce Rollout
Watchlist
April WASDE Holds Corn, Soybean Ending Stocks Steady, Raises Wheat Stocks
USDA Rural Development Awards Funds for Agriculture, Renewable Fuels
How Americans Interpret Protein Quality
Farmers Have Until April 30 to Apply for USDA Supplemental Disaster Relief
EU Livestock Output Set to Fall Across Most Sectors in 2026
New CDL Rule Could Tighten Farm Freight Capacity
USMCA Review Could Fine-Tune Rules for North American Agriculture
Trillionitus and the US Farm Safety Net
Arkansas and Mississippi Farm Bureaus Join Forces for Grain Bin Safety Training
2026 Forecast Shows Another Strong El Nino
After Significant Cuts to Milk Checks, Farmers Call for Transparency
Beef
Cattle Call: Choice-Select Inversion Raises Demand Concerns Ahead of Grilling Season
Slow Recovery Expected for Mexican Cattle Imports When Border Reopens
Ready for the Risk: USDA Releases Updated New World Screwworm Response Playbook
Cattle Economics: Spring, Grass, and Stocker Cattle Fever
South Dakota Ranchers Deliver 1,100 Hay Bales After Nebraska Wildfires
Upgrading in One Generation: The ROI of Artificial Insemination
New Grassland Conservation Grants Are Tailored to Beef Producers
Nebraska Livestock Brand Bill Gains Ground, But Questions Remain
Do You Have Adequate Bull Power?
Pork
Lower Pork Supply, Better Demand Sets the Stage for Summer Rally
Slower Slaughter Rates Pull USDA Beef, Pork Estimates Lower
SHIC Keeps Watch on New World Screwworm Threat
From Trough to Tech: Why Artificial Intelligence Is Essential for Modern Pork Production
Increasing Soybean Meal Levels With or Without DDGS
Wild Boar Linked to Over a Quarter of ASF Infections on Pig Farms
Hog Futures Need to Find Support to Avoid Further Liquidation
Pork Producers Learn Biosecurity Best Practices at IPIC Workshop
Proper Data is the Bedrock of Operational Analytics
The Signal Behind Russia's Livestock Cull: When Disease Control Becomes Market Strategy
Prairie Fresh Celebrates America's 250th With New Rib Packaging
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