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Agricultural Stories For 4/30/26
Companies
Lexington to Buy Some Tyson Assets in Bid to Rebuild After Plant Closure
Young American Food Brands Secures Private Equity Investment
Brazilian Authorities Sue Cargill, JBS for Labor Abuses in Their Supply Chains
Agtech Company Pivot Bio Marks Major Expansion in St. Louis Area
Rancher's Premium Smokehouse Adds Kroger Retail Distribution
Mexico's Sigma Foods Buys US Smoked Meats Producer
Walmart Opens Third Milk Processing Plant in Texas
Value, Innovation, Cultural Relevance Drive Another Robust Quarter for Taco Bell
Why the Digital Shelf Label Backlash is History Repeating Itself
Mizzou Meat Market Renamed to Commemorate Donation
Watchlist
House Farm Bill Vote Moving Ahead Amid GOP Fight Over E15
Fertilizer Squeeze and Drought Reshape 2026 Farm Margins
Lawmakers Renew Push to Curb Corporate Farmland Ownership
Trump Admin Targets Fertilizer Costs with Domestic Production, Permitting Push
Ocean Freight Rates Rise Above Last Year's Levels
Can Farmers Get Tariff Money Back? New Portal Raises Questions
Key Steps for Farmers Challenging Agency Decisions
Secretary of Agriculture Issues 2026 Wildfire Readiness Memorandum Ahead of Active Fire Season
From 60 to 600 Bushel Per Acre: Is 1,000-Bushel-Corn Next?
Payment Rule Changes in 'One Big Beautiful Bill' Act Sparks Local FSA Entity Confusion
Dairy Industry Sees Rise in Cull Cow Slaughter as Market Dynamics Shift
Beef
Senate Democrats' Meatpacking Breakup Bill Misreads What's Driving Beef Prices
"They Couldn't Help Themselves": Packers Chase Cattle in Explosive Cash Market
New Research Targets Heart Failure Risks in US Cattle Herds
Heifer Pregnancy on First Service Brings Lifetime Returns
Cattle Futures Climb on Screwworm Fears, Tight Supply
Choice-Select Spread a Relic of a Bygone Era
Missouri Declares May Beef Month
While Waiting for the Vet: Managing Uterine and Rectal Prolapses on Farm
Stop Haying to Improve Your Bottom Line
The Steward of the Sandhills: Barb Cooksley's Legacy of Resilience and Leadership
Pork
Amendment to Strike Down Save Our Bacon Act Rejected
New Research Forecasts Significant Economic and Market Impacts with PRRS-Resistant Pig Adoption
March Red Meat Output Rises on Stronger Pork
Pork Prices Expected to Edge Up 0.4% in 2026
Moving US SHIP From Pilot to Policy
Hog Futures Slip as Market Trades Uneven, Ends Slightly Lower
German Pig Industry Claims Millions for Welfare Rule Compliance
Las Vegas Buffet Decline Forces Pig Farm to Source Different Food Scraps
Prop 12 Pressure Continues to Weigh on US Pork Producers
Register Today for the 2026 ISU McKean Swine Disease Conference
Cut Costs and Paperwork: How AgView is Changing the Show Pig Circuit
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