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Agricultural Stories For 8/24/26
Companies
Eastern Oregon Food Processor Points Fingers in Nitrate Pollution Lawsuit
Hormel Foods Seeks Judgement Certification in Pork Price-Fixing Case
Walmart Promises Price Cuts After $2.9 Billion Tariff Refund
JBS Seeks Rest of Pilgrim's Pride in $1.2 Billion Offer
Physicians Group Sues USDA and HHS Over Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Applegate Expands Regenerative Agriculture Efforts
Nigeria Opens Market to More US Beef, Pork
Real Solutions: Why the Meat Industry Food Safety Conference Belongs on Your Calendar
Stone Point Acquires Ever.Ag Risk Management Business
Tyson Foods Workers Rally at Joslin Plant Protesting Mass Layoffs
Fairlife Celebrates Production Ramp-Up at New York Dairy Plant
Watchlist
USDA's Plan for More Accurate Corn and Soybean Estimates
Farm Bill Faces Long Road Ahead
US EPA to Extend Renewable Fuel Standard Compliance Deadline for Refiners
USMCA Talks Continue as Mexico Targets Chinese Imports
Jones Act Waiver Keeps Fertilizer Shipping Options Open
K-State Cuts Ribbon on First of Its Kind Research, Innovation Center
Smith: China Making Progress on US Soybean Purchases
Wisconsin Meat Processing Deserts Limit Growth for Livestock Producers
GMO-Labeling Activists Took USDA to Court. Here's What They Actually Won
Rural Leaders to Explore Solutions to Childcare, Housing, and Healthcare Challenges
60% of Kansas Livestock Producers Report Veterinarian Shortage
Beef
Trump Proposes Lifting Tariff Rate Quota on 300,000 Metric Tons of Beef Imports
Bullish Cattle on Feed Report Clashes With Plant Closures, Policy Fears
Aug. 1 Cattle on Feed Up 2% From Year Ago
Cattle Groups React to Trump's Beef Import Post
Cattle Selloff on Trump's Lower Beef Price Post: Challenge 6-Year Uptrend
Rollins Defends Trump Beef Import Decision
Local Rancher Says Soaring Costs Are Making It Harder to Raise Cattle in California
Mexican Ranchers Prepare to Resume Livestock Sales to US Under Tight Controls Over Screwworm Risk
Smaller Portion of Heifers on Feed
Healthy Calves, Higher Returns: The Value of a Complete Preconditioning Program
Pork
Farm Bill, Trade and Screwworm Keep Hog Producers on Watch
Hinson Touts Save our Bacon Act at Iowa State Fair
Lower Slaughter Volume and Weak Pork Cutout Values Compress Packer Processing Margins
USDA Weekly Pork Formula Sales Reach Nearly 3,000 Loads as Ham and Trimmings Lead Volume
Good News for Bacon Lovers: You Don't Have to Give Up Pork to Lose Weight
What is the Role of MRV and PAdV in US Pig Herds?
ASF Outbreaks Push Serbia Into State of Emergency
Staying One Step Ahead: Inside the Evolving Playbook of Animal Rights Activists
Poland's ASF Outbreaks in Commercial Herds Triple in 2026
Minnesota Pork Leadership Cohort Explores California Agriculture
Six New Research Projects Target Faster Swine Disease Detection and Mitigation
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