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Agricultural Stories For 8/25/26
Companies
Study Offers Meat Processors Practical Path to Report Emissions
Smithfield Tar Heel Plant Moves to Four-Day Production Schedule
Agribusiness Earnings Reveal Diverging Signals Across Farm Economy
UAW Deere Workers Reject Contract Extension Through 2029
Hormel Appoints Ash Bhumbla as CFO
Tyson Foods Commits $1 Million to Support School Nutrition and Food Access
Food Banks Across Pennsylvania Are Struggling to Keep Up in the Face of SNAP Cuts, Economic Pain
Revolution Foods Acquires School Meal Supplier Ardella's
Meat Snacks Find New Opportunities in Chips and Crackers
Raley's Plans to Close More Stores
Righteous Felon Craft Jerky Chronicles How It Built Its Brand
Watchlist
As Litigation Looms and Drought Takes Its Toll, State Officials Defiant Over Colorado River's Future
Talks Collapse Between US and Canada
Agriculture Leaders Urge Canada, US to Resume USMCA Trade Talks
USDA: Harvest to Hallways Initiative Launches to Invest in Child Nutrition Programs
Emergency Fuel Waiver Clears Way for Continued E15 Sales
Iowa's Glen Smith Takes on USDA Rural Development Post
Good-to-Excellent Corn Falls to 57%, USDA Reports
Gov. Pillen Extends Executive Order to Support Wildfire and Drought Recovery
Higher Fuel Costs Reduce Consumer Grocery Spending Plans
Beef
Cattle Break the 6-Year Uptrend with Trump's Beef Plan, Border Reopening Battling a Bullish COF
Cattle Fall as US-Mexico Border Reopens to Imports
As US Border Reopens to Mexican Cattle, Concerns Persist Over Screwworm Spread
Inside Day One at Douglas: How USDA and Arizona Will Clear Cattle and Block Screwworm at the Border
Trump's Beef Import Plan Rankles US Industry
Is That Replacement Heifer Worth the Price? How to Find Your Heifer Buying Breakeven
What to Expect From Mexican Cattle Imports
MooZOU Interactive Beef Exhibit Debuts at Missouri State Fair
What is the Difference Between Alfalfa Winter Survival and Fall Dormancy?
Drought Conditions Force Tough Decisions for Wyoming Ranchers
Pork
Save Our Bacon Act Returns to Spotlight as Proposition 12 Debate Hits Iowa State Fair
Mizzou Meat Market Opens at New Meat Science Lab, Expands Retail Offerings
Don't Rely on the Finisher Barn: The New Playbook for Next-Gen Swine Transitions
NutriQuest Report: Weaner Pig Breakeven at $14.68, Down $1.89 From Last Week
Beyond the Packing Line: Indiana Packers' $44 Million Expansion Builds Capacity for Pork's Next Move
Nigeria Opens Doors to US Pork and Beef
Split Your Barn Network From Your Office Network
Brad Kluver Invests in Leadership, Communication and the Future of Pork
ASF Poland: 4 Pig Farms Infected in August 2026
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