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Agricultural Stories For 9/9/26
Companies
Smithfield Foods Expects to Swing to Third-Quarter Operating Loss in Fresh Pork Business
Meat Institute Concerned by Trump's Order to Explore Beef Origin Labeling
California and Australian State of Queensland Ink New Partnership
California Passes 'Non-Ultraprocessed Certified' Seal Bill
Canada's Tariff Retaliation Puts US Food and Agriculture Industries in a Bind
Applegate Expands Regenerative Initiative with Nutrition Study
UNFI Reports Lower Sales in Q4
Chobani's $1.2 Billion Expansion Brings Scale Closer to Demand
UNL Now Ranks in the Top 9% of Ag Education Programs Worldwide
School Meal Nutrition Levels Up with Reformulated Proteins
New Holland's AI-Powered ForageCam Monitors Kernel Processing in Real Time
Watchlist
Ranchers Sought Import Talks With Trump, but Wolves Dominated Conversation
US-China Summit Could Shape Soybean Sales, Drone Tariffs for American Farmers
Canadian Tariffs Take Effect and Economist Says It Could Recreate North American Trade Flows
Why September May Be a Turning Point for Soybeans
Drought Conditions Put Renewed Focus on Pasture, Range and Forage Insurance
USDA Crop Progress: Corn 5% Harvested, Rated 56% Good to Excellent
Reps Urge USTR to Press China on Bird Flu Regionalization
USDA Tests Satellites and AI For Crop Estimates
OSU Veterinary Expansion Aims to Address Rural Vet Shortages
Sept. 15 Deadline: A Bigger USDA Payment Limit May Depend on Your Farm Structure
California's Prop 65 and Glyphosate Have a Complicated History
Beef
Cattle Bounce With Cash: What Impact Do the Executive Orders Have on the Market?
Trump Says Brazil, Argentina Will Supply Tariff-Free Beef Imports
Imported Beef Discount Reflects Existing Market Price Spread
Cattle Markets Diverge as Feeder Steers Surge, Futures Ease
It's Not the Imports That Matter, It's the Interference
Cattle Weights Responding to Markets
Shifting the Season: Why More Ranchers Are Turning to Fall Calving
What Would a World Without Cows Look Like?
Brazil's Calf Prices Outpace Fed Cattle Gains in 2026
R-CALF USA Responds to Executive Orders Addressing Longstanding Cattle and Sheep Industry Challenges
Pork
Pork Has a Demand Problem That Production Efficiency Can't Fix
Prop 12 at a Crossroads: What Congress' Next Move Could Mean for US Pork Producers
Rising Disease Rates in Wean-to-Market Barns Highlight the Need for Consistent Biosecurity
NutriQuest Reports Weaner Pig Breakeven Up $2.97 from Last Week at $14.78
Brazil's Pork Production Set to Peak in Q3 2026
Brazil: Research to Create ASF-Resistant Pigs Using CRISPR
US Animal Feed Industry Shows Its Economic Muscle
More Than 13,000 Prohibited Ag Items Stopped in Chicago
Applications Open for 2027 Lois Britt Pork Industry Scholarship
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