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Agricultural Stories For 5/14/25
Companies
Brazil Meatpacker JBS Sees Slim Trade War Impact as Q1 Earnings Top Forecasts
Iowa Senate Passes Bill Restricting Eminent Domain for Carbon Pipelines
Natural Grocers Sets Earnings Records in Q2
Walmart+ Shoppers Drive Two-Thirds of Grocery Sales
One USDA Staffer Is Handling All of Western NC's Post-Helene Farm Loans After Federal Cuts, Freeze
April Tractor and Combine Sales Down Again From Last Year
Hewitt Foods Launches New Organic Meat Brand
Sysco Needs to Play Catch-Up with Foodservice Distributor Peers
Daily's Expanding Processing Capacity in Missouri
Jack Link's Teams Up with MrBeast to Launch New Meat Snack Line
Watchlist
House Ag Plan Boosts Farmer Safety Net While Slashing SNAP Costs
Annual Inflation Rate Hit 2.3% in April, Less Than Expected and Lowest Since 2021
Tailwinds Needed: An Early Look at 2026 Farm Income
USDA to Restore Deleted Climate Pages After Environmental Groups' Lawsuit
Budget Bill Steamrolls Farm Bill Future, Slashing Billions
USDA Appoints New AMS Administrator
US Agriculture is Looking for Certainty
'Perfect' Summer Weather? May Need it to Hit USDA Corn Targets
Egg Prices Fall to $5 a Dozen in US From Record Highs
As Temps Near 100 Degrees in the Upper Midwest, Does It Signal a Bigger Problem for Summer?
Beef
New World Screwworm's Threat Grows: Pest Detected Only 700 Miles From US Border
Wrong Tool for the Job: Rethinking Methane and Cows
Total Canadian Cattle, Calf Numbers Shrink Again
Changes Coming to Livestock Risk Protection Program
Wisconsin Welcomes Major $32 Million Meat Processing Facility
Cattle Futures Hit Record Highs as US Halts Mexican Imports
Beef Production in the First Quarter of 2025
Hidden Hazards: Now is the Time to Rethink Gun Use in Cattle Handling
Drought Persists in High Plains, Southwest Pasture and Range Areas
Make Hay in May for Best Quality, Yield
Virginia Cattle Producers Facing Challenges, Opportunities at Same Time
Pork
NPPC, NCBA Highlight Priorities in Reconciliation Bills
Pork Producers Aren't Giving Up on a Prop 12 Fix
Study Finds Pork and Plants a Winning Combination for Healthy Aging
Pork Markets Rebound on Easing US-China Trade Tensions
NPPC Says Pork Tariff Relief Boosts Export Hopes
Weinstein Wholesale Meats and MPI Closures Signal Pressure on Regional Pork Processors
New Campaign Aims to Boost Domestic Pork Demand
Pork in the Pantry Provides 75,000 Servings to Those in Need
Smart Cooking on a College Budget: Pork to the Rescue
Pulled Pork Palooza: Kinston's BBQ Fest Sets Guinness World Record for Sandwich Sales
Young Pork Advocates Issues Meet Helps Discover Next Generation of Leaders
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