Merck Animal Health has announced a $500,000 donation to Texas A&M University for its new Animal Science Reproduction and Biotechnology Center. The new animal science center, expected to be completed in 2023, includes research labs, educational spaces, animal handling areas along with dedicated research lab space for emerging technologies and practices for both academic and […]

BEEF magazine scoured the country looking for what has cattle producers talking. Here’s a look at 5 headlines that appear to be at the top of the list this week. 1. A Texas cattle company began in 1887 has made a huge jump into the retail side of the market with the beef they raise. Related: […]

A good bull is expensive to buy and more expensive to maintain the other nine months of the year when he’s not working. Therefore, operations may choose to lease a bull rather than to own. When done properly, a bull lease arrangement can be beneficial to both parties, reducing the carrying costs of the bull […]

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly signed into law House Substitute for SB 261 on May 5, also known as the “fake meat labeling bill.” The Kansas Livestock Association-supported bill already had been passed by both the House and Senate. As of July 1, the new law will require producers of alternative meat products that use meat […]

Eat Just Inc., a company that applies cutting-edge science and technology on a mission to create healthier, more sustainable foods, has announced that its GOOD Meat division has entered into a joint development agreement with ADM. This is ADM’s first strategic partnership of its kind in the cultivated meat sector, which analysts predict could become […]

This has been a frequently asked question over the past few months as we have seen fertilizer prices skyrocket to unprecedented levels. These high prices have many producers wondering if it is too expensive to use fertilizer in 2022.  The issue is further complicated by the reality of drought.  Even with some recent rainfall, much of […]