Articles Tagged: Cattle

It’s a problem that may grow worse for cattle farmers as the scavenging birds’ range expands, in part due to climate change.

Ranchers and agricultural advocates warn the nation’s cattle industry is in dire straits as Walmart and Brazilian-based JBS expand in U.S. market

Iowa Republican senator’s comments come after president proposes beef purchases from Argentina

The USDA said each Farm Service Agency office will have two workers who will be paid even though the government remains closed.

Experts say the president’s move probably wouldn’t lead to cheaper prices at grocery stores.

The Trump administration will soon roll out a “big package” intended to bolster U.S. beef production as consumers struggle with a surge in prices.

The Nature Conservancy has studied this form of virtual fencing with cattle at its preserve in Muscatine County for the past three years.

Fast-food giant will work with National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to award $200 million in grants over the next seven years.

Farmers and ranchers across the U.S. would love to take greater advantage of the high prices, but with the U.S. herd at record lows, they can't meet the demand quickly.

More Iowa herds have tested positive for a tick-borne parasite that can sicken and kill cattle, but experts said they still do not expect the illness to become widespread across the state.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture works to neutralize -- again -- the flesh-eating larva of the New World Screwworm fly.

The disease, which can be fatal, is spread through a parasite in Asian Longhorned Ticks, a new invasive tick only recently found in Iowa.

Raw milk could be sold in grocery stores and farmers markets under an Iowa House bill advanced Tuesday that drew strong warnings and objections from public health professionals, veterinarians and the Iowa State Dairy Association.

Iowa OSHA is investigating a central Iowa biogas digester after a whistleblower alleged a 2023 fire injured two employees and that the site has ongoing natural gas leaks that endanger workers.

Iowa has permitted 15 new digester facilities since 2021, when the Legislature passed a law allowing animal feeding operations with digesters to exceed the state’s limit of 8,500 animal units. Seven of the 15 dairy farms added to their herds since they got digester permits, a review of DNR data shows.