Cattle farmer Roy McIntyre, whose family has farmed near Holly Ridge for generations, says he’s concerned Meta’s proposed 2,250-acre site could threaten farmland, water and small businesses in Delhi.

Although quality grades are the biggest opportunity for lost profit, yield grades are a key factor in premiums and discounts for cattle sold on the grid. As beef prices continue to skyrocket, yield grade accuracy is more important than ever.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is backing new legislation that would establish federal labeling standards for plant-based and cell-cultivated protein products, arguing consumers deserve clearer information at the meat case.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization for Negasunt Powder (coumaphos, propoxur, and sulfanilamide topical powder) for the prevention and treatment of New World screwworm infestations.

A devastating parasite that burrows into the flesh of its hosts is inching dangerously close to the United States, the Texas Department of Agriculture warns. The New World screwworm has been found just 62 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border in Nuevo León.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued emergency use authorizations for four animal drugs aimed at preventing and treating New World screwworm, a parasitic threat that can cause severe and often fatal tissue damage in livestock and other animals.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is warning producers to be on high alert following confirmation of the northern-most New World screwworm detection in the Mexican state of Nuevo León, only 90 miles from the U.S.-Mexico border.