Government

March - January 2026

Weekly protein digest: Union issues strike notice at one of America’s largest beef plants

14 March 2026

17 minute read

Workers at the JBS beef plant in Greeley, Colorado could strike as early as March 16 after contract talks stall. The facility employs about 3,800 workers and is one of the largest beef processing plants in the United States.

The Middle East conflict: Implications for feed and animal producers

Markets Government Trade

12 March 2026

11 minute read

The conflict in the Middle East will cause significant impacts to trade within the agriculture industry, particularly with feed markets and overall supply chain

Weekly protein report: Cargill to permanently close Milwaukee beef plant amid cattle shortage

Equipment and Innovation Company/New Products Markets

21 February 2026

15 minute read

Cargill will shutter its Milwaukee ground beef facility by late May, eliminating 221 jobs as tight cattle supplies continue to pressure packer margins. The move follows other industry pullbacks as historically low herd numbers constrain throughput

Weekly protein digest: USDA expands screwworm defense along Texas border, citing livestock risk

Health & Disease Notfiable Diseases New World Screwworm

7 February 2026

10 minute read

USDA is shifting sterile fly operations closer to the US-Mexico border as a precaution against New World screwworm, underscoring heightened biosecurity vigilance across cattle farms

Trump heads to Iowa as farm belt unease tests support

Markets Policy Government

27 January 2026

2 minute read

Biofuel delays and weak hog, corn markets weigh on farmers

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