Terry Maul, the former CEO of STX Beef, has filed a motion to dismiss several counts in a lawsuit that accuses him and former CFO William Fischer of embezzling more than $2 million from the company. Maul's motion seeks...
China’s ongoing ban on Canadian beef, stemming from a 2021 case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in Alberta, remains unresolved, adding to the uncertainties Canadian exporters face. The ban has persisted despite atypical BSE posing no health risks...
Source: USDA news release
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is announcing the launch of the Distressed Borrowers Assistance Network, an initiative designed to provide personalized support to financially distressed farmers and ranchers across the nation. Through a series of...
Source: USDA news release
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is awarding more than $35 million in grants to 15 independent meat processors in 12 states to increase processing capacity, spur competition to expand...
Source: Merck Animal Health
Merck Animal Health, known as MSD Animal Health outside of the United States and Canada, a division of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA (NYSE:MRK), today announced it has awarded $90,000 in scholarships to nine...
A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit that accused agricultural giants Bayer, Corteva, Syngenta, and others of conspiring with wholesalers and retailers to fix seed and crop protection chemical prices, allegedly causing farmers to pay more. U.S. District Judge...
Source: Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Since early 2024, the United States (U.S.) has reported outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in dairy cows in several states. Due to the presence of HPAI (H5N1) in the U.S. dairy cattle population, the...
Source: American Farm Bureau Federation news release
For more than 40 years, Farm Bureau has asked every presidential candidate to provide responses to issues likely to impact and affect farmers and ranchers and rural communities in the next 4 years....
Source: OMAFRA
The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing an additional $9 million in the Ontario Agricultural Sustainability Initiative through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership to help farmers enhance the sustainability and competitiveness of their farms. Funding will be...
Source: University of Calgary
In the midst of a global climate crisis, a groundbreaking initiative led by a team of multinational researchers, including an expert from the University of Calgary Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (UCVM), is set to revolutionize the...
