Thousands of chicks arrive dead to farmers amid USPS turmoil

• Sep 2, 2020

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — At least 4,800 chicks shipped to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in recent weeks after rapid cuts hit the federal mail carrier’s operations, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said.

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Chicken sales take flight during pandemic

• By DIANNA TROYER For Farm & Ranch
• Aug 26, 2020

Chicken sales have been soaring since spring when consumers became concerned about food production during the start of the coronavirus pandemic.

Public lands chief hangs on despite nomination getting nixed

• By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press
• Aug 19, 2020

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former oil industry attorney will continue calling the shots for a government agency that oversees nearly a quarter-billion public acres in the U.S. West, despite the White House saying over the weekend that President Donald Trump would withdraw the nomination of Wil…

State kills last 2 members of wolf pack preying on cattle

• JerryPainter
• Aug 17, 2020

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington has killed the last two known wolves in the so-called Wedge pack in Stevens County, which had been preying on livestock, the Department of Fish and Wildlife said Monday.

Idaho sage grouse numbers flat, hunting could be restricted

• By the Associated Press
• Aug 17, 2020

Sage grouse numbers have remained mostly flat this year, according to data from the Idaho Department of Fish and Game.

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EXPERIENCING BISON: Bannock County couple provides wagon rides at bison ranch

• By SCOTT KRAUS Idaho State Journal
• Jun 29, 2020

McCAMMON — Raising an iconic native animal on their local livestock ranch is starting to pay dividends for Rob and Jenny Perkins.

Farm Bureau warns ranchers about signing ‘voluntary agreements’ with BLM

• By Sean Ellis Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
• Jun 17, 2020

POCATELLO – U.S. Bureau of Land Management officials are asking Idaho ranchers who water livestock on BLM land to sign voluntary agreements stating that they are limited agents of the federal government.

Most of Nevada under red-flag warning due to fire danger

• Jun 17, 2020

RENO, Nev. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued a red-flag warning due to high fire danger for most of Nevada stretching into parts of California, Arizona and Utah.

Pilgrim’s Pride CEO among indicted for chicken price fixing

• By DEE-ANN DURBIN

  and COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press Writers

• Jun 10, 2020

WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. — The CEO of Pilgrim’s Pride is one of four current and former chicken company executives indicted Wednesday on charges of price-fixing.

Some blame meatpacking workers, not plants, for virus spread

• May 13, 2020

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As coronavirus hotspots erupted at major U.S. meatpacking plants, experts criticized extremely tight working conditions that made the factories natural high risk contagion locations. But some Midwestern politicians have pointed the finger at the workers’ living conditions,…

Court cuts fine for couple's burn pile that included animals

• May 11, 2020

LEBANON, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon ranching couple, fined nearly $18,000 for creating an illegal burn pile that included 40 dead animals, contested the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s penalty and won.

Commodities ripe for a rebound

• By ALEX VEIGA Associated Press
• May 6, 2020

LOS ANGELES — The near shutdown of the economy in response to COVID-19 has reduced demand for commodities like oil, lumber and copper and triggered sharp drops in their prices, but some analysts predict the stage is set for a rebound.

Why farmers are dumping milk down the drain and letting produce rot in fields

• By Elizabeth Ransom Pennsylvania State University
• May 4, 2020

Many Americans may be surprised and confused to see farmers dumping milk down the drain or letting vegetables rot in their fields.

Thioglycolate Sales on an Upswing as Demand for Frozen Food Product Soars amid COVID-19: Future Market Insights Study

• May 4, 2020

Ubiquitous social distancing by consumers drives the adoption of frozen food products as these can be stored for a long duration of time. Thioglycolates are crucial ingredient that enhances the shelf-life of frozen foods. On this favorable backdrop the global thioglycolates market will be va…

Meat processing plants weigh risks of prosecution if they're blamed for spreading infection

• By TODD HAUGH Indiana University/

  For The Conversation

• Apr 29, 2020

Tyson Foods recently suspended production at its Waterloo, Iowa, pork processing plant due to a growing coronavirus outbreak among employees. The plant was Tyson’s largest, employing some 2,800 workers and processing 19,500 pigs a day. At least 180 confirmed infections originated from the pl…

Trump order keeping meat packing plants open worries unions

• By JILL COLVIN Associated Press
• Apr 29, 2020

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump took executive action to order meat processing plants to stay open amid concerns over growing coronavirus cases and the impact on the nation’s food supply.

Virus closes some meat plants, raising fears of shortages

• By JOSH FUNK Associated Press
• Apr 15, 2020

OMAHA, Neb. — Some massive meat processing plants have closed at least temporarily because their workers were sickened by the new coronavirus, raising concerns that there could soon be shortages of beef, pork and poultry in supermarkets.

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Farmer diversifies into yaks

• By SARAH SKAAR For Farm & Ranch
• Mar 31, 2020

REXBURG — At Christmas, during the Sutton family’s live nativity pageant, a sturdy little animal named Sunshine carries the wise men’s packs, symbolizing offerings of incense and myrrh.

Idaho wildlife agency kills 17 wolves in Lolo Zone

• Mar 18, 2020

LEWISTON, Idaho (AP) — More than a dozen wolves were killed last month to help curb struggling elk populations in north-central Idaho, wildlife officials said.

Bison a bright spot for agriculture in Kansas, nation

• Dec 4, 2019

HUTCHINSON, Kan. (AP) — One of the promising industries for agriculture harkens back to the days when bison roamed the Kansas prairie.

UK worries Brexit could bring 'chlorinated chicken' from US

• By CANDICE CHOI AP Food & Health Writer
• Sep 9, 2019

NEW YORK (AP) — Could Brexit bring America's "chlorinated chicken" to the United Kingdom?

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BUSINESS IS HOPPING: Bancroft boy coping with health challenges sells show animals

• By John O’Connell joconnell@journalnet.com
• Sep 3, 2019

BLACKFOOT — Hunter Owens is a 14-year-old with a business card and his own “hedge fund.”