Bird flu outbreak nears worst ever in U.S. with 37M dead
The crisis is hurting egg-laying hens and turkeys the most, exacerbating food prices that already were soaring.
How Amazon may change America’s chicken economy
The biggest chicken producers in the U.S. will have to overhaul their breeding programs within just a few years to meet tough new animal welfare...
Ocean Spray can shortage prompts switch to fresh cranberries
Canned cranberries, a Thanksgiving staple, are in short supply this fall. The problem is because supply chain problems have caused a shortage of cans the...
U.S. farmers reap bigger crop profits and boost stockpiles
It turns out that 2021 was a pretty good year to be an American farmer. After struggling through extreme weather, a trade war and tepid...
Why one hack on one firm can shake the global meat supply
A recent ransomware attack has raised anew questions of whether the dominance of a few giant companies has undermined resilience in the U.S. meat industry,...
One-fifth of U.S. beef capacity wiped out by cyberattack on JBS
A cyberattack on JBS, the largest meat producer globally, has forced the shutdown of beef plants in the U.S. The attack comes just three weeks...
It’s so cold on the Plains that calves’ ears are falling off
Across the American Plains, South and Southwest, the cold of this past week has been brutal on cattle, chickens and other livestock as well as...