beef industry

Immigration enforcement targeted western Kansas with sweeping actions over the last week, leaving people with and without legal status reeling. The beef industry that employs thousands in the area is working to get back on track.

According to AAA, Missouri diesel hit $5.91 a gallon last month, which is $2.50 more than a year ago. Those record prices are squeezing Missouri farmers, testing the state's cattle-and-crop economy and raising concerns about fertilizer costs.

The Republican senator, who's running for reelection this November, rationalized the president’s move to import beef from foreign countries, arguing that it's necessary to replace the Mexican cattle exports lost to screwworm infections.

The Trump administration has tried to lower beef prices for months, but demand, drought and a parasite have foiled its efforts. Some ranchers are frustrated with the administration’s latest moves.

The U.S. contains the fewest cattle since 1951, which is pushing beef prices up. Expanding the herd has been complicated for ranchers, however.

A case of New World screwworm infection was detected Wednesday in Texas. Federal, state and local partners have been working to curb an outbreak and prevent widespread infection in ranching operations.

Once considered a premium option, buying beef in bulk from a rancher has become comparatively affordable as retail prices rise. But it requires paying more upfront — and enough freezer space.

The announcement that Tyson would shutter a massive beef processing plant in Nebraska was the first such closure in more than a decade. Beef processors are running at lower capacity, as the U.S. cattle herd size is the smallest it's been since the 1950s.

President Donald Trump has revealed that he is planning to import more beef from Argentina to lower the market cost. Missouri's cattle farmers are grappling with what this means for the beef industry.

Ranchers, lawmakers and farmers’ unions are sounding the alarm over a Trump administration plan to increase beef imports from Argentina.

The beef processing plant in Olathe, Kansas, marked a turning point for Walmart. But ranchers and agricultural experts warn the nation’s already stunted beef industry could be falling under more corporate control.

Sports betting is expected to start in Missouri on Dec. 1. But some are concerned about the consequences of making gambling so easy to access. Plus: Beef is as expensive as it’s ever been, thanks to the high cost of cattle. When will prices come down?