THE tale of two farm economies continues, with livestock and crop producers facing very different conditions, according to the latest quarterly agricultural reports from Federal Reserve Bank districts representing the bulk of farm country...

THE outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), which forced the depopulation of 34 million birds on 77 Iowa farms, will do more than just raise the prices of eggs and poultry for potentially the next three years...

THE U.S. flag was raised over the newly established U.S. embassy in Havana, Cuba, on Aug. 14...

CARGILL has entered into an agreement with Altor Fund III and Bain Capital Europe III to acquire EWOS, a global player in salmon nutrition, for 1.35 billion euros (approximately $1.5 billion)...

THE commodities eligible for the Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) program — which provides low-interest financing for producers to build or upgrade storage facilities — will now include dairy, flowers and meats...

THE U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia revived a lawsuit Aug. 14 involving the pork checkoff that had been dismissed for nearly two years...

THE U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced Aug. 14 that it is seeking public comments on a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for mass carcass management...

THE Panama Canal Authority learned Aug. 9 that the National Union of Workers of Construction & Similar Industries (SUNTRACS) issued a strike notice to Grupo Unidos por el Canal (GUPC), the main contractor for the canal's third set of locks...

In the listing that follows, Feedstuffs has profiled companies involved in the business of supplying feed ingredients to the feed industry and animal producers...

TYSON Fresh Meats, a subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc., is reducing its beef production capacity due to a continued lack of available cattle...