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https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2026/05/28/repub/flesh-eating-screwworms-head-for-american-livestock By:Kevin Hardy May 28, 2026 Nebraska Examiner New World screwworm fly (Cochliomyia hominivorax) on Friday, Jun 06, 2025, in College Station, Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife) A pinned specimen of a full-grown New World screwworm fly is shown in this image. Federal and state officials are preparing for a potential invasion from the flesh-eating…

May 27, 2026 By Frank Fuhrig Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins (left) and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum at a briefing on the 2025 wildfire season at USDA headquares on May 20, 2025, in Washington (USDA photo by Tom Witham). Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in a television interview last week compared foreign ownership of U.S. meat packing…

Proposed bill would lower grocery costs, targets meat monopolies by: Courtney Ward Posted: May 25, 2026 / 02:24 PM EDT Updated: May 25, 2026 / 04:19 PM EDT Related video: Rising beef prices impact local businesses https://www.news10.com/video/proposed-bill-would-lower-grocery-costs-targets-meat-monopolies/11823060 SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Sen. Chuck Schumer unveiled new legislation aimed at bringing down the cost of meat….

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Four companies own 85% of US beef production. Independent ranchers say consolidation has narrowed their market options, and past federal antitrust cases have largely ended in fines rather than meaningful changes. by John McCracken, Investigate Midwest March 31, 2026 Why you can trust Investigate Midwest Cory Hart, a lifelong beef farmer from Chaseley, North Dakota,…

The big meatpacker/retailer cartel has forced over half our ranchers out of business, losing nearly 10 million cows from our national herd, at a time beef demand has increased. What should we expect? Importing cheap below cost of production meat, while exporting the premium cuts, leaving U.S. consumers with less supply and higher prices doesn’t…

By Nicholas Allen May 3, 2026 Graphic by Adam Dixon All over Europe, angry farmers have been staging wild protests for months. Despite facing similar issues, their American counterparts have been awfully quiet. This Perspective piece does not necessarily represent the views of Offrange or Ambrook, its parent company. Growing up in the North, where…

Texas Joins DOJ Beef Packing Antitrust Probe May 17, 2026 By Chris Moore DALLAS, TEXAS – MARCH 3: GOP Texas Senate Candidate Ken Paxton speaks to supporters at a watch party on March 3, 2026 in Dallas, Texas. Paxton and incumbent John Cornyn will face off again in a run off. (Photo by Sergio Flores/Getty…

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R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America "Fighting for the Independent U.S. Cattle Producer" For Immediate Release May 13, 2026   R-CALF USA CEO Bill Bullard Phone: 406-252-2516; r-calfusa View and share this week’s update on Facebook here, X here or view the web version here. Please find below R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that discusses how the…