livestock

Iowa is at the tail end of its bird flu outbreak as producers get the go-ahead to replenish their flocks. The state hasn't seen a new case of bird flu in more than a month.

Beef prices are rising at the grocery store, but Iowa cattle producers aren’t getting what they feel their cattle are worth from meatpackers. So they're hoping bipartisan bills in Congress will get them more leverage.

An influential hog dealer sanctioned twice for defrauding pork producers out of hundreds of thousands of dollars says it has fired employees responsible for its latest violations and paid restitution to affected sellers.

Cattle producers see hope in a new beef processing plant coming to southwest Iowa in 2023. Ranchers have often complained about limited choices when it’s time to sell their beef cattle.

A years-long bipartisan effort to improve competition in agriculture could benefit from the new administration.

While Iowa's egg farms faced immediate disruptions when restaurants and schools closed in the spring, the turkey sector continued production mostly as usual until August.

Exports are buoying the U.S. pork sector.

A farmer in North Iowa has created a mobile barn that lets him raise four livestock species in pasture sections interspersed with crops.

Gov. Terry Branstad is slated for a trade mission Japan and China next month to promote Iowa beef and pork products. Representatives of both industries,…

A new billboard with the message “Meat Kills, Go Vegan” will appear on Highway 17 in Wright County. The roadside message, which also lists health risks…