The robots are designed to move cattle from pens to the harvest area, reducing stress to the animals by minimizing their proximity to human activity.

The one thing certain in commodity markets is ambiguity. Ag Resource Company president Dan Basse, however, provided a bit of clarity and foresight at the Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand's Feeding Quality Forum recently in Sioux City, Iowa.

In the growing meat snack category, there are easily identifiable categories. A meat stick is different from a meat bar, which is different from jerky. Then, there is biltong.

Growth in the global and domestic beef cattle herd also means supply is on the upswing and the beef industry is gaining momentum through cattle prices.

Andy Hanacek talks to Mark McCully of Certified Angus Beef about what he sees in the beef marketplace in terms of sustainability.

When the voting ended in August 2018, the brand new CS Beef Processors plant in Kuna, Idaho, stood as the winner of The National Provisioner’s 2018 Plant of the Year award.

Average U.S. beef production during the 12 months through May was up 3.9 percent from the previous year and at its highest level in more than six years.