beef

Grillers beware: Drought driving beef prices up

Luke Runyon — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:00:37 +0000

If you've experienced sticker shock shopping for ground beef or steak recently, be prepared for an entire summer of high beef prices.

Multi-year droughts in states that produce most of the country's beef cattle have driven up costs to historic highs. Last year, ranchers culled deep into their herds — some even liquidated all their cattle — which pushed the U.S. cattle herd to its lowest point since the 1950s.

Agricultural lenders at MU symposium discuss industry changes

Morgan Uber — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 21:46:34 +0000

The two-day Emerging Issues in Agricultural Lending Symposium at MU ended Thursday. This is the second year for the symposium, which gathered a variety of agricultural lenders such as loan officers, credit analysists, regulators and board members.

The symposium brought in experts to speak to lenders on challenges the agriculture industry is currently facing and possible solutions.

What does Europe’s horsemeat scandal mean for the US?

Abbie Fentress Swanson — Mon, 18 Feb 2013 22:19:32 +0000

Consumers in Europe are still shocked and paralyzed after learning that ready-made meals advertised as beef products – lasagna, hamburger, salami – actually contained horsemeat.

Now That Beef With Japan Is Over, Missouri's Economy Stands To Gain

The Associated Press — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 18:34:38 +0000

Japan's decision to ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports will provide a boost to the American meat industry, but tight supplies may limit how much exports can grow this year.

Beef producers hope to restore Japanese sales to where they were before the first case of mad cow disease was found in the United States in 2003.

Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill commended Japan’s decision to ease restrictions on U.S.

Checkoff beef and fiscal cliff (for now)

Kristofor Husted — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 23:04:00 +0000

Did you feel that pullback January 1st? That was Congress finally passing a compromise bill to prevent the country from careening off the fiscal cliff. In the early hours of 2013, the Senate passed the bill. And much later that day, the House passed it.

Beef checkoff feud exposes divide within cattle industry

Peggy Lowe and Frank Morris — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 22:30:00 +0000

This story on the American beef industry is part of a special reporting series from Harvest Public Media. Check out the rest of their stories at harvestpublicmedia.org.

When Allen Berry brought his 11 yearlings to the Green City Livestock Market in central Missouri last month, he paid into a fund that at first blush, seems a bargain.

Grappling with beef waste; fostercare kids learn financial lessons

Kristofor Husted — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:46:37 +0000

Had a hamburger lately? The cow it came from likely passed through a feedlot – a huge farm that fattens cattle before they’re slaughtered. The thousands of cattle housed at a feedlot produce tons and tons of waste. That manure can be used as a valuable fertilizer. But if it’s not properly disposed, it could lead to an environmental disaster. In Day 4 of Harvest Public Media’s series, America’s Big Beef, Jeremy Bernfeld reports.

Beef feedlots grapple with never-ending waste

Jeremy Bernfeld — Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:37:15 +0000

This story on the American beef industry is part of a special reporting series from Harvest Public Media. Check out the rest of their stories at harvestpublicmedia.org.

You think you deal with a lot of bull crap? Allan Sents needs a front-end loader and a dump truck to deal with all the cattle manure he’s up against. Literally.

Field Notes: Drought will continue to haunt beef industry

Abbie Fentress Swanson — Sat, 22 Dec 2012 16:19:27 +0000

This is the latest installment of Harvest Public Media’s Field Notes, in which reporters talk to newsmakers and experts about important issues related to food production.

America's next top beef cow

Kristofor Husted — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:24:14 +0000

Columbia City Council is considering an ordinance that would put a temporary abeyance on demolition permits in downtown Columbia. This comes on the heels of a petition to demolish the oldest building downtown. KBIA’s Ryan Famuliner has a report on the zoning classification the council is looking at.