by Beef News | Jun 11, 2025 | Business, Farm Policy
Solar energy is eating American farmland alive—and no one’s hitting the brakes. While media cheer every new solar installation as a “win” for the climate, the land underneath those panels tells another story: it’s prime cropland, disappearing fast. According to...
by Beef News | Jun 11, 2025 | Business, Farm Policy
For generations of families in Cranbury, New Jersey, the stretch of 1234 South River Road has been more than just farmland. Locals call it the “cow and sheep farm,” where children wave at grazing animals and commuters catch a moment of peace before hitting the NJ...
by Beef News | Jun 10, 2025 | Health, Farm Policy, Science
On May 27, an unconfirmed report alleging the emergence of New World Screw Worm in Missouri sent cattle futures into a downward spiral, rekindling fears of devastating economic consequences reminiscent of pre-1960s infestations. Although the report was swiftly...
by Beef News | Jun 9, 2025 | Science, Business, Farm Policy
A $4.85 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund and the Global Methane Hub to the Angus Foundation—part of a larger $27.4 million Global Methane Genetics Initiative—was pitched as a voluntary program to breed cattle that burp less methane. What’s clear now, however,...
by Beef News | Jun 8, 2025 | Farm Policy, Health, Technology
A massive data center breaks ground in Alabama. Farmers in Idaho are forced to shut off water. Local officials are gagged by NDAs. And now, the “Big Beautiful Bill” quietly strips states and towns of any ability to fight back. This isn’t speculation. It’s law....
by Beef News | Jun 5, 2025 | Business, Farm Policy
On May 27, cattle producers across the U.S. were blindsided by a viral report claiming New World screwworm—a flesh-eating parasitic fly last seen in U.S. herds over 40 years ago—had been detected in Missouri. The claim was false. But the damage was real. Live cattle...
