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With COVID-19 disrupting millions of lives and the ability to process protein, thousands of pork producers were forced to pivot to an unprecedented new reality in 2020. But as producers worked their way through all of the volatility, one thing became clear: international exports became even more important to producer profitability.

Members of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association have released their proposal to improve the beef industry’s price discovery process without mandating participation by producers or packers.

A federal appeals court has rejected an attempt by meat processors to block implementation of a California animal housing law approved by voters in 2018.

Landowners and producers enrolled in 21.9 million acres of the Conservation Reserve Program should begin receiving $1.68 billion in annual rental payments, the Department of Agriculture said Thursday.