beef prices

The drought sweeping throughout the state is a stressor on the mental health of farmers in the Midwest. Many cattle farmers have had to cut down on their herds.

KBIA News

Missouri cattle farmers displeased with incoming beef imports

Addison Zanger

President Donald Trump has revealed that he is planning to import more beef from Argentina to lower the market cost. Missouri's cattle farmers are grappling with what this means for the beef industry.

Cattle stand in pens awaiting their feed in a feedlot near Garden City, Kansas this summer. A Trump administration plan to increase beef imports from Argentina has led to outcry from ranchers and some rural lawmakers.

Missouri News

Trump wants to import beef from Argentina. Republicans and ag groups say, what about America?

Molly Ashford

Ranchers, lawmakers and farmers’ unions are sounding the alarm over a Trump administration plan to increase beef imports from Argentina.

The bottom foreground of the image shows close up detail of a grass pasture, the condensation on the blades of green grass is visible. Approximately five black-haired beef calves stand alert in the pasture in the image background.

Beef prices at an all-time high as U.S. cattle numbers decrease

Harvest Public Media

Drought and strong demand have worsened a recent price hike in beef prices.

A man looking at a fridge in a grocery store.

Missouri News

US grocery prices – and eggs in particular – climb heading into holiday season

Missouri Independent

Inflation has slowed a bit, but grocery prices are still increasing.

Prescott Frost kneels in a small herd of his cattle near his ranch south of Bassett, Neb.

Environment

Agricultural lenders at MU symposium discuss industry changes

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…