Livestock & Animal Health

FDA just dropped a March 31 New World screwworm warning for veterinarians as emergency drug pathways expand, with cattle, dogs and cats now at the center of a fast-moving federal response to one of livestock medicine’s nastiest threats.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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April 1, 2026

A late-March cattle comeback is turning heads after Northern dressed sales held mostly at $372, Southern live trade came in at $233 to $235 and June live cattle jumped $1.42 to close at $240.20 as spring rally hopes suddenly got real again.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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March 31, 2026

Timmy the humpback is sparking global concern after spending a week trapped off Germany’s Baltic coast, where Greenpeace says the weakened whale is under severe stress and trying to survive despite irritation, entanglement and repeated rescue setbacks.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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March 31, 2026

Russia’s animal health crisis just got even messier after authorities blamed pasteurellosis and rabies for a Siberian outbreak that killed thousands, while a March 20 USDA report raised concerns the real problem could involve unconfirmed foot-and-mouth disease.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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March 31, 2026

Pet food brands are entering 2026 with a brutal identity crisis as fresh, frozen and air-dried products keep booming, but 64% of U.S. consumers say alternative diets are simply too expensive, making the premium-versus-value battle impossible to ignore.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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March 30, 2026

Iowa is still towering over the hog map after USDA’s March 26 update showed the state at 24.7 million head, far ahead of Minnesota at 9.30 million and North Carolina at 7.60 million in a ranking that has everyone in pork country talking.

By Juan Manuel Garro

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March 28, 2026

A nasty new squeeze is hammering China’s pig farms as the Iran war drives up soymeal, corn, vitamins and amino acids in March while cash hog prices crash to their lowest level in 16 years and losses pile up one pig at a time

By Juan Manuel Garro

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March 27, 2026

Major bridge closure on the Arkansas River traps spring fertilizer barges heading to Oklahoma

By Juan Manuel Garro

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March 19, 2026

Reddit rumors of a looming federal raw milk crackdown trigger homesteading panic in Pennsylvania

By Juan Manuel Garro

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March 19, 2026

Wyoming bomb cyclone buries ranches during peak spring calving season

By Juan Manuel Garro

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March 18, 2026

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Livestock & Animal Health

FDA just dropped a March 31 New World screwworm warning for veterinarians as emergency drug pathways expand, with cattle, dogs and cats now at the center of a fast-moving federal response to one of livestock medicine’s nastiest threats.

A late-March cattle comeback is turning heads after Northern dressed sales held mostly at $372, Southern live trade came in at $233 to $235 and June live cattle jumped $1.42 to close at $240.20 as spring rally hopes suddenly got real again.

Timmy the humpback is sparking global concern after spending a week trapped off Germany’s Baltic coast, where Greenpeace says the weakened whale is under severe stress and trying to survive despite irritation, entanglement and repeated rescue setbacks.

Russia’s animal health crisis just got even messier after authorities blamed pasteurellosis and rabies for a Siberian outbreak that killed thousands, while a March 20 USDA report raised concerns the real problem could involve unconfirmed foot-and-mouth disease.

Pet food brands are entering 2026 with a brutal identity crisis as fresh, frozen and air-dried products keep booming, but 64% of U.S. consumers say alternative diets are simply too expensive, making the premium-versus-value battle impossible to ignore.

Iowa is still towering over the hog map after USDA’s March 26 update showed the state at 24.7 million head, far ahead of Minnesota at 9.30 million and North Carolina at 7.60 million in a ranking that has everyone in pork country talking.

A nasty new squeeze is hammering China’s pig farms as the Iran war drives up soymeal, corn, vitamins and amino acids in March while cash hog prices crash to their lowest level in 16 years and losses pile up one pig at a time

Major bridge closure on the Arkansas River traps spring fertilizer barges heading to Oklahoma

Reddit rumors of a looming federal raw milk crackdown trigger homesteading panic in Pennsylvania

Wyoming bomb cyclone buries ranches during peak spring calving season

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Ground beef hit $6.86/lb in March, and ranchers say prices won’t fall soon

Corn doubled to 25% in one week, the fastest spring planting surge in years

The House froze Tuesday and a King’s visit made everything worse

Phosphate up 200%, nitrogen up 30%: Rollins bets big on US fertilizer

$9.6 billion sent to farmers, and all 9 major crops are still losing money