On March 1, Tucker Maxwell, age 27 — a seventh-generation farmer — opened Maxwell Custom Beef at the former Amend Packing Plant in Des Moines, aiming to expand processing capacity for local beef ...

Cattle producers are enjoying record prices, while beef packers are suffering under negative margins. The shortage of ...

Cull cow marketing is rarely an all-or-nothing decision. The nuances of each operation should be discussed when deciding to ...