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The Meat Institute said properly prepared beef remains safe to eat and called for USDA and the CDC to provide worker safety guidance specific to beef processors to ensure workers are protected from infection.

The livestock industry needs a comprehensive, cohesive plan to address H5N1. Producers, their employees and veterinarians need clear answers and support from U.S. agricultural leadership, moving forward.

USDA is now ordering all dairy cattle must be tested prior to interstate travel as a way to help stop the spread of HPAI H5N1. This comes a day after FDA confirmed virus genetic material was found in retail milk samples.

David Muth of Peoples Company Capital Markets, the Investment platform for Peoples Company, shares how institutional investors have reacted to higher interest rates on their land investments pursuits.

Grain and livestock futures trade both sides of steady early Wednesday after testing the top side of trading ranges. Are grains ready to take a breather? Vince Boddicker, Farmers Trading Company, has details.