Cattle futures were mostly higher on Monday. Spillover strength from outside markets pushed futures higher. read more »
Deadline for USDA value-added grants
11/23/2009
Producers and agricultural businesses have until November 30th to apply for part of $18 million in USDA grants for value-added projects.
It's time to capture direct, maternal heterosis
11/23/2009
Cattle prices lower, but weights also dropping
11/23/2009
Cattle prices lost more ground last week, averaging $82.76 per hundredweight according to USDA, after topping out in the $88 range earlier this month. But there are some positive signs in the market.
Demand is the issue, Blach tells TCFA
11/23/2009
The decline in beef demand is the biggest challenge facing the industry, Cattle-Fax Executive Vice President Randy Blach told Texas cattle feeders last week.
Cattle on feed up 1 percent
11/20/2009
USDA’s November Cattle on Feed report shows feedyard inventories as of Nov. 1 up 1 percent from a year ago, at 10.5 million head. October placements were up 1 percent.
Margin maker (Risk management)
11/23/2009
Economists Zeb Gray and John D. Lawrence, at Iowa State University, note that because cattle feeders purchase cattle and corn, and sell cattle at various times throughout the year, they are exposed to both input and output price risk.
Plan ahead for tax season
11/19/2009
While many farmers are still trying to finish up with harvest, now also is the time to start thinking about year-end tax planning, says the Nebraska Farm Business Association director.
Don’t move it, flatten it (Equipment)
11/17/2009
A late spring snowstorm can wreak havoc on calving season.
Identifying sick stockers
11/13/2009
Proper and timely identification of sick stockers helps minimize unnecessary treatment expense and preventable production losses, says Mississippi State University Extension beef cattle specialist Justin Rhinehart.
Managing financial stress
11/13/2009
The “Perfect Storm” of high feed prices, increased input costs and low product demand has created the worst financial situation of a lifetime for many livestock producers, says University of Nebraska farm transition specialist Dave Goeller.
The value of beef: More figures and more headaches
11/13/2009
North Dakota State University beef specialist Kris Ringwall breaks down the factors that influence the actual value of a beef carcass.
Billionaire, philanthropist, advocate for agriculture
11/15/2009
Bill Gates' take-home message from last month’s World Food Prize Symposium was that we must use agricultural technology to feed humanity, improve the environment and reduce the incidence of disease.
