The maps are made using seven-day forecasts based on four weather parameters – temperature, humidity, wind speed and cloud cover. Each parameter plays a significant role in the overall heat balance of feedlot cattle.

Plant-based products are no longer on the menu at McDoanld’s in Canada, but the end of the test has not diminished the enthusiasm of leaders of the fake meat business.

Hide color and breed character are tools currently available to sort stockers, with little information about genetic potential. But is there a role genomics, or DNA, can play for the stocker operator?

The 44 Farms International Beef Cattle Academy is now offering scholarships to 2020-2021 program applicants. A total of $100,000 is available to cover up to 70% of tuition costs. Applications close on August 15, 2020.

Negotiated cash fed cattle continued to trade at softer prices last week while feeder cattle were called steady to higher at auctions.

Meat departments have reported double-digit dollar sales gains throughout the pandemic months of March, April and May, according to a national research and analytics firm.