SpectoGard (spectinomycin sulfate) sterile solution—which received FDA approval in September of 2022—is now available for veterinarians and cattle producers in the United States.

There’s a $400 spread between cattle feeding margins and packer margins – now in the cowboy’s favor. Cattle harvest is lower as packers reduce hours, a signal their margins are in the red.

Using data and precision technology is the new norm in many segments of the agriculture industry. In the beef industry, Neogen’s Igenity Feeder DNA test is paving the way to a new era in cattle feeding.

The Beef Improvement Federation presented Warren Snelling, Lawrence, Nebraska, the BIF Pioneer Award during the group’s annual research symposium in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Whether futures markets are friend or foe often depends on our understanding of those markets and whether we can ignore the drama and use facts to make decisions.

A recent study analyzed the probability of meat processing plant survival, finding that business diversification is most important for smaller plants and local context is more important for larger plants.