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The Pros and Cons of Multispecies Grazing
The Pros and Cons of Multispecies Grazing

Kevin Lynch shares the pros and cons of multispecies grazing as well as what beginners need to consider in Season 7, Episode 16 of the Casual Cattle Conversations podcast.

Shaye Koester-Wanner
Industry
Moving Into the Next Stage of Panhandle Wildfire Recovery
Moving Into the Next Stage of Panhandle Wildfire Recovery

Donation intake closing as distribution continues for AgriLife Extension-operated Animal Supply Points.

Kay Ledbetter
Beef Production
CAB Insider: Prime Pops for Annual Quality Peak
CAB Insider: Prime Pops for Annual Quality Peak

Over the past five weeks the combined Prime and Choice carcasses harvested totaled 84.7%, a six percentage point increase over the September low of 78.7%.

Paul Dykstra
Industry
Goodbye, El Niño. Hello, La Niña? The Big Transition to La Niña is Already Underway
Goodbye, El Niño. Hello, La Niña? The Big Transition to La Niña is Already Underway

There's now a 60% chance La Niña will develop between June and August and an 85% chance it's in effect by November 2024 to January 2025, according to NOAA.

Tyne Morgan
Industry
John Deere Dream Job: Brock Purdy Leads Chief Tractor Officer Search
John Deere Dream Job: Brock Purdy Leads Chief Tractor Officer Search

John Deere is seeking its first ever Chief Tractor Officer with a little help from a new friend - 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy.

Matthew J. Grassi
Beef Production
Profit Tracker: Major Shift in Feed Costs Boosts Livestock Margins
Profit Tracker: Major Shift in Feed Costs Boosts Livestock Margins

Cattle and hog feeders are benefitting from dramatically lower grain and feed costs this year while live animal sale prices are higher. Profit margins for both species have doubled in the past month.

Greg Henderson
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Opinions

Nevil Speer
Nevil Speer
Speer: Limestone vs Protectionist Brimstone

Do America's trade policies push ranchers out of business? That's a protectionist's view, but there's no evidence suggesting ranchers “displaced” by beef imports – nor being unduly damaged in the marketplace.     

John Nalivka
John Nalivka
Nalivka: USDA Discontinuing its Mid-year Cattle Inventory

USDA reports are not an exact science of data collection and should not be treated as such. We have to take the information from all reports, reported and/or surveyed, and use it accordingly in our analysis.

Nevil Speer
Nevil Speer
Speer: Protectionists Make Bad Bookkeepers

There's a lot of rhetoric surrounding beef trade that we shouldn't accept at face value. A closer look at the data shows America’s ranchers are the direct beneficiaries of international trade.

John Nalivka
John Nalivka
Nalivka: Ranchers Know Cattle Must “Match the Ranch”

Successful ranchers understand the importance of matching their cow herd to the resources available on their ranch and in their environment.