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Beef Production
Markets: Fed Cattle Inch Higher, Feeder Cattle Softer
Markets: Fed Cattle Inch Higher, Feeder Cattle Softer

Cattle feeders maintain a strong bargaining position despite a softer futures market. Feeder cattle and calves trade mostly lower.

Greg Henderson
Industry
Establishing Native Grasses
Establishing Native Grasses

The following are key steps to guide producers who want to establish a new stand of native grass for grazing livestock.

Mike Trammell - Oklahoma State Extension Forage Agronomist
Industry
BIF Announces Seedstock, Commercial Producer Award Finalists - 2024
BIF Announces Seedstock, Commercial Producer Award Finalists - 2024

The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) has announced finalists for its Seedstock and Commercial Producer awards, both sponsored by Drovers.

Beef Improvement Federation
Industry
Warrantless Searches of Private Land Unconstitutional, Appeals Court Rules
Warrantless Searches of Private Land Unconstitutional, Appeals Court Rules

State officials in Tennessee cannot conduct warrantless searches of private property, a court ruled May 9.

AgWeb Editors
Industry
Texas A&M Report Gives Insights on Future Beef, Pork, Chicken Prices
Texas A&M Report Gives Insights on Future Beef, Pork, Chicken Prices

A report prepared by the Texas A&M Department of Agricultural Economics provides insights on the future price of beef, pork and chicken cuts traditionally used for grilling. 

Paul Schattenberg
Beef Production
Profit Tracker: Beef, Pork Producer Margins Steady to Higher
Profit Tracker: Beef, Pork Producer Margins Steady to Higher

May began on a positive note for livestock feeders as cash prices notched modest gains and slightly improved margins. Packers remain awash in red ink.

Greg Henderson
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Opinions

Bill Bullard
Bill Bullard
Bullard: Nevil Speer Misses Forest for the Trees

Soon after the 2005 U.S.-Australia Free Trade Agreement, the sheep industry became the first American livestock industry to be outsourced, claims Bill Bullard, in a response to Drovers' contributing editor Nevil Speer.

John Nalivka
John Nalivka
Nalivka: The Economy and Consumer Demand –Again!

Record prices bring consumer demand to the forefront, particularly in an inflationary economy where consumers are financially pinched and we must remember demand includes both the willingness and the ABILITY to buy.

Nevil Speer
Nevil Speer
Speer: Protectionists, Tariffs, And Bananas

When it comes to trade – especially for the beef industry - if you’re hearing a tariff siren, it’s likely a false alarm.  Tariffs are a solution in search of a problem.

Bill Bullard - R-CALF USA
Bill Bullard - R-CALF USA
Bullard: Nevil Speer Deserves Our Gratitude

Beef cow numbers were displaced in the Pacific Northwest by cattle imports into the region, claims R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard, in a response to a column by Drovers' contributing editor Nevil Speer.