An environmental group that wants to end public-land grazing has outbid a rancher in central Idaho for a grazing lease on state land. It’s an alarming precedent cattlemen fear will play out again in the future.
The combination of smaller yields and fewer acres harvested will translate into another year of rising hay prices, says the Livestock Marketing Information Project.
Even as beef cow numbers declined, Canada’s total cattle inventory increased slightly for the first time in four years on July 1. Like their American counterparts, western Canadian ranchers are struggling with drought.
With a carrying capacity of 600 to 800 cows, the Little White River Ranch is described as a versatile working ranch that boasts great protection for cattle in the winter and feed production in the summer.
Northern cash cattle traders found solid weekly gains in an active market this week, while cattle in the South sold steady to $1 higher. Cattle on feed declined 2% from last year.
