Sara Brown

The Livestock Today blog is your place to learn the latest production news for the livestock industry. Whether on the road or in the office, Sara Brown writes about all issues important to livestock producers.

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No Bull About It
Use the right information to select your next herd sire.
November 12, 2020 07:51 PM
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Sara Brown
After a long winter, don’t think the spring and summer will be without challenges of their own.
News
Take Control Over These 5 Spring Cow-Calf Challenges
After a long winter, don’t think the spring and summer will be without challenges of their own. Here’s six impact areas you need to be ready for, as they might affect your profitability this year.
November 12, 2020 07:45 PM
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Sara Brown
A key benefit to the merger is their proximity to major West Coast ports that will allow them to expand export sales.
Markets
Two California Meat Processors Join to Make 7th Largest Beef Packer/Processor In U.S.
Central Valley Meat Holding Company will acquire Harris Ranch Beef Holding Company to comprise the country’s 7th largest beef packer and processing company in the U.S. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
November 12, 2020 07:44 PM
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Sara Brown
Additional moisture this week, will aggravate the flooding situation even more, meteorologists say.
News
Cattlemen Suffer Extreme Flooding in Nebraska and Iowa
Flooding in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa continues to impact cattlemen, right in the middle of calving season. Additional moisture this week, will aggravate the situation even more, meteorologists say.
November 12, 2020 07:44 PM
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“There's no other market that can absorb the beef volume and the value of what we're selling into Japan,” Kent Bacus, director of trade and market access for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), stressed. “We have to have a trade agreement that will level the playing field for us."
Industry
Trade, COOL, Japan: Kent Bacus On NCBA Policy Priorities On AgriTalk
“There’s no other market that can absorb the beef volume and the value of what we’re selling into Japan,” said Kent Bacus, NCBA director of trade and market access. “We have level the playing field.”
November 12, 2020 07:43 PM
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Share with us the timing of your primary calving season, whether it’s a tight 60-day window or a seasonal timeframe. We'll report the results back to you.
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POLL: When Is Your Primary Calving Season?
Share with us the timing of your primary calving season, whether it’s a tight 60-day window or a seasonal timeframe. We’ll report the results back to you.
November 12, 2020 07:42 PM
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News
5 Gifts Your Cattle Farmer Will Love
Is it a Christmas gift, or business expense? Sometimes what’s on your farmer’s wish list can be both. But whether it’s gloves, warm socks or tools—when you work 24/7 these gifts can make our day all year long.
December 12, 2018 07:12 PM
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News
6 Cover Crops Your Cows Can Graze This Fall and Winter
After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops cattle farmers are using to stretch fall grazing.
September 27, 2018 07:12 PM
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News
Four Ways To Gather Cattle In A Pasture And Start Good Movement
If done properly, one or two people can gather even large herds of cattle in pastures in one day and miss none.
May 14, 2018 07:12 PM
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News
Settling Cattle In Pastures
If we don’t drive our cattle properly, their minds are on going back to where they came from and be looking for a way out. We need to show them this is their new home.
April 02, 2018 07:12 PM
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