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Reducing beef cow numbers and feeding hay fewer days to improve profits.
Thanks to consumer demand beef prices have been at record highs this summer.
Possible record corn crops are a good sign for beef producers.
Cattle prices have been put on ice with markets falling off a bit.
A K-State livestock economist explains how tight beef supply has caused several U.S. packing plants to turn off the lights and the economic impacts of these closures.
Increased heifer retention is having an impact both on the fed cattle market and at the packer.
Pasture values are increasing at a faster rate than cropland. The trend could continue with on-going profitability in the cattle market.
Both the fed cattle and beef cutout markets have taken a slight downturn, but things should turn around and head back towards record highs.
Researchers examine how temperament of cattle could affect their immune function and carcass merit.
Pastures are in better condition this summer than anytime in past 10 years, that’s a good sign for herd rebuilding.