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U.S. beef imports were down 35.2% in December at 186.2 million pounds.
Cattle inventory in Tennessee increased 6.4 percent to 1.83 million head while the beef cow herd increased 2.6% to 896,000 head.
Beef feedlot managers, owners, employees and supporting industry personnel will learn the latest in feedlot health, nutrition, environment and economics at the 2014 Beef Feedlot Roundtables in Nebraska.
During cold and windy weather, producers need to be aware of the potential for scrotal frostbite in bulls.
Cattle quality has been on the rise in Eastern Kentucky for several years now. Beef producers have a local stockyard to sell their animals, and now there’s a place for those cattle to be processed and sold to Kentucky consumers.
How can the beef industry increase the percentage of superior carcasses?
Science, or rather advancements in science, allow for new or revised tools to aid in selection and management of beef cattle.
While there are many positives to incorporating forage cover crops into existing forage systems, differences in production, nutritional value, and animal gain exist.
USDA’s January Cattle on Feed report said December placements were down 0.8% while marketings were up 1.1%.
Cow-calf production occurs across most of the U.S. in a wide variety of production environments.