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A controversial animal rights activist and former member of the Colorado State Board of Veterinary medicine has been charged with animal cruelty. The blatant hypocrisy is stunning.
Approximately 90 million continue living under a form of lockdown orders in Hong Kong and surrounding areas, resulting in decreased meat consumption and import issues.
Feeder cattle markets have been in transition for several months and more transition is ahead. A strong uptrend in feeder prices is now reflected in Feeder futures prices, which may offset typical seasonal patterns.
Cattle feeders began last week optimistic that the market trend would be higher, but those ideas were quickly squashed as futures prices began trending lower.
The U.S. House of Representatives’ Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on April 27, 2022, on anti-competitive behavior by the nation’s largest beef packers.
The Northwest Seaport Alliance is partnering the USDA to bring the Port of Seattle a 49-acre pop-up site that will accept both dry and refrigerated agricultural products for temporary storage.
Cash fed cattle prices traded mostly steady in what most describe as a disappointing market. Cattle feeders began the week asking higher prices but cash bids of $138 bought most cattle in the South.
The fundamentals in both the grain and livestock markets didn’t change this week. So, why did prices see such a volatile trading week? Joe Vaclavik and Don Close break down this week’s market action on U.S. Farm Report.
The owner of a Kansas City barbeque joint says he’s “embarrassed” by brisket prices. He wants customers to “order anything besides the brisket and burnt ends.” Have the Biden folks read the history of the Nixon debacle?
A foreign leader addressing a joint session of Congress this week was a rarity. Not to be outdone, the partisan and often cantankerous members of the U.S. Senate passed legislation unanimously on a voice vote!
Even with Russia removed from the global fertilizer market, it still doesn’t create worst-case scenario. StoneX Group says China could make the situation worse, as China and Russia account for 40% of global phosphate.
The Ranch Rover is an autonomous ranch vehicle with the purpose of providing aid to the ranch operation in the form of feeding, livestock monitoring, and data collection.
The Right to Repair movement in agriculture is a popular cause with farmers, for various good and questionable reasons. As multiple states create Right to Repair rules, it looks like we may be watching the wrong battle.
Sales of live and frozen Hereford genetics increased in 2021, with continued growth forecasted for 2022.
How much power do game wardens possess without a warrant or probable cause? A hunting club lawsuit is heating up over the bounds of government access to private land.
A number of causes and contributing factors can result in hair loss and itching, and last year’s drought has played a role as harvested forages may be low in vitamin A.
Ensuring that bulls are in good body condition and physically fit for the upcoming breeding season is key to reproductive success.
A bi-annual survey of the four largest packers showed a dramatic increase in rewards for the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand. Grid, formula and contract premiums paid on CAB carcasses in 2021 totaled $182 million.
Should daylight saving time be permanent?
In 2019 Certified Angus Beef reported an aggregate packer CAB premium total of $92 million. By 2021 that total was nearly double, resulting in $182 million in CAB premiums.
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture announced an investment of $13 million in research to explore novel therapies and prevention strategies for animal diseases that cost the agricultural industry billions.
By comparing the EPDs of new bulls under consideration to the five bulls that sired our existing cowherd, we can predict genetic change expected in the next generation of cows in an operation.
Six best practices for safely pulling a calf, provided by Valley Vet Supply Technical Service Veterinarian.
Castration is a key component to any preconditioning program that can greatly influence market price premiums or discounts, especially in older bull calves.
Three categories of pregnancy losses in beef cattle include early embryonic death, abortion and stillbirth. Many potential causes for stillbirths and abortions make it important to investigate each calf loss.
Name calling aside, what problem are we really trying to solve? Twenty-two years of data sourced from LMIC tell a compelling story (or lack thereof) about the relationship between cash trade and producer profitability.
U.S. beef exports remained red-hot during January, a continuation of last year’s record-breaking performance. Pork exports continued to trend lower in January despite another outstanding month for exports to Mexico.
A federal appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by cattle ranchers over the alleged mislabeling of beef as a “Product of the U.S.A.”
Canada has approved the importation of beef and pork from Brazil, which had been blocked over health concerns, authorities from both countries said.
In an exclusive Drovers commentary, the president and CEO of the North American Meat Institute says despite popular arguments, America’s cattle and beef industries are better without government intervention.