Drovers
With the prices we expect to charge when the cycle tops, we’ll need all the value we can get.
For producers to capture the most value from their calf crop, they need to follow a carefully planned marketing strategy
We can test, but testing may not be the most effective way to protect consumers.
As we begin to vaccinate calves, do not forget to vaccinate adult cattle.
Careful management early in a drought minimizes long-term stand damage.
Friday’s Cattle on Feed inventory numbers caught analysts off guard, but it may just be a sign of a shrinking cowherd.
A study finds the U.S. and India are the only two major beef exporters that do not already have mandatory traceability systems.
While last week’s drop in corn price provided an opportunity to lock in feed needs, that volatility makes planning difficult.
Market reacts to higher cash cattle trade, says Pro Farmer’s Julianne Johnston.
Cattle numbers are likely to be even tighter next year and in 2013.
Seven Missouri schools brought 236 students together to learn how to practice proper safety procedures on the farm.
Feedlots struggle to generate higher cash trade, which was a disappointment given tighter show lists.
The old rule of thumb that feeder prices trade inversely to corn price does not necessarily hold true in today’s markets.
Eight percent of respondents indicate they will no longer own cattle in 2012, though this is only a temporary measure.
This is the third highest September 1 inventory since the series began in 1996.
Traders were caught off guard as cattle marketings were above expectations and placements were below expectations in today’s report.
Live cattle futures closed near week ago levels despite nearly $2 lower cash prices in the Central Plains.
Weaker grain and stronger fed prices mean some classes of cattle show profit potential that can be locked in now.
With farmers from Kansas to Texas saying they’ve never seen it drier, it looks like 2012 runs the risk of being another short crop year.
Cattle prices have had a remarkable run to the upside with finished steers reaching the low $120s per hundredweight in early April.
It wasn’t just the world champion auctioneer at the mike—cattle were selling higher at the Eastern Missouri Commission Company in Bowling Green, Mo.
Producers seem to be feeling a bit of disbelief when it comes to current cattle markets, worrying about a sense that there is another shoe to fall.
But drought conditions in some regions are dampening demand for stocker weight cattle.
Packers will have larger show lists next week, which doesn’t bode well for near term cash improvement.
To build on this week’s strength, traders will need to be convinced the cash market is headed higher.
The announcement will classify six strains of non-O157 E. coli as ‘adulterants’ when found in ground beef.
Pinkeye is a difficult syndrome to tackle. Prevention is key.
At a time when the nation’s cow numbers are still falling, increasing the productive life of a cow is worth more than ever.
The industry’s best hope for E. coli is not cleaner beef or more inspection, but a useful vaccine.