Drovers
Small steps on the farm can yield big differences at sale time.
Changes in feeder cattle prices recently have potential impacts for cow-calf and stocker producers this fall.
The goal is to produce beef at a cost that will provide a profit.
August WASDE feeds the bears on crop markets, could it also feed the bulls (and steers) this fall?
Another summer of grazing has passed at the Bechtel Ranch.
South Dakota feedlots with capacities of 1,000 or more animals reported 220,000 cattle on feed on Aug. 1, up 5 percent from last year.
USDA’s August Cattle on Feed report said July marketings were down 0.7%, July placements up 1.6%, and the number of cattle on feed up 1.6% at the start of August.
The August WASDE predicts this fall will bring our first 15 billion bushel corn harvest and the first 4 billion bushel soybean harvest. This is good news for feeder cattle prices.
Drovers is proud to be hosting Cowboy College on Sept. 7-8, in Dodge City, Kan. The two day meeting will offer an educational opportunity designed specifically for feedlot crews.
In less than a month feedlot cowboys from across the country will be gathering in Dodge City, Kan. to learn about best management practices and animal welfare.
More than a dozen cattle that escaped overnight from their pens have been struck by vehicles after wandering into a rural road in Clinton County’s Dallas Township.
One of the big differences between corn and corn distillers grains is the starch content.
The CME Group announced more changes that include discounting live cattle futures at a delivery location and revising quality grade specifications.
Authorities in eastern Colorado are offering a reward for help finding the person responsible for shooting and killing cattle.
New York state conservation officers are trying to trap a bear that attacked a steer on a southeastern Adirondack farm.
Fetal programming is generally considered the impact of nutritional and health status of the mother during pregnancy and its impact on the health and productivity of the offspring.
Until the market gains some consistency with what is happening in the country then the futures market is about as risky as playing croquet in the alligator pit.
Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course attracts record attendance.
While marketings were largely in line with the pre-report estimates, June placements were the big surprise, only up 3 percent compared to last year.
USDA’s monthly Cattle on Feed report was pegged at 10.4 million head on July 1, 1% above last year’s total.
Cattle feeders are walking a tight rope as fed cattle prices continue to decline.
Missing from the slate of late July USDA cattle reports was the July Cattle report which would have provided an indication of continued herd rebuilding, heifer retention and the size of the 2016 calf crop.
Protein supplementation of low-quality, low protein forages results in a “positive associative effect”.
A 1,200 mile drive by an agriculture economist reveals crop and pasture conditions are doing well.
No producer should be shut out of competitive bidding simply because the calves are not identified adequately.
Mid-summer shipments of cattle off grass pastures to feedlots is in full-swing.
Authorities say two bulls escaped a slaughterhouse in west Baltimore.
Several marketing options for cow-calf producers to consider.