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Coming soon to your grocery store and dining table: steak from cattle born and raised in Florida.
Cattle feeders are also looking to improve margins which have slowly but surely improved.
Low-stress livestock handling suffers from many common misconceptions, mostly as a consequence of its name.
Will prices continue to decline, or will they trade steady or find support between May and October? That is a tough question at this point, but it is hard to imagine further significant declines at this time.
Staying ahead of the curve is a fundamental element to the survival of most businesses.
Price premiums are growing for preconditioned calves in every region.
As calving moves into full swing, many producers are thinking about vaccination programs they want to implement at branding. However, only a few are also considering how growth implants could be used as a management tool for the nursing calf.
It’s all about increasing calf performance and capturing a premium.
The latest numbers in the Cattle on Feed report were quite surprising, particularly with regard to placements.
Retail meat prices signal beef prices are down, but that’s due to a sharp drop in ground beef. Retail steak prices are up from year-ago, while pork chop and boneless, skinless chicken breast prices are lower.
Drovers Cowboy College tailored to cow-calf operators will be held June 20-21, at the Sheraton in West Des Moines, Iowa.
Here are some practical tips from special ranger Bart Perrier for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association on protecting your operation from theft.
More than half a century after its discovery, bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) still wages war on cattle health and producers’ livelihoods.
It seems certain that herd expansion has slowed to a snail’s pace compared to one year ago, but from a historical standard, expansion is likely still moving at a fairly rapid clip.
Cattle on feed continues to increase, while drought conditions go away in the Northern and Southern Plains.
As producers continue to make both short-term and longer-term decisions in managing their operations it is useful to periodically step back and take stock of characteristics depicting the industry more broadly. The recently updated estimates from USDA ERS of production costs and returns offer an opportunity to increase our understanding of regional variation in the U.S. cow-calf sector.
For years, the accepted target weight for yearling replacement beef heifers at breeding was 65% of their mature weight. Recently that target has been questioned.
Industry experts attribute Australia’s slide in cattle on feed to record breaking prices witnessed in the country.
Monday is the early bird deadline to register for Drovers Cow-Calf Cowboy College at a reduced rate.
USDA’s May Cattle on Feed report said there were 1.3% more cattle on feed than a year ago. April placements were up a surprising 7.5% and April marketings were up 1.2%.
Researchers say Montana elk are to blame for an animal disease spreading into new areas around Yellowstone National Park.
Genomic analysis shows elk serve as self-sustaining brucellosis reservoir.
Taking high-risk cattle to low-risk can be done, and it can be profitable when the calves are priced right.
The beef industry is still rebounding from 2012’s drought and now cattlemen are facing new challenges.
As we enter this branding season, producers may be asking some questions.
The state is seeking a new owner for the only federally approved slaughterhouse in southcentral Alaska, as funding for the facility could run out this year due to legislative budget cuts.
By keeping detailed records, producers can know how to best manage their costs in a market where they don’t set the prices.
A huge Montana nature reserve added a 47,000-acre historic ranch to its patchwork of lands along the Missouri River on Friday, a significant step in a privately funded effort to stitch together a Connecticut-sized park where bison would replace livestock and cattle fences give way to open range.