Drovers
Consumer research funded by the Beef Checkoff helps provide data that enables communications with specific messages encouraging the purchase of beef.
The U.S. lamb market functioned properly until the early 1990s as domestic production was clearly responsive to changes in domestic demand, argues the R-CALF CEO.
Vice president of communications for the Kansas Livestock Association, Scarlett Hagins Madinger was recognized with the BIF Ambassador Award.
The concept of measuring the flavor of food is extraordinarily more complex than simply measuring tenderness or juiciness and requires very specialized equipment.
The results of a well-designed crossbreeding system are primarily realized through the advantages of the crossbred cow.
Changes in trade will result in relatively minor market adjustments but will not change the level or trajectory of U.S. cattle prices.
Farm Journal survey shows more than two-thirds of U.S. farmers and ranchers believe conservation funding is important to build farms’ resilience, address the effects of climate change.
Cash prices in the North surged higher on active trade volumes while the South posted modest gains on light to moderate volume. Feeder cattle and calf prices were mixed.
The good news is there are legal devices to do whatever a farmer wants to do. The key is using the right mechanisms for the relationship piece.
The Beef Improvement Federation hosted its first “Shark Tank” competition which was developed with the goal of increasing student involvement in its annual meeting.
As a seventh-generation family operation, Red Hill Farms has focused on incorporating technology that allows them to produce quality livestock and provide the best selection tools to their customers.
For more than 30 years, Fenco Farms has been at the forefront of technology in production agriculture.
Marbling, a lifetime event from ranch to rail, connects producers and consumers. The first installment in a partnership with Drovers where the CAB team will dig deeper into the quest for quality in beef production.
Before purchasing a new ag technology, put the technology to the test and know it’s potential impact on you and your operation.
The EU elections this past weekend showed the 27-nation bloc’s parliament membership shifted to the right, which will make it harder for the assembly to approve policies centered around climate and environmental reforms.
There’s a serious lack of communication between generations, and procrastination and conflict avoidance are killing agriculture, says Elaine Froese, a farm family transition expert.
Having faith and patience, and seeking help from mentors helped first-generation Kentucky cattleman start farming full time.
A trial date has been set for Arizona rancher George Kelly who is charged with murder following the shooting death of a Mexican migrant in January of last year.
How are you showing up on the farm? Do your actions meet up with your goals? Rena Striegel, a farm succession planning consultant, encourages the next generation of on-farm leaders to do some self-reflection.
Burnout, financial pressures and exhaustion are not just common issues for dairy and livestock producers, but also for the veterinarians who serve them and their animals.
Seeing a need in the community of Steele, N.D., to provide meat processing to local farmers and ranchers, NoDak Meats focuses on custom processing for beef and hogs, deer and game, emergency kills and retail meat.
Why are we losing cattle producers and cattle in the face of all the positive economic factors, asks the R-CALF CEO?
Even with currently low prices for carbon, the reality is that operations are playing a role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Genetic progress has led to a significant increase in the number of carcasses grading high Choice and Prime over the past decade. It is not a matter of luck, but the result of hard work and dedication.
Little change was found for livestock feeders last week as near identical week-to-week market prices held margins solidly in the black. Beef packers saw modest improvement with higher wholesale beef prices.
The outside trades of $186 in the South and $193 in the North are a telling sign that leverage is there for the cattle feeder. Given the chance to capitalize with multiple bidders the market should respond favorably.
Aside from the added carcass tonnage, the leap in carcass weights - driven by extra days on feed - has generated a noted shift in carcass marbling and quality grade achievement.
“If handled improperly, transition events can be the death of your business. Or it can strengthen your business and clearly outline who you are and where you want to go,” says Dick Wittman.
Formulating your farm’s succession plan is likely not a straight line. Polly Dobbs, an Indiana attorney who is part of a seven-generation farm family, says it’s important to stay focused on your end goals.
Rancher and four others consumed meat from a butchered lamb but only the rancher became ill, CDC says.