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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.
Monthly fed cattle net returns have been negative since December 2014. A few months ago, it appeared that we would climb above breakeven this spring. However, that was before the recent drop in fed cattle prices.
Recent changes in beef production have implications for the timing and possibly for total beef production for 2016.
Feeder futures have become increasingly volatile in ways that often appear unrelated to market fundamentals.
Cattle feeders and veterinarians should keep an eye out for E. coli O165:H25, an enterohemorrhagic strain that can cause disease in cattle and potentially poses a food-safety hazard for humans.
One of our best tools for increasing beef production is steroid implants. They’re also one of the most misunderstood technologies by consumers.
It appears herd expansion has tapered off as feedlots start to increase inventories with heifers.
Less beef was shipped to Mexico, Canada and Philippines than last year.
Recently, over 8,000 acres of native range burned in the Nebraska Sandhills. These types of disasters often leave producers in a forage shortage for the summer.
Tyson Foods Inc. has announced a proposal to build a new processing facility near its existing poultry plant in Green Forest, Ark.
The derailment of an Amtrak passenger train last month in Kansas that injured more than two dozen people occurred at a site where there had been damage to the track that has been traced to a grain truck, federal authorities said Thursday.
As we move out of winter and into spring, prolonged periods of mud and moisture can significantly hinder cattle performance and profitability.
Pork got top billing this week in grocery stores with Easter hams selling better than beef.
The latest Cattle on Feed report pegs March 1 feedlot inventories at 10.77 million head, 101 percent of year ago levels.
The latest Cattle on Feed report, released March 18th, was an interesting one, especially for placements. Placements have been, arguably, the most interesting number for many months.
Attorneys for imprisoned kosher meatpacking executive Sholom Rubashkin say they have found “overwhelming evidence” of prosecutorial misconduct that proves his 27-year prison sentence for money laundering is too harsh.
A truck used to deliver feed to a business where cattle are fattened hit a train track and shifted it at least a foot before an Amtrak train derailed in southwest Kansas and injured at least 32 people, an investigator said Tuesday.
A change in the composition of distillers grains could affect the percent inclusion in the feedlot diet and the resulting cattle performance.
Producers can be forgiven if they seem to be experiencing a case of déjà vu, as feeder and fed cattle prices are currently at about the same levels as in late 2013 after a 26-month rollercoaster ride in the markets.
Beef cattle research faculty from Kansas State University and Texas Tech University will embark on a feedlot cattle production and health research program to provide beef industry outreach.
Cattle make fewer trips to the feedbunk during muddy conditions which results in lower feed intake.
Student’s questions reflect consumer concerns over beef production systems. Question 6: In your experience, do you think a cow prefers consuming grass or corn?
Student’s questions reflect consumer concerns over beef production systems.
Student’s questions reflect consumer concerns over beef production systems.
Student’s questions reflect consumer concerns over beef production systems.
The use of beta-agonists in beef cattle production has been highly scrutinized following concerns of animal welfare, which has led to the removal of Zilmax from the market by the manufacturer.
As the cow herd continues to rebuild feedlots carry on with business seeing fewer calves in pens.
The annual Cattle report estimated that total cattle inventories in the U.S. were up 3.2 percent year over year at 92.0 million head.
Feedyards found plenty of economic incentive to feed cattle to heavier weights last year, the results displayed in record carcass weights and dismal profits
Northeastern Iowa cattle producers can learn more about an upcoming revision of a feedlot monitor software program at three meetings offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.