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Leaders in the northwest Iowa town of Cherokee want to see another company make use of the former Tyson Foods meat-processing plant just outside town, but they say the food company is making it hard to find a new tenant.
The longer cattle continue to trade sideways the more explosive price movement could be.
Although beef, as a by-product of the dairy industry, rarely exhibits a major influence on dairy industry production decisions, it is important to note that dairy animals contribute a significant portion of total animal slaughter and beef supply.
The impact of dairy on beef markets varies over time depending on long term trends and short term market conditions in both beef and dairy markets.
USDA released their June Cattle on Feed report this afternoon. It said there were 2.2% more cattle on feed than on June 1, 2015.
Summer heat waves pose a serious danger to cattle in feedlots.
The effect of shade had no significant effect on body temperature or performance for cattle fed Zilmax or in the control group.
Feeding cost of gain is expected to drop for the remainder of 2016. Small net returns could be on the horizon for cattle finishers. Where are feeder cattle prices headed? Does it pay to retain ownership?
A roadside memorial south of Balmorhea, Texas includes a metal sculpture of a horse in jaunty pose, a rusty cutout of a dozen steeds in full gallop and an old ranch saddle astride a cottonwood log.
Police in Maine shot and euthanized a slaughterhouse-bound cow that escaped from a trailer and ran into traffic.
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.
The latest numbers in the Cattle on Feed report were quite surprising, particularly with regard to placements.
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.
Industry experts attribute Australia’s slide in cattle on feed to record breaking prices witnessed in the country.
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%.
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.