Industry
While it’s likely the U.S. cowherd is generally of higher quality than it was a decade ago, today’s smaller herd presents an opportunity for ranchers to take another step forward with quality and management.
With the purchase of a small town watering hole and a family’s dream, TJ and Tifini Olson, owners of Round the Bend Steakhouse of rural Ashland, Neb., find immeasurable value in the Good Lord, good people and good beef.
After two months of a waning outlook on the ag economy, economists views took a turn in the November Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor, a survey of nearly 70 ag economists from across the country.
Ray and Susan Flickner of Wichita have been selected as the recipients of the 2023 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award®.
Farm income is expected to drop notably from last year alongside lower revenues and higher expenses, but remain well above the historic average.
Elected to lead U.S. CattleTrace over the next year are chairman Mark Gardiner, Ashland, Kansas, and chair-elect Joe Leathers, Guthrie, Texas.
The American Angus Association finishes 2023 with its ninth-consecutive year of more than 300,000 registrations and regular and junior memberships totaling nearly 22,000.
A traditional Thanksgiving feast reflects two current trends in food-at-home economics: increased retail food costs vary by category and the supply chain is back to pre-COVID patterns.
Ranchers Alan and Elizabeth Mitchell, Bennion Ranch, Vernon, Utah, received the award at the Utah Farm Bureau’s Annual Meeting in Provo.
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) successfully concluded its Strategic Planning Conference with the election of a new dynamic officer team, including Randy Spronk, Steve Hanson, Jay Theiler and David Bruntz.
The Animal Agriculture Alliance announced new upcoming board leadership, along with several board seats have renewed through 2026, following its fall board meeting, held Nov. 7 in Washington, D.C.
The U.S. feed grain supply is expected to grow by 3.4 million metric tons, propelled by a projected increase in corn yields for the 2023/24 corn production forecast, reports the USDA Economic Research Service.
Bryan Whaley will begin his new duties at the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association on December 4.
Dr. Bob Smith was recognized as the 2023 Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry Distinguished Alumnus on Monday, November 13.
Noll’s Dairy Farm of Alma is the 2023 Wisconsin Leopold Conservation Award® recipient.
A recent American Veterinary Medical Association study found less than 4% of veterinarians nationwide predominantly practice production animal medicine. Here’s what Iowa State University is doing to help change that.
The Beef Improvement Federation will host a Genetic Prediction Workshop next month in Kansas City.
“The public doesn’t realize what these animals are capable of,” says wildlife trapper James Dean. “Unfortunately, you’re going to see more and more reports of people getting hurt in wild pig encounters.”
Speaking during the recent World Wagyu Conference, Midan Marketing cofounder Michael Uetz encouraged Wagyu breeders to better understand their consumer target.
JBS SA, the Brazil-based meat behemoth, is braced for tough times as low cattle availability squeezes beef margins in the U.S., its main market, and management works to return pork business margins to more stable levels.
When 14-year-old Dave Richmond’s monster buck was stolen, he searched 14 years for the pinched antlers, never giving up hope on a spectacular rack.
Beef exports continue to face significant headwinds in 2023, and September’s export volume was down 15% and the lowest of the year so far.
The Last Acre Act would help expand high-speed internet access across eligible farmland, ranchland and farm sites. At least 15% of farms and ranches have no access to the internet today.
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announces progress to further competition in agriculture and level the playing field for farmers and ranchers under President Biden’s executive order on competition.
Industry mourns legendary seedstock breeder and tireless advocate for genetic advancement and profitability for commercial cattlemen.
AABP urges practitioners and producers to contact legislators to express support for the Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. The legislation would help protect the legitimate use of the product in livestock production.
In recognition of many years of service to the U.S. agricultural industry, the U.S. Meat Export Federation recently announced its 2023 award recipients.
Using cutting-edge artificial intelligence and sensor technologies, Oklahoma State University researchers have embarked on a groundbreaking project aimed at studying stress in cattle.
Association leadership selected for 2024 at the Annual Convention of Delegates in Orlando, Florida.
The American Angus Association concludes 2023 as the ninth-consecutive year of more than 300,000 registrations and an additional 138,377 transfers.