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Cattle and hog finishing profit margins were little changed from last week, with modest profits for cattle and losses for hogs. Beef packer margins declined again to their lowest mark since March.
Higher cash cattle prices and lower wholesale beef prices have erased much of the historic profits beef packers saw last year, according to estimates by Sterling Marketing, Inc.
Beef packers saw per head losses nearly double last week as wholesale beef prices tumbled $7 per cwt. lower. Pork processors are also found negative margins and producer margins remain short of breakeven.
Public lands ranchers will have the opportunity to communicate face to face with federal agency administrators in Reno, Nevada on Tuesday, July 11, 2023, during an event hosted by Good Grazing Makes Cent$.
Passing of “Bud” Sloan, well-respected owner of Continental Livestock Services for over three decades, and 1964 National Angus Herdsman of the year.
The National Drought Mitigation Center estimates 67% of corn and 60% of soybeans are still considered to be in drought, a slight improvement from last week when drought covered 70% of corn and 63% of soybeans.
USDA released a few big surprises in the June acreage report, including a spike in corn acres and a large reduction in soybean acres. The agency also forecasts grain stocks below trade expectations.
Hurricane-force winds swept from northern Missouri and Iowa all the way east to Illinois and Indiana. The derecho brought wind gusts up to 100 mph, flattening cornfields, but it also drenched soils with crucial rains.
Tips on mosquito types and ways to prevent, control and repel from a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension entomologist and professor in the Department of Entomology.
While the risk of malaria infection remains low, the CDC says Anopheles mosquito vectors, found throughout many regions of the country, are capable of transmitting malaria if they feed on a malaria-infected person.
Nestled in a beautiful secluded mountain valley at Colorado State University beef feedlot in Ft. Collins served as the location for AgNext’s climate-smart research facility ribbon cutting ceremony earlier this month.
After pleading guilty in January to mail fraud in connection with misrepresenting and underreporting cattle he grazed on Bureau of Land Management range, a Montana man receives probation and ordered to pay restitution.
NCBA has filed a motion to strike down the Biden administration’s Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rule in light of the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. EPA.
Even with rains sweeping the Northern Corn Belt last weekend, the latest drought monitor shows drought continues to spread across Illinois with D2 (Severe Drought) taking a 28-point jump in a week.
Iowa State University’s Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory (VDL) is set to revolutionize molecular diagnostic testing with the introduction of a cutting-edge machine—the “SmartChip.”
Families can expect to pay $67.73 to host an Independence Day cookout for 10 people, the American Farm Bureau Federation reports, a decrease of 3% year over year, yet 14% higher than two years ago.
America’s 5,650 animal food manufacturing facilities drive economic growth and generate $267 billion in sales, new research from the American Feed Industry Association reveals.
“Food inflation has definitely started to slow down, and this is good news for consumers. However, it still won’t be cheaper to celebrate the Fourth of July,” says Dr. Michael Swanson, Wells Fargo Agricultural Economist
Step into the world of the modern-day cattle rancher as they navigate the trials and tribulations to continue the lineage of the American beef producer.
The germplasm collection at the National Animal Germplasm Program is an invaluable asset for understanding the genetics heritage of U.S. livestock and preventing the loss of genetic diversity.
Drought is deepening across the Midwest with 64% of the corn crop and 57% of the soybean crop across the U.S. now covered in drought, a sizable jump in just a week after NASS showed a historic drop in condition ratings.
An intrepid Kansas mother and her Johnny-on-the-spot son found one of the most stunning Indian artifacts of recent history. Welcome to the impossible tale of the Oehm Blade.
Three California-based cultivated meat companies have received approval from USDA to begin producing and marketing lab-grown chicken.
The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) has announced finalists for its Seedstock and Commercial Producer awards. Both awards are sponsored by Drovers.
While parts of the Midwest catch some much needed rains, other areas face dry conditions this growing season. Here’s a look at the seasonal drought outlook and what it means for pasture and range conditions.
Tauramox™ (moxidectin) Injectable Solution provides economical, effective control of many internal and external parasites in cattle.
Capturing the value of sustainable management practices is attainable, but different avenues will likely work better for different producers.
The updated drought monitor indicates dryness will continue to expand across eastern Missouri, eastern Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.
The Public Lands Council (PLC) launched a grassroots campaign regarding the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed rule “Conservation and Landscape Health.”
NCBA’s Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC) program concluded its successful relaunch after a three-year hiatus with 71 participants from across the nation and every segment of the beef industry.