USDA's cattle on feed report counted 11.83 million head on feed, which is 101.2% of last year and up 4.8% from October as feedlot inventories increase to a seasonal peak.
The USDA published clarifications to the export sales reporting system after the FAS received informal inquiries whether exports of different types of beef and pork carcasses must be reported under the regulations.
In its 34th study, the American Farm Bureau Federation found 2019’s price tag for a traditional Thanksgiving meal rose just one penny to $48.91 for 10 people. This amounts to less than $5 per person.
Cash fed cattle traded higher for the fourth consecutive week, and Friday's cattle on feed report was called neutral for markets ahead of the Thanksgiving break.
AMS will host a stakeholder meeting in Kansas City, December 12, to review a study on Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) negotiated slaughter cattle market reporting.
American adults eat about 50 billion hamburgers each year, or roughly three burgers per week. That average is much higher than France, where adults eat about one burger per month.
In September, it was announced that Colin Woodall would be the new Chief Executive officer of the National Cattlemen's Beef Association, leaving his position with NCBA in Washington and moving to Denver.
Showing a little of the humanity in ranch life—what may sound simple was a significant role for cattlemen at the 2019 Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand’s annual conference in Asheville, N.C., in September.
Ranchers can no longer consider their end product as calves or yearlings, with their role in the industry complete once those calves or yearlings are loaded on a truck and leave the ranch.
Marketing beef products that carry certain “guarantees” or assurances regarding quality, production standards and resource management will continue to expand.
Employees of the National Parks Service say three cows have been found roaming Cape Lookout National Seashore on the Outer Banks in North Carolina, and it is believed they are refugees of Hurricane Dorian.
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne virus, most years presents a serious disease challenge to horses and other equines during the summer and fall months.
Feedyard closeouts improved modestly last week with a $1 increase in cash fed cattle prices. Packer margins increased on the extended rally to the beef cutout price.
Ahead of the holidays the NCBA has released a new two-hour video in hopes to “spice up any gathering and celebration.” The Beef Drool Log video features a prime rib roast cooking to perfection over an open flame.
The billions that have been earmarked — some would say needlessly — to offset famers’ losses in the trade wars … turns out they might not be helping the very folks who need help the most.
Animal drug compounding can provide tailored treatments for patients or conditions not easily addressed with FDA-approved drugs, but the practice also entails some risks.
