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The Senate and House Ag committees are facing delays in drafting the next farm bill, and it is expected to be the most expensive farm bill to date, clocking in at around $1.5 trillion.
When you look at your operation, do you know exactly which enterprises, practices, inputs and strategies are profitable and which ones are losing money?
Even with the best management practices in place, some stressful events such as shipping are unavoidable. These recommendations can help mitigate the risk of respiratory disease and other health issues.
Hay should be baled when it has dried to the point of containing approximately 14-18% moisture. Bailing hay that contains elevated moisture may lead to an excessive amount of heat and possibly combustion then fire.
Temperature, humidity, wind speed and solar radiation all affect cattle, but a Kansas State veterinarian said producers should also watch nighttime temperatures that are just as important in preventing heat stress.
While serving as an inspector at the southern U.S. border, a Laredo, Tex., man accepted bribes from Mexican cattle brokers to allow cattle to enter the country without proper quarantine or inspection.
The first in-person Essentials of Regenerative Ranching course will be held July 11-12, 2023, at Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas.
A Wyoming ranch will repurpose a century-old bridge after transporting it 40 miles to its new home.
Tightening supplies of beef and cattle are dominating market fundamentals and will continue to do so in the near-term.
Beef packers appeared unprepared for the rapidly tightening supply of market-ready cattle and the result was a rocket to new cash highs.
Packers were aggressive bidders in all regions as cash fed cattle markets made historic late-season moves higher in the holiday-shortened trading week.
A Beef Quality Assurance certification is available to those who complete the Central Texas Stocker Cattle Program on June 21 in West
There are three areas producers need to focus on to earn the title of “good farm manager,” according to Purdue University researchers.
Quality mineral supplements are an investment in the overall performance of your cattle herd. Learn how a complete mineral program can help your herd.
Dr. Frank Mitloehner, often referred to as the “greenhouse gas guru,” spoke to the Blueprint For The Future Cattlemen’s Conference at Oklahoma State Universtiy.
Raising heat-tolerant cattle that are able and willing to go further to graze in subtropical climates is the goal of a new beef cattle research project at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research station at Beeville.
Ten counties in Nebraska had fall adult grasshopper populations that averaged over 15 per square yard. Low precipitation the last few years helps boost grasshopper infestations, and the need for damage control.
Kurt and PJ Myllymaki of Stanford are the 2023 recipients of the Montana Leopold Conservation Award®.
Times of profitability provide excellent opportunities to reflect on what decisions we made to get here, more specifically what management practices resulted in the improving balance sheet.
While another month has come and gone for the 2023 production year, if you haven’t already heard, June will hold some significant changes for the livestock industry in the area of antibiotics.
Increasingly tight cattle supplies suggest that margins at all levels above the cow-calf sector will be squeezed in the coming months. The severity of the squeeze and the timing will vary across beef industry segments.
“We don’t need to rewrite the entire farm bill,” Rep. Thompson (R-Pa.) says. “We’re comfortable with many parts of the 2018 bill and there aren’t many tweaks, instead things we need to protect and invest in.”
What do you think of outside investors in ag? Chris Rawley of Harvest Returns shares how using outside investors may provide an unique financial opportunity for farmers and ranchers to start or grow.
While a backlog of ships may not be grabbing headlines compared to 2020, the labor uncertainty is impacting U.S. red meat exports, says Dan Halstrom, USMEF president and CEO.
The area was hit especially hard by historic rains on Friday. It is home to several feedyards, with owners and operators trying to assess the number of cows lost due to flood waters rising so quickly.
Governor Mauro Mendes of the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil, recently met with the Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen at the 2023 Water for Food Global Conference to discuss opportunities for partnership between the two states.
Calving season can be an exhausting time on the ranch, especially when cows experience difficulty giving birth.
China’s exports to Russia reached a record high in April, amounting to $9.6 billion.
Packers unexpectedly found themselves chasing a limited supply of higher-grading cattle last week and the result was sharply higher prices in the North.
The price spread between Northern cash cattle sales and Southern sales more than doubles as packers struggle to find inventory to maintain acceptable capacity utilization.