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You are what you “think” you eat. A new study says that may not be a good thing for most Americans.
CBB Co-Chair of the Domestic Marketing Committee discusses how and why the Beef Checkoff uses influencer marketing and social media to drive beef demand.
The move is contingent on legislative action, which would temporarily lift the 18.3 cents tax per gallon on gasoline and 24 cents tax per gallon on diesel during the summer months.
What advantages or disadvantages are there to leasing farm equipment? John Phipps walks through the many pertinent factors to making this decision, including current red-hot used equipment values and interest rates.
Kellogg Co’s plan to spin off and potentially sell its profitable MorningStar Farms vegetarian patties and plant-based meat business could shake up the frozen aisle in grocery stores.
“This world-class program has totally changed my way of thinking,” says Amanda Faver, New Mexico cattle owner and former IBCA participant. The IBCA 2022-2023 application process is now open through Aug. 13.
Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says her administration is working to help Kansas cattle feeders who experienced death losses due to the mid-June heat wave.
The Senate Ag Committee is scheduled to vote on the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act this week.
Compared to other animals, cattle can’t dissipate their heat load very effectively. Cattle do not sweat effectively and rely on respiration to cool themselves.
Despite higher prices for most all products and record gasoline prices, domestic beef demand appears to be holding quite strong thus far.
The Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act and Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act are both expected to get votes ad approval from the Senate Ag Committee this week, despite expected Republican opposition.
Addressing shipping inefficiencies and challenges at the ports, passed legislation receives positive reassurance from the industry.
A heat index crisis hit in southwest Kansas on June 11. Cattle were lost. Dr. Tera Barnhardt, DVM, MS, shared what happened to educate people and counter misinformation. Our condolences to those affected by the tragedy.
Heat seemed to be the focus of the markets this week. Two veteran market analysts say if this heat continues, and drought becomes an even larger concern, commodities could see a violent run-up in prices.
Packers in the Northern region remain short on cattle which helped boost the price for a second consecutive week.
Active cash cattle trade in the northern feeding region led to a $4 to $5 rally this week even as an early season heat wave gripped the plains states.
Will Epperly, Dunlap, Iowa, was named the 2022 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion at the 58th annual competition held at Shipshewana Auction & Trading Place, Shipshewana, Ind.
Record-level red meat exports of $18.7 billion in 2021 had a major impact on the corn and soybean industries, according to an independent study by the Juday Group for the U.S. Meat Export Federation.
Baxter Black was a familiar face on U.S. Farm Report. After joining the show as a regular commentator in 2009, his humor and poetry quickly drew interest from the audience as he became a fan favorite on the show.
After seeing the devastation of a major heat stress event, consider these strategies to help mitigate heat stress issues in the herd.
Did High Heat And Humidity Really Cause Cattle Deaths In Kansas? The Latest Look at Potential Losses
Feedyards battled through the intense conditions to keep their cattle safe this week. The heat and humidity proved devastating, and estimates point to western Kansas feedlots seeing losses of 100 to 500 head per day.
Jeffrey Savell, Ph.D., has been named the 2022 American Meat Science Association R.C. Pollock Award honoree.
Where is the home of the best burger? Voting closed June 13 and with a total of 2,953 votes, the winner of this epic battle is...
Arm mangled inside a hay baler, Doug Bichler fought a gruesome battle for life, determined to escape the machine at all costs.
Dr. Dave Nichols, Kansas State University Animal Sciences & Industry professor emeritus, has been selected to receive the 2022 Don L. Good Impact Award.
With recent rains, humidity and warmer temperatures an ideal breeding ground for annoying pests that rob profit potential from beef operations.
Consumer concerns with inflation are quite real and retail beef values closed out the first quarter 15% higher than last year. Even so, the end user beef market has gained a widening appreciation for Prime beef.
With the extreme heat in cattle feeding areas there have been reports of death losses.
Research has shown weaning weights can be increased by over 30 pounds and pregnancy rates by over 10% by deworming cows in the spring and again in mid-summer.
EPA hosted its fifth WOTUS roundtable last week with the Kansas Livestock Association, revealing murky waters in the WOTUS definition.