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The Lazy KT Ranch of Freedom has been selected as the recipient of the 2021 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award®.
Elanco Animal Health announces two new resources aimed at helping the cattle industry make a positive impact on hunger and climate change.
The cash market finally saw some life last week. Packers seemed to be in more need for cattle and finally were in a position to have to raise bids to get cattle bought.
Federal Wildlife Service plan aerial gunning of estray cattle located in the Gila National Forest in New Mexico despite local ranchers concerns.
The Meat Institute called for the U.S. Senate to pass a bipartisan bill to address unreasonable ocean carrier practices that are undermining competitiveness of American exporters including the meat and poultry industry.
NCBA approved interim policy that removes any doubt about the group’s distaste for government to regulate “cattle producers’ freedom of choice to conduct their own business and utilize their own marketing programs.”
While markets are one component of the cattle cycle, the critical factor driving the cattle cycle and the cow-calf sector of the cattle industry is forage.
Regardless of the market examined, “uncertainty” is an accurate descriptive term. U.S. equities are unsettled despite a promised interest rate hike and that spills over to cattle and beef.
The North American Meat Institute said the Biden Administration’s proposed rules for the Packers and Stockyards Act could limit the abilities of the meat industry to respond to consumer demand regarding sustainability.
Producers may now report unfair or anticompetitive practices in the livestock and poultry industries using a new online tool.
More than 70% of the country is still covered in drought. And while the latest winter storm was packed with needed moisture for some areas, it didn’t blanket every area needing moisture to restore depleted soils.
USDA’s cattle inventory report confirmed contraction is taking place in the U.S. As economists weigh in on what the latest numbers may mean, one veteran economist thinks cattle prices could remain strong through Q4.
One of the first lessons Penn State’s Tara Felix tries to teach newbie dairy beef feeders is that cattle raised for beef need grain, not forage.
Breeding a subset of the dairy herd to beef sires is a growing trend in the U.S. dairy business.
Simply producing a black calf if not enough if the dairy industry wants to make permanent inroads into successful crossbreeding.
JBS SA agreed to pay $52.5 million to settle litigation accusing meat-packing companies of conspiring to limit supply in the $63 billion-a-year U.S. beef market in order to inflate prices and boost profit.
Rep. Garamendi says the USDA partnership with the Port of Oakland “isn’t going to solve the problem” because shippers deliver product to the U.S. and leave ports with empty containers.
The USDA January 1 cow herd inventory, published this Monday, confirmed a 2% decline in the beef cow herd, along with a 1% decline in feeder cattle supplies.
Merck Animal Health joins the Trust In Beef program as a founding partner to further its commitment to sustainability and providing real solutions and information to the beef industry.
A new USDA Market News Mobile Application will provide the supply chain with instant access to current and historical market information, including over 800 livestock, poultry, and grain reports.
America’s cattle herd shrank by 2% last year, according to the annual Cattle report issued by USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Drought also forced larger inventory reductions in several states.
Along with some insightful vaccine history, Scott Nordstrom, DVM, shared specifics about the role of mucosal immunology in young calves, during the American Hereford Association’s educational forums in Kansas City.
Nichols Farms, Bridgewater, Iowa, sold 201 bulls during its opening day event on January, 28, 2022.
Winter Storm Landon is on its way, expected to spread a big mess of snow, sleet and freezing rain from the Rockies to the Plains, Midwest and parts of the Northeast. Don’t forget to pay attention to your barn roofs.
Nitrogen fertilizer prices have reached over $750/ton for urea (over 85¢/pound of N), with expectations that it could reach over $1,000/ton. Consider using legumes in our pastures to replace N fertilizers.
SenseHub Feedlot offers those who manage and care for cattle an innovative new approach to detecting illness, including bovine respiratory disease.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced plans to increase capacity at the Port of Oakland in Oakland, Calif., and improve service for shippers of U.S. grown agricultural commodities.
Drought is expanding in the country. There is plenty of time to avoid widespread drought impacts but without significant moisture in the next 2-3 months, the cattle industry could see major impacts.
Beef producers know grazing land is in short supply. With more acres being developed or converted to cropland, cow-calf operations may consider alternatives to traditional pasture management.
With deer hunting a major recreational activity and economic benefit, understanding more about deer and the possibility of zoonotic disease transmission ensures the industry’s safety and sustainability.