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The 2021 title marks the second time the Texas Tech team has won back-to-back-to-back titles and marks the 16th title in program history.
AgBoost adds Jorgensen cattle genetics expertise to their development and commercialization of AgBoost tools for cattlemen.
Sale of heifer package will be sold at the National Angus Bull Sale in Oklahoma City on January 7, 2022, in support of the Foundation’s mission of youth, education and research.
Fred Knop served as editor of Drovers for 10 years, guiding the publication as it transitioned from a weekly newspaper to a bi-weekly tabloid to a monthly magazine in 1990.
The fall feeder run is in full swing with calf prices moving counter-seasonally higher. It is typical for the middle two weeks of November to have the largest weekly auction totals for the year.
The cash fed cattle market found its way higher again last week, with four or more packers in the market all fighting for cattle every week for the first time in two years.
Tyson Foods Inc beat quarterly profit estimates on Monday and forecast fiscal 2022 revenue above market expectations on rising meat prices and improving demand from restaurants that reopened after COVID-19 restrictions.
The rally in cash fed cattle prices continued this week with packers searching for inventory and bidding higher money. Cattle feeders have some leverage for the first time in a long time.
Brazilian authorities said two reported cases of a neurodegenerative disorder in Rio de Janeiro were not related to BSE, but NCBA calls on Secretary Vilsack to immediately suspend all imports of fresh beef from Brazil.
Inflation levels are now at levels the U.S. hasn’t seen in three decades. The latest Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed a 6.2% spike over the past 12 months, the largest increase since 1990. Beef prices are up 20%.
The American Angus Association concluded its fiscal year which marked the seventh-consecutive year with more than 300,000 registrations, and the breed surpassed 20 million registrations overall.
Aurora Pharmaceutical Inc., headquartered in Northfield, Minnesota, is offering scholarships to five students in the inaugural class at the Texas Tech School of Veterinary Medicine in Amarillo.
Adding seaweed to animal feed to reduce methane gas released into the atmosphere by ruminants’ is a relatively new idea. Early laboratory research at IGFS has shown promising results using native Irish and UK seaweeds.
Mahindra launches ROXOR off-road side-by-side, a rugged workhorse for farmers, ranchers, off-road enthusiasts and rural lifestyle customers. The redesigned ROXOR is “redefining the SXS category,” the company says.
Iowa farmer Jim Yenter served his country for a decade. And now the U.S. veteran is a first-generation farmer who’s determined to share his love for farming and the business he’s built with the next generation.
Green Plains Cattle Company LLC announced its new company name — Cobalt Cattle Company LLC — taking the final step toward operating as a stand-alone company focused solely on feeding and growing cattle.
U.S. beef exports to Japan, South Korea and China/Hong Kong are all on track to exceed $2 billion this year, and pork exports are up slightly in volume and significantly in value over last year’s record pace.
All parties upstream of the packing sector are elated, and likely relieved, to see the price break free from the furrow between $120 and $125/cwt that the fed cattle trade had been digging for 19 weeks.
After months of negotiation, the House passed the $1.2T infrastructure Bill. With $550 billion in new spending, from roads and bridges to a boost to broadband, we look into what’s in the bill for agriculture.
With the hustle and bustle of the holiday season hastily approaching, now is the time to look over business details to help make your transition into the new year much smoother.
AgriTalk’s Chip Flory is accompanied by Iowa Cattlemen’s CEO Matt Deppe on Tuesday as they discuss the new Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act that U.S. Senators are expected to propose in coming days.
The North American Meat Institute announced that 100% of its members will deliver independently approved science-based greenhouse gas reduction targets in line with the Paris Climate Agreement goals by 2030.
With the average frost date upon us, prussic acid will be (or already is) an issue in certain forages. Prussic acid is found when susceptible plants are under drought conditions or after a light frost.
Reproductive efficiency is highly correlated to nutrition. The target Body Condition Score going into calving season is 5.5 for the mature cow and 6 for first calf heifers.
Greener Cattle Initiative expects to award approximately $5 million over the next five years to support research into tangible, actionable solutions for potentially reducing enteric methane emissions from cattle.
The highest fed cattle prices since the spring of 2019 has feedyard managers searching for additional gains this week. Calf prices at auction last week traded uneven.
Many ranchers in the Dakotas depend on surface water sources, such as dugouts and stock dams to provide water to grazing livestock. These sources naturally contain salts, which are dissolved minerals or solids.
Four U.S. Senators announced they’ve reached a compromise on measures they see as improvements to the cattle market, combining components of previous bills into a new Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.
United Food and Commercial Workers union is asking for reasonable wage increases along with assurances for the health and safety of workers.
The Meat Institute says the revised Fischer/Grassley bill proposed in the Senate ignores the analysis of beef and cattle markets by the country’s leading agricultural economists.