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Today’s livestock headlines and expert perspectives serving cattle producers, processors, nutritionists and the greater livestock industry.
U.S. Secretary spoke on the impacts of climate change in the agricultural industry, as well as prevention plans set forth by the Biden Administration, during Thursday’s Farm Journal Farm Country Update.
Net cash farm income, which tracks producers’ cash flow, is forecast by USDA at $134.7B for 2021. That number is up $6.4B from February’s forecast and would be an increase of 21.5% from 2020’s $110.9B.
Officials in North Dakota are investigating the suspicious deaths of 58 pregnant cows grazing U.S. Forest Service rangeland. The loss to the rancher is estimated at $100,000.
Hurricane Ida, and possible aid to producers, was a big topic of the Farm Journal Farm Country Update with Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack Thursday. Vilsack highlighted when additional aid may be on the way.
The U.S. is experiencing drought conditions affecting cattle, pastures, feed crops and beyond. During Farm Journal Field Days, Drovers’ Greg Henderson discussed the drought and its effect with four industry stakeholders.
Most commercial bulls ultimately cull themselves due to injury or old age. The USDA Meat Animal Research Center evaluated the ability of genetic testing to inform management decisions around bull prolificacy.
The Louisiana Cattlemen’s Association is working to help the state’s cattle producers gather feed and supplies to assist those hit hard by Hurricane Ida. Here’s how you can help.
Steer, cow and hog by-product values have each reached their highest level in nearly six years. Steer hide and offal values are nearly double last year’s price and 43.5% higher than the five-year average.
USDA published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to solicit comments regarding the labeling of meat and poultry products made using cultured cells derived from animals under FSIS jurisdiction.
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration approved an extension of the exemption from hours-of-service (HOS) requirements for livestock haulers through the end of November.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will join Clinton Griffiths for a virtual live town-hall Sept. 2 at 2 p.m. CDT. Farmers and ranchers will ask about the most pressing issues and opportunities they face.
Last week’s fed cattle slaughter was curtailed due to infrastructure issues at two packing plants. The steer and heifer head count on Wednesday was just 86,000 head, followed by 90,000 head on both Thursday and Friday.
NCBA and the Public Lands Council (PLC) have denounced the administration’s elevated focus on federal wilderness designations as an overly broad tool for reaching climate goals.
Is there a correlation between the emotional well-being of livestock and their performance? The short answer is yes.
An environmental group that wants to end public-land grazing has outbid a rancher in central Idaho for a grazing lease on state land. It’s an alarming precedent cattlemen fear will play out again in the future.
The combination of smaller yields and fewer acres harvested will translate into another year of rising hay prices, says the Livestock Marketing Information Project.
While U.S. pork and beef exports have achieved impressive volumes in 2021, port congestion and other shipping obstacles continue to frustrate exporters.
Early fall calving herds face a challenge from the high temperatures of late summer. The primary challenge is the impact those temperatures can have on newborn and young calves.
Dual purpose crops are planted in mid to late September. Seeding rates, planting dates, and fertilizer management are compromises between the needs for fall forage production and grain production in the spring.
All of California’s national forests are now closed to the public due to raging wildfires. Wildfire threats and issues continue to grow as more than 6,800 wildfires have already burned 1.7 million acres in the state.
Longtime Kansas State University animal science professor and renowned beef cattle judge Richard “Miles” McKee, 91, passed away on Monday August 30, 2021, in Manhattan, Kansas.
Presume for a moment that all of this optimism turns out to be wrong and market performance does not deliver as analysts forecast. How will this affect your business going forward?
Auction markets across the country saw some sizzling prices last week as demand was called moderate to good for all weights of steers and heifers.
For Texas livestock owners, the registration of brands, earmarks, tattoos and other forms of animal identification expire every ten years at the end of August.
USDA is out with its new ag export forecast for both this year and next, and it’s showing exports could hit $173.5 billion in 2021, $4 billion more than 2020, due to higher livestock, poultry and dairy exports.
China’s pork production is expected to decline 14% in 2022, while pork imports are expected to climb 5.1 MT with consumer demand exceeding domestic production, according to a USDA attaché report released last week.
Ongoing tensions between Australia and China have opened the door for increased shipments of beef and other commodities to China.
Canada has joined Mexico in seeking formal consultation with the United States over the interpretation of content rules for automobiles set out in the North American trade pact, Mexico and Canada said on Friday.
The average culling rate the past two years, since the cyclical peak in 2019, has been 10.25%. Over the past 35 years, across cycles of expansion and liquidation, the average herd culling rate has been 9.65% annually.
There are some people that without, the cattle feeding industry just wouldn’t be the same. Bob Smith, DVM, is one, and has been named Certified Angus Beef’s 2021 Feeding Quality Forum Industry Achievement Award Winner.