News
Trotter will be inducted into the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame this August.
Small-grain hay and silage can make excellent forage. That is good news for producers because forage supplies will tighten if the drought conditions persist.
Vytelle announces the release of the Top 150 Proven Bulls, a list compiled using data collected by Vytelle SENSE systems and Vytelle INSIGHT analytics services, formerly known as GrowSafe Systems.
The fed cattle market has been an arduous grind for this year as prices have failed to reflect historic highs in cutout values.
Gabel will be inducted into the Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame this August.
Senate hearing addressed a range of issues, including the need for robust price discovery and differing industry views on how to achieve it, greater market transparency and oversight, and expanded processing capacity.
Higher humidity and warmer temperatures are prime conditions for both horn fly and stable fly populations to explode over the next several weeks.
Good records are essential with VFD feeds as well as any medications to ensure proper withdrawal periods are observed. All VFD feed records must be kept, and available for inspection for two years.
Are we headed toward significant inflation in the meat case for a longer period of time? That depends on how well demand holds.
Beef imports were up 1.5% year-over-year in April but are down 7% for the January-to-April period compared to last year. Year-to-date beef imports are down 4% compared to the same period in 2019.
Packers were forced to push the market higher in their quest to find higher-grading cattle last week. High=grading cattle are becoming harder to find with each passing week.
The Santa Gertrudis STAR 5 program is a three-level grading-up system designed for herds to progress from a non-Santa Gertrudis base to purebred status.
Early weaning is one of the management decisions that can help reduce pressure on native pastures and extend forage supplies for adult beef cows. Beef calves can be early weaned successfully from 60 to 150 days of age.
In busy seasons it’s easy to stick to what you know works. Often, taking the time to learn new tools falls to the bottom of the list. In this month’s Black Ink we to talk about being a lifelong student.
Meat sales continue to be boosted by high engagement in trips and dollars per trip. Shoppers visited the meat department slightly more often and spent 6.3% more per trip over the 52 weeks ending mid-May.
North Dakota ranchers are experiencing an historical widespread drought and the window for forage production is closing for 2021. Many producers may not have adequate production to justify haying.
Internal parasites cause a variety of clinical signs, including weight loss, diarrhea and death. Other, less obvious parasitic signs, (often referred to as subclinical signs), significantly impact producers.
NCBA spearheaded introduction of the larger HAULS Act in both the Senate and House, and worked to get the backend 150 air-mile exemption included in the Surface Transportation Investment Act.
Being the victim of a crime can be a traumatic experience. Whether it’s a break-in at your farm or an animal activist trespassing on your property, John Sancenito says how you respond can make all the difference.
As a rule of thumb, for bermudagrass and other introduced warm-season perennials, each pound of N fertilizer will add about 30 to 40 pounds of forage production per acre.
As a former police detective and terrorism expert, John Sancenito understands that it’s hard for people, especially farmers who have the tendency to be self-reliant, to involve the police when a break-in occurs.
Beef exports represent a wide range of product types and qualities exported to various markets and augment domestic beef demand by providing markets for products less desired in the U.S.
Late spring to early summer is when mesquite foliage is mature with a dark-green color. This is the best time to treat mesquite with Invora because the leaves are the avenue into the root of the plant.
Cattle trades continued in a familiar pattern last week with prices steady to somewhat firmer late week. Feeders keep working to clean up backlog cattle.
Cash fed cattle trade was more active than in recent weeks, and prices were steady to slightly stronger. Wholesale prices show signs of peaking.
Senators Tester (D-MT), Grassley (R-IA), and Rounds (R-SD) have introduced legislation that would amend the Packers and Stockyards Act to establish the Office of the Special Investigator for Competition Matters.
NCBA issued a statement in response to USDA’s announcement that they are beginning the process of initiating three separate rulemakings to support enforcement of the Packers and Stockyards Act.
Dr. John Goeser of Rock River Laboratory hosts feed hygiene webinar as part of a seven-part mycotoxin webinar series on Phibro Academy platform.
Cargill is the second beef processor to invest in the effort formed by multiple state cattlemen’s organizations to develop a national infrastructure for animal disease traceability in the U.S. cattle industry.
The event, which raises funds for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa, will be held on Saturday, August 14 at 4:30 p.m. CST in the Livestock Pavilion on the Iowa State Fairgrounds.