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The growing disparity between wholesale beef prices and live cattle prices is hurting both consumers and cattlemen, says Senator Mike Rounds, who asked members of Congress to sign a letter to the Department of Justice.
Estrus synchronization is a reproductive tool that facilitates the use of artificial insemination and natural service. Estrus synchronization is never a substitute for poor nutrition, poor herd health or management.
Eat Just Inc., a San Francisco-based maker of plant-based egg products, raised $170 million in new funding to help expand its cell-based meat subsidiary.
The two biggest myths about the value and performance of implanted calves have been debunked in two highly credible studies comparing real auction market sales and hot carcass weights.
Growth is innate, but also takes work. This month’s Black Ink column encourages cattlemen to keep after it.
Do you ever feel overwhelmed, overloaded, scattered? Generally, pandemic or not, leaders feel at least a little bit this way all the time, explains leadership coach Marlene Eick. She says the question is, is this ok?
In search of an easier and safer way to tag calves, the Howards came up with a solution on wheels.
An unprecedented meeting held early this month among major cattle industry representatives has now produced plans for change. It’s happening while a group of U.S. lawmakers are also asking the DOJ for answers.
Grain prices are already historically high, and a possible weather scare could produce even higher feed prices. Now with a price imbalance in cattle prices, producers are faced with a double dose of bad news.
A Missouri man accused of the murders of two Wisconsin brothers in 2019 now faces additional federal fraud charges relating to his business dealings with the brothers.
Argentina’s beef sector is in turmoil after the government announced a 30-day ban on beef exports in an unorthodox move to try to contain runaway inflation which is approaching 50% annually.
The latest U.S. Drought monitor indicates drought is gripping pastures, with 60% of the nation’s cow herd is now in some level of drought or dryness, and it’s causing cow slaughter numbers to climb.
When considering how to plan for a fly and tick control program for your cattle operation it is important to know the difference in application methods and their specific longevity in relation to adequate control.
Retail pork prices set an all-time high in April at $4.32 per lb, up 3.8% from March and 11% higher than last year. Retail prices for Choice beef reached $6.76 per lb, up 4.2% from March and 4.8% from a year ago.
Lower grain prices last week helped boost prices for feeder cattle and calves at most auctions across the country. AMS reporters expect grain prices will continue to be a major factor in cattle prices going forward.
Livestock groups discuss challenges involved in the marketing of finished cattle with the ultimate goal of bringing about a more financially sustainable situation for cattle feeders and cow-calf producers.
Merck announces 54 veterinary students from around the world received scholarships through the Merck Animal Health Veterinary Student Scholarship Program. Students pursuing careers will each receive $5,000 scholarships.
Federal regulators shut off irrigation water to farmers along the California-Oregon border last week from a critical reservoir and said they would not send extra water to dying salmon downstream.
Cattle feeders in the South region continued to see a lack of negotiated cash trade due to an abundance of market ready cattle.
USDA reports pasture and range conditions from May-October and the initial reports this year show U.S. pasture conditions are the worst ever for May back to 1995 with 44% of pastures in poor to very poor condition.
The CDC recently announced new protocols for fully vaccinated people. Chip Flory discusses these new measures Dr. Marcella Nunez-Smith, Senior Advisor to the White House COVID-19 Response Team.
Cash fed cattle traded at modestly higher prices this week in light to moderate volumes. Wholesale beef prices continued pushing higher, and cattle futures prices fizzled with Thursday’s losses.
A panel of speakers entertained and educated attendees during the “Celebrating Santas” Field Day held at Went Ranches, Bay City, Texas, as part of the 70th Santa Gertrudis Breeders International Annual Meeting.
Culinary students from the Iowa Culinary Institute at Des Moines Area Community College learned first-hand about the beef industry at a Beef 101 educational workshop hosted by the Iowa Beef Industry Council.
When commodity feed prices become high, cattle producers should consider options for getting more out of their livestock feeds. Using other methods to get more nutrients out of the feed is now cost effective.
Inflation concerns are heating up as fresh data from the Labor Department shows U.S. consumer prices have risen more than 4% over the past year, marking the sharpest increase since 2008.
The U.S. Department of Justice has charged an Illinois woman and a Georgia man with running a Ponzi scheme that raised approximately $650 million from investors across the country.
San Pedro Ranch, located near Carrizo Springs is the recipient of the 2021 Texas Leopold Conservation Award®. The ranch is owned by siblings Joseph Fitzsimons and Pamela Fitzsimons Howard and their families.
A sacrifice area is an area where animals stay at times when pasture grazing is detrimental to land and plants. This area can be in a dry lot pen or a fenced-off area of the pasture.
A new study claims U.S. agriculture, in particular animal agriculture, is a major source of air pollution. NCBA’s Ethan Lane says the misleading nature of this study contributes to the false narrative around animal ag.