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The purpose of this report is to give cattle producers, consultants, and extension personnel a research based decision making tool.
Cold stress on beef herds should be addressed for animals during the winter to maintain necessary body condition going into the calving season, a Purdue Extension beef cattle specialist says.
Between theft of equipment including tractors and trailers, and cattle rustling, Oklahoma’ agricultural industry has lost more than $4 million this year.
Cow herd expansion takes shape as producers look to cash in on robust consumer demand
Herds increased in 2014, but beef production will fall again
Rabobank has issued a new report on the global beef industry, looking at continued tight global supply of cattle and beef in Q4 2014.
The Texas Beef Council’s (TBC) newly elected board of directors began the new fiscal year leading the state’s producer-run beef marketing organization.
Now is the time to body condition score your spring-calving herd.
What can you do to protect your herd from outside diseases brought in by new cattle?
Cattle ranchers have been taking advantage of record cattle prices over the past 14 months.
Inadequate nutrition can cause cows to lose weight and body condition.
October 2014 beef exports were up 2 percent year-on-year to 242.2 million pounds and export value reached a record-high $687.1 million – up 22 percent from a year ago.
Farmland prices have likely peaked, but expect cattle prices to continue upward.
U.S. diners are set to tuck into more beef and veal from Australia.
U.S. beef production is projected to be lower than originally expected for 2014.
Kansas Livestock Association members have elected Emporia rancher Jaret Moyer as president for the coming year. Matt Perrier, a seedstock cattle producer from Eureka, was chosen as the new president elect.
Applications for 2015-16 beef industry scholarships sponsored by the CME Group are now being accepted.
First convention and trade show sparks interest in Kansas City
Beef cattle producers in Kentucky have voted to assess themselves an additional $1 per head on cattle marketed in the state.
Cattle industry groups can’t seem to agree on a proposal to expand the beef check-off program.
Hawaii is seeing a changing of the guard when it comes to local beef consumption.
Senior-level buyers from some of the top red meat importers in China and Hong Kong toured the heartland of America with USMEF last month, getting a top-to-bottom education on U.S. agriculture and the red meat industry.
The nation hasn’t seen such a small beef cow herd in decades. Now many producers who survived the recent drought are focused on rebuilding. The question is, how long will it take?
Data indicates continued strong consumer demand for beef, both domestically and for exports.
USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking input from the public to guide its development of a new industry-funded promotion, research and information order (also known as a “checkoff program”) for beef and beef products.
U.S. Sen. John Hoeven says the federal Department of Agriculture has extended the comment period for its proposed rule for importing beef from Argentina.
Injectable trace minerals may improve reproductive rates in cattle.