News

Express Ranches of Yukon, Okla., will donate the 2014 Angus Foundation Heifer, to sell January 2014 at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo.
2013 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) recognizes Bradley 3 Ranch, Memphis, Texas, and Darnall Ranch, Harrisburg, Neb., as 2013 Seedstock and Commercial Producers of the Year.
National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Scott George, a dairy and beef producer from Cody, Wyo., tells why.
National checkoff leaders this week approved a Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) budget of about $40.7 million for Fiscal 2014, reflecting a 5.6 percent decrease from the Fiscal 2013 amended budget, amid continued tight supplies and an expected slowing of cow slaughter.
Food price inflation should be low this year, except when it comes to beef prices.
One of the best ways to keep cattle healthy and gaining pounds in hot weather is to control flies, a Purdue Extension beef specialist says.
JBS SA, the world’s biggest beef producer, is counting on steak-hungry consumers in Asian nations to help propel total exports past $10 billion for the first time this year.
Just as the summer grilling season is heating up, beef supplies across the country are down, meaning it might cost a little more to host that backyard party.
Live cattle futures started the year with the same enthusiasm, but have deflated since. What went wrong?
Cattlemen are challenging the Environmental Protection Agency’s findings and rules regarding greenhouse gases .
While the overall cattle inventory was down, placements were higher than expected.
How and where to confine livestock for a short-term period will impact whether or not the operation is defined as an animal feeding operation.
Higher cattle prices have led to more cases of stolen cattle across the country.
Changes in Mexican domestic beef consumption and beef trade have significant implications for the U.S. cattle industry in the coming years.
The resolution shifts $55 million from USDA accounts to pay Food Safety Inspection Service inspectors through Oct. 1, 2013.
A beef reproduction specialist and rancher talk about how important reproduction is to selection and herd improvement.
The World Organization for Animal Health is recommending that the U.S. risk classification for BSE be upgraded to negligible risk.
The question often posed is “will beef be priced so high that consumers will quit buying beef?”
The U.S. agriculture secretary delivered that message Thursday at his department’s Agricultural Outlook Forum 2013.
Water availability during winter months may be as big of a challenge as feed during winter months.
CattleFax see long-term growth in exports, but record prices could slow some trading partners beef purchases.
The drought has had lasting effects on farmers across the country. Here’s how three cattle producers have changed management practices to survive.
Higher grain costs are creating opportunities for beef producers to explore other feed options, says Derrell Peel of Oklahoma State University.
Japan will ease restrictions on U.S. beef imports next month, boosting supplies to restaurants.
U.S. feedlots bought 0.5 percent fewer cattle in December compared with a year earlier, the government said.
There’s interesting speculation about when and how the nation’s cowherd will start rebuilding.
It is easy to take the data for granted, but the U.S. agricultural data system is under threat of budget cuts.
It will be more important than ever this year to have a solid prebreeding vaccination program with safe, efficacious products in place
With rising feed costs, the cattle industry looks at shifting to a forage-based production system.
Tips to help ensure the efficacy of injectable cattle products by implementing and adhering to sound management.
Get News Daily
Get Market Alert
Get News & Markets App