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Declining beef inventories are causing some to wonder how beef production can be maintained.
Live cattle traded $3.50/cwt higher this week while beef exports remain strong and continue to support a bullish cattle market.
If you buy 2011 seed, fertilizer, crop protection or equipment needs, keep this advice in mind.
In the second meeting of the Beef Industry Long Range Planning Task Force, 20 beef industry leaders developed the framework for a three-year strategic plan.
Texas Cattle Feeders Association Tuesday sent this information to its members, which include both buyers and sellers involved with the Eastern Livestock mess.
Steps to take if you have sold cattle to Eastern Livestock.
Investory up 3% while placements in feedlots during October totaled 2.50 million, 1 percent above 2009.
On Friday, USDA-GIPSA charged Eastern with a number of violations.
The study by Informa Economics Inc. showed that the rule would result in job losses of more than 22,800, with an annual drop in gross domestic product by as much as $1.56 billion and an annual loss in tax revenues of $359 million.
NCBA says EPA has once again flexed its regulatory muscle by disregarding its authority under the Clean Water Act.
USDA-GIPSA provides steps to take for producers who have not received payment due from Eastern Livestock Commission.
Eastern Livestock, LLC., one of the oldest and the biggest cattle order buyers in the U.S., has some $81 million in bad checks floating around the country.
A total of $320 million in payments is associated with 20,500 new Conservation Stewardship Program contracts initiated in fiscal year 2010.
The following information was released by Purdue University - West Lafayette:It costs a lot more this year to feedmeat animals corn and soybean meal than it did just a few years ago. By the end of 2011, meat eaters will be forking out more money, as well, a Purdue University agricultural economist says.Rising grain prices are pushing feed costs higher for U.S. livestock producers, said Chris Hurt. With feed making up as much as 60 percent of a livestock producer’s costs, beef and pork producers are expected to reduce their herd sizes or leave them unchanged next year. Poultry farmers could increase production slightly.
In this “I Am Angus” segment, rancher Minnie Lou Bradley talks about the importance of ranching, and commitment Angus ranchers and farmers have made to producing high-quality and nutritious beef for the world.
Richard McDonald was a long-time Texas Cattle Feeders Association and industry leader
Economist says cattle producers can expect to see higher calf prices next year, but not as high as he first estimated earlier this year.
Keep several considerations in mind if you plan to use wheat fields as pasture this year.
Producers may find additional opportunities to market their calves if they background them before selling them.
How cows measure up at weaning gives clues to future reproduction.
In this “I am Angus” segment, Doug Ensign talks about the importance of ranching, and the importance ranches play in preserving and protecting historical landmarks.
Joe Leathers of the historic 6666 Ranch talks about the ranch’s contributions to environmental improvement and sustainability.
GOP could retake House, but Senate control could elude them
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack ignored requests for a comprehensive economic analysis of GIPSA’s proposed rule on livestock and poultry marketing.
The final report, expected early next year, will be a three-year strategic plan for the beef industry
R-CALF USA supports Vilsack’s decision to decline the request by Congress to complete a comprehensive economic analysis of proposed GIPSA rule.
The rule could cost 104,000 jobs and reduce the national GDP by $14 billion.