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Today’s livestock headlines and expert perspectives serving cattle producers, processors, nutritionists and the greater livestock industry.
This facility will increase the range of sterile fly release and bolster preparedness for New World screwworm.
The ceremony will be livestreamed for those who cannot attend the event in Louisville.
Customers crave the quality and consistency of U.S. pork, beef and lamb. That is helping the industry overcome market challenges, explained USMEF’s Dan Halstrom at the USMEF Conference in Indianapolis.
What beef producers need to know about fetal programming.
R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard says the cattle market is fundamentally broken citing years of an inverse relationship between falling cattle prices and increasing retail beef prices when the only ingredient in beef is cattle.
Oklahoma State’s Derrell Peel says the beef industry needs time — not politics or policy — to solve beef supply and demand realities.
Analysis of your production system, breeding objectives, mating decisions and development ensures the your heifers are the right fit for your environment and set your operation up for success.
U.S. pork and beef variety meats are winning in Mexico. Here’s why.
At a fiery Senate hearing, farmers and lawmakers call out corporate consolidation for driving up input costs, while industry leaders insist global geopolitics, not greed, are to blame.
Nebraska Farm Business Inc.'s executive director says early, proactive tax planning is one of the most valuable tools cow-calf producers have.
Chuck Backus established the first entirely solar (PV) powered ranch in 1979. For the next 45 years, he used his engineering background and scientific methods to transform the historic Quarter Circle U Ranch into an economically sustainable, research-driven operation.
Grazing bales can lower feed delivery costs, reduce labor needs and better nutrient distribution from manure and urine.
President Trump orders an immediate investigation into major meatpackers over high prices and price manipulation.
The legislation has been reintroduced to expand local beef sales and reduce red tape for small meat processors.
An intense burst of Arctic air is set to sweep across the U.S., Meteorologist Drew Lerner explains how drought and dry soils will amplify the cold and why this pattern could persist through the rest of winter.
Even the best vaccine can fail if mismanaged. Dr. Jon Townsend outlines good handling practices to protect your investment and your cattle.
Auburn’s Max Runge shares four considerations for famers considering using crop residue to custom grow cattle.
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the new guidelines will change the food culture in this country.
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Water is key to fall and winter grazing, but ranchers should consider various options to contend with frigid temperatures.
New research from the University of Illinois shows how working closely with veterinarians and completing farm biosecurity reviews can boost producers’ confidence and preparedness against disease.
Meteorologist Brian Bledsoe says a strong ridge is keeping much of the U.S. warm and dry through mid-November, extending drought across key farm regions, but a pattern shift may bring some relief, and possibly even snow.
K-State’s Emma Briggs shares tips for forage and feed sampling and testing.
UNL’s Aaron Berger shares strategies to consider before turning cows on corn stalks.
Eleven teams representing seven countries showcased their skills and knowledge of the livestock industry and the Hereford breed.
MU’s Eric Bailey encourages producers to favor older, earlier-calving bred heifers at auction this fall.
Bitcoin will fundamentally change farming forever, contends a growing chorus within agriculture.
The White House says China will buy 12 MMT of U.S. soybeans in late 2025 and 25 MMT annually through 2028, plus resume U.S. sorghum and hardwood log imports, clearing confusion over comments from Secretary Bessent.
USMCA has been a boon for the American meat, livestock and poultry sector, along with the broader American food and agriculture economy and ancillary industries, The Meat Institute says in comments to the USTR.
Kansas State University’s Joe Parcell says livestock revenues make up more than half of the state’s projected $6.2 billion increase, but volatility across its rural economies signals continued uncertainty ahead.