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Genomic tests are a tool that can be used to create strategic marketing plans by taking a small ear tissue sample to compare genome traits of a calf to others in their breed.
Trust, credibility and authenticity are the three words that Don Schiefelbein came back to throughout this Casual Cattle Conversations podcast as he discussed the direction of the beef industry.
Rib and tenderloins are pricing near their annual highs, but a look at annual price trends across the beef carcass shows increasing contributions to CAB premiums from both ends of the carcass.
A trade dispute settlement panel set up under a major North American free trade agreement has rejected a U.S. complaint that Canada is improperly limiting access to its dairy market.
Liver abscesses in finished beef-cross cattle continue to frustrate feeders and packers. Severe liver abscesses negatively impact cattle performance in a number of ways.
Cattle feeding margins fell deeper into the red last week while packer margins improved modestly. Pork producer margins erode further underwater.
A strong seasonal increase in beef cow slaughter suggests further reduction in the overall beef cow inventory on Jan. 1, 2024.
In a positive development for the U.S. meat industry, China recently granted approval for 18 U.S. beef establishments and 12 U.S. pork establishments to export to China, the U.S. Meat Export Federation reports.
A team of Irish researchers has developed a breakthrough innovation to monitor activity and health characteristics of dairy cows – and it doesn’t involve and wires, chips, batteries, or electronics of any kind.
Young seedstock operators explain how they use social media to build their brand and connect with their customers.
Can you turn manure into a cow, chicken or fish? Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientists are looking to do just that, in a roundabout, circular economy, kind of way.
While it’s likely the U.S. cowherd is generally of higher quality than it was a decade ago, today’s smaller herd presents an opportunity for ranchers to take another step forward with quality and management.
Light cattle sales volumes were recorded in all regions during Thanksgiving week with cash prices generally $1 lower than the previous week, marking the fourth consecutive week with lower cash prices.
With the purchase of a small town watering hole and a family’s dream, TJ and Tifini Olson, owners of Round the Bend Steakhouse of rural Ashland, Neb., find immeasurable value in the Good Lord, good people and good beef.
An experienced veterinarian, Dr. Jeff Sarchet, shares how cow/calf producers can manage risk and protect profit with a complete and up-to-date pre-breeding vaccination protocol for both cows and replacement heifers.
Indiana farmer Russ Radtke celebrates his ag roots while building a legacy on the football field as the second-winningest high school football coach in state history.
After two months of a waning outlook on the ag economy, economists views took a turn in the November Ag Economists’ Monthly Monitor, a survey of nearly 70 ag economists from across the country.
Winter is coming and with it, snow and wind. Cattle and farmsteads both can benefit from proper windbreaks. There are two main types of windbreak function on a farm: livestock wind chill protection and snow windbreaks.
Cattle producers know that cold temperatures mean extra supplement and hay may be needed. But how much extra feed are we talking about?
Ray and Susan Flickner of Wichita have been selected as the recipients of the 2023 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award®.
After a typical birth a calf should breathe within 30 seconds of delivery. If it doesn’t, be ready to intervene and provide extra support.
More calves born on dairies than ever before are eventually headed to feedyards these days. Performance and profitability merits sending healthy animals from the calf-rearing stage to the feedlot.
Farm income is expected to drop notably from last year alongside lower revenues and higher expenses, but remain well above the historic average.
How well prepared is your operation to manage risk? Here’s a list of the top 5 risks and ways to mitigate the challenges.
Elected to lead U.S. CattleTrace over the next year are chairman Mark Gardiner, Ashland, Kansas, and chair-elect Joe Leathers, Guthrie, Texas.
Cattle feeding margins declined nearly $100 per head last week with lower cash bids and rising costs. Pork producer margins remain mired in red ink.
An Angus University session on marketing cattle brings together seedstock producers, commercial cattlemen and industry representatives.
When cows get below their lower critical temperature and get into cold stress, they can adapt by increasing feed consumption to increase their basal metabolic rate and increase heat of fermentation.
The American Angus Association finishes 2023 with its ninth-consecutive year of more than 300,000 registrations and regular and junior memberships totaling nearly 22,000.
A traditional Thanksgiving feast reflects two current trends in food-at-home economics: increased retail food costs vary by category and the supply chain is back to pre-COVID patterns.