After a mostly sluggish April, market-ready fed cattle saw a solid rally in the North and steady money in the South. Futures markets began to look past the psychologically bearish H5N1 virus news.
Under Treasury Regulation 1.451-6(a)(2), crop producers who typically don’t sell—and claim income—from their crops until the year after production typically can also wait to declare crop insurance indemnity payments.
CNH Global and Fiat Powertrain Technologies plan to work together to expand the FPT North America dealer network through Case IH and New Holland dealers.
The mechanized poultry system is the biggest challenge facing the cattle industry, so part of me thinks it’s OK their practices come under scrutiny. If cheap meat is bad, you’ve got to figure beef is a more “ethical” choice than poultry.
As fall approaches and temperatures decrease, it’s time to think about weaning calves or filling pens with purchased calves. Young, light, freshly weaned calves also bring a unique set of health management challenges to the lot.
