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The Opportunities for Fairness in Farming (OFF) Act of 2019 has the support of presidential candidates and could reshape how agricultural checkoffs operate, something animal rights groups see as a win.

A softer cash fed cattle market leaves cattlemen wondering if the spring highs are in for 2019.

DNA markers can identify animals, even after meat processing and the rapidly-growing Open Prairie brand will use the tracing tech.

Flooding in eastern Nebraska and western Iowa continues to impact cattlemen, right in the middle of calving season. Additional moisture this week, will aggravate the situation even more, meteorologists say.

The nation’s fourth largest beef packer is growing and consumers are surveyed on the use of vegetarian products bearing meat labeling.

Eyes to the sky, farmers count costs of cattle losses

Cattle markets have been keeping pace in early 2019 compared to the same first quarter period in 2017 and 2018.

The move by National Beef – the fourth largest beef packer in the U.S. – to purchase Iowa Premium adds additional 1,100 head per day of packing capacity to the company.

The USDA has released new cattle on feed numbers. It is still playing catch up following the partial government shutdown.

Following the shutdown, fundamental information is slowly returning to normal. The February Cattle on Feed report was released last Friday, with the March report scheduled for its normal date of March 22.