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Choice steers down $2 from last week with feed costs up. Packer margins still in red.

Emma Coffman didn’t grow up in production agriculture, but she’s finding her place in the livestock industry and welcoming others along with her.

U.S. Meat Export Federation released a study this week showing pork exports accounted for more than 100 million bushels of soybean demand last year. For corn, 525 million bushels were consumed by the beef and pork exported in 2024.

Mexico’s president said on Tuesday the country will respond to U.S. tariffs with a 25% tariff on U.S. goods, but she will hold off announcing the targeted products until Sunday.

A bull’s fertility and breeding ability is crucial to a producer’s success.

The Nebraska Extension will host another “Calculating Annual Cow Costs” webinar course on March 24, 27, and 31.

Andrew McCrea believes that pastureland demands frequent scouting and fine-tuning management strategies throughout the growing season to reach its full potential — just like a growing crop.

It’s not too early to get a jump start on controlling flies as the weather begins to warm up.

The impacts of tariffs on U.S. red meat is yet to be determined, but industry remains hopeful in the process of negotiations.

By: Karla Blackstock, Executive Director of the American Dorper Sheep Breeders’ Society and Dan Quadros, Ph.D., Small Ruminant Specialist with the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture