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The October Monthly Monitor showed drought, heifer prices and the average age of cattle producers today are some of the key barriers in rebuilding the herd.

Beef is a nutritional powerhouse! As beef producers, we can take pride in the fact that beef cattle can convert plant fiber into beef.

Utilizing USDA-NRCS EQIP cost-share program helped rancher turn bottom ground into grazing forage and year-round soil cover to protect against erosion.

While financial well-being is a function of the market, it is also a function of the availability of grass for grazing cattle. Both define the cattle cycle. Furthermore, grazing is critical for rangeland health.

USDA’s largest annual gathering for producers, processors, policymakers, government officials, and non-governmental organizations will be held Feb. 27-28, 2025.

Take the time to evaluate your operation and make sure it is prepared to go where you want it to go in the future.

One possibility to reduce feed costs is to use commodities that are available at salvage value.

It’s often in the moments you least expect, that someone is watching and learning from what you’re doing. As a mom of three, I think about that a lot.

Hogs placed for finishing last week had a breakeven at $69.49 per head. The estimated total cost for finishing a steer last week was $2,702 per head, according to the Sterling Profit Trackers.

Funding will expand innovative domestic fertilizer production and increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, which will in turn increase competition and lower fertilizer costs for farmers and food costs for consumers.