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Cash fed cattle prices traded at higher prices the first week of the New Year despite a significant decline for wholesale beef prices.

Major winter storms are on the way early next week. With the possibility of blizzard conditions to flooding in the southeast, the impact on agriculture could be two-fold: good news for drought but stress to livestock.

A Husker research team has received $5 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to research more sustainable dairy and beef production.

The beef market is set to rapidly adjust to changes in consumer buying habits. This removes demand pressure from ribs and tenderloins, realigning the contribution of those cuts to a smaller percentage of carcass value.

Where do you go for your cattle and beef industry news? Here are a few of Shaye’s go-to resources during my busy and slow seasons to keep me up to date.

From the intense heat in the South to drought blanketing much of the U.S., weather stole headlines again in 2023. What caused such extreme conditions? One meteorologist explains the culprits of the heat and drought.