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Increased weights plagued the fish and seafood industry just as it affected cattle and hog carcass weights throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

The long-term effects of spreading trichomoniasis, commonly referred to as trich, in your cattle herd can be much more devastating than simply having a number of cows open at the end of the breeding season.

The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) presented David Kirkpatrick, Knoxville, Tennessee, a BIF Continuing Service Award June 10 during the group’s 52nd annual meeting and symposium hosted online.

The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) presented Donnell Brown, Throckmorton, Texas, a BIF Continuing Service Award June 10 during the group’s annual meeting and symposium online.

Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry graduate students Madison Wensley and Kiah Gourley were recognized as 2020 recipients of the Larry Corah Graduate Student Award.

The reward for information about the theft of 75 cattle off a Falls County, Texas, ranch has been raised to $21,000, according to the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association.

Negotiated fed cattle trades volumes were higher with the 5-area near 95,000 head. Despite the active cash trade, fed cattle prices traded $5 to $6 lower at $98 to $105, with the bulk of trades at $100 to $102.

Demand for calves with documented health records and backgrounded for 45 to 90 days has become so strong that auction premiums are receding while steep discounts may apply.

Agricultural Marketing Service reporters called feeder steers and heifers steady to $4 higher, with the strongest prices found in the North Central region.

Producers should exercise caution and test forages before cutting or grazing shortly after a drought-easing shower. Some of the greatest concentrations of nitrate in forages will be recorded at this time.