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When moisture and soil nutrients are readily available, sorghum-sudangrass and pearl millet can produce up to 6 tons of forage per acre during the growing season.

Heat stress becomes a problem for cattle encountering hot temperatures, low wind speeds and other summer weather conditions. K-State beef extension Veterinarian AJ Tarpoff explains the remedies available to producers.

April pork exports reached the highest volume and value since May 2021, while beef exports were the largest in 10 months and valued at just under $900 million.

Packers reluctant bidders as futures remain significantly discounted to cash. Feedyards content with standoff late in the week.

Beef is winning, and camera grading in packing plants is helping ensure the quality and consistency specific brands require is being met. That, in turn, is helping beef gain market share.

June 6 (Reuters) - The ongoing U.S. outbreak of avian flu in dairy cattle reached Minnesota on Thursday as the state announced its first infected herd.

After briefly exceeding $400 per head, cattle feeding margins tumbled $75 last week, but the balance didn’t go to the packer as their losses increased. Pork margins held firm.

Consider who your ideal buyer is, what type of cattle they need and why your cattle are valuable to them.

Rancher Gayel Alexander is following the climate-smart money, partnering with Farm Journal’s Connected Ag Project, to maximize forage and profitability.