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Capturing the value of sustainable management practices is attainable, but different avenues will likely work better for different producers.

The Food and Drug Administration would have authority to inspect large feedlots linked to salmonella outbreaks and other foodborne illnesses under the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act.

With dry weather and short pastures, Missouri cow-herd owners face tough culling decisions. One way to match cows’ needs to available grass is to sell cows.

The updated drought monitor indicates dryness will continue to expand across eastern Missouri, eastern Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

The Public Lands Council (PLC) launched a grassroots campaign regarding the Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) proposed rule “Conservation and Landscape Health.”

Packers desperate to keep their grasp on the cattle market looked to their inventory to keep the pressure on cash prices. Cattle feeders reluctantly traded lower.

With beef production falling, a relatively strong dollar and some global macroeconomic weakness, a decrease in exports has been expected.

Cash cattle prices retreated from the previous week’s historic highs and a seasonal decline was to be expected. Analysts, however, believe another rally is brewing later in the season.

The current high cattle prices were not a matter of “if” but “when,” following severe drought across cattle country. However, in volatile markets, should cow-calf producers be optimistic about profits in 2023?

The Packers and Stockyards Act changes may be coming, as the Fiscal Year 2024 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Bill has been sent to the full House for consideration.