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NASS reports in the 2017 Census of Agriculture that 36% of U.S. farms have beef cows, with the average herd size 43.5 head. Smaller operations, however, are declining.

U.S. feedlots with more than 500 cattle on feed increased in numbers 12% during the five year period between 2012 and 2017, according to the 2017 Census of Agriculture.

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A proposal in Oregon seeks a ban on coyote-hunting contests, but the language runs afoul of the state’s constitution which also permits strip clubs as free speech.

Rabo AgriFinance says the live cattle and feeder cattle markets are out of balance right now; a sign that lower feeder cattle prices could be on the horizon.

Adverse weather has likely slowed cattle finishing somewhat but the slaughter totals across classes mostly reflect underlying herd dynamics.

An environmental activist charged with trespassing and wanton destruction of livestock in Utah pled “no contest” to Class A and Class B misdemeanor charges of “trespassing on State Trust Lands.”

The downward movement in the market feels like it should be short lived, but is dependent on how willing producers are to fight for a price.

The complex challenges of addressing antimicrobial resistance (AMR) make it a prototypical “One-Health” issue, according to five new papers published in the Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

Aaron Ogren, 30, of Exeter, Nebraska, has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty after more than 200 cattle died on a feedlot.