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In a letter to NCBA officers, agricultural economist Stephen R. Koontz says his work is taken out of context when used as a support for mandating beef packers to purchase at least 30% of their cattle on a cash basis.

The closure of 90% of American meat plants over the last 50 years isn’t due to a lack of knowledge or a failure to reinvest in facilities – it’s due to decades of lax antitrust enforcement, says Joaquin Contente.

A webinar designed to help cattle producers as they navigate the impacts of COVID-19 is planned for May 14 at Noon Central Time by Kansas State University.

Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 5th Annual “Meating Demand” bull sale saw 159 20-month-old bulls ready to turn on summer pastures sell along with 108 bred commercial Angus females.

NEOGEN Genomics and Superior Livestock Auction (SLA) announce the launch of Igenity® Branded, a commercial beef certification program verified by a genomic test.

For technology to have value, it must be predictive in both the sick and healthy to minimize treating healthy calves and find those sick calves early.

The National Restaurant Association is asking for help from agriculture to lobby Congress for changes in coronavirus aid legislation.

Cash fed cattle sold steady to higher in all regions and feeder cattle sold higher. Slaughter numbers improved, but carcass weight data revealed an increase of 43 pounds over the 5-year average.

Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.43 million head, 22 percent below 2019. Placements were the second lowest for April since the series began in 1996.

Overall feed and forage will be favorable and provide more flexibility for feeder and feedlot cattle operations. Potentially emerging drought conditions are a threat and may reduce production and marketing flexibility.