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Fire consumed a tractor trailer fire hauling straw in Missouri last week—one more reminder to keep hay equipment in good condition. Short supplies of hay, forage and crops mean every bale is valuable.

Range and pasture rated in either good or excellent condition as of July 7 stood at 69%, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS).

N3 Cattle Company, Livermore, CA, at 50,500 acres, spans parts of four counties and is on the market for the first time in 85 years.

Beef production, and I agriculture in general, has become a pretty contentious issue over the past several years. Most often, the criticism is directed at us while we try to defend ourselves in a graceful manner.

The fire at Tyson’s beef plant was much like throwing a rock into a pond resulting in a big initial splash and ripple effects spreading in all directions. The initial splash included a dramatic set of market reactions.

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday the four remaining members of the OPT wolf pack in eastern Washington’s Ferry County had been killed.

In Monroe County, Mo., the Pembertons see several benefits of rotational grazing, such as pasture rest, regrowth and soil conservation. They perform biannual soil testing and add lime to their pastures as needed.

Certified Angus Beef fiscal 2019 sales tonnage volume has increased almost 6% with the June data not yet final.

Total federally-inspected beef production was 12.1 billion pounds in the first 24 weeks of 2019, up just 0.7 percent from the same period last year. That is an average production of 502.4 million pounds per week.