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Tyson Foods is planning to create a venture fund that would develop innovations for feeding the globe.

Only minor changes are projected by the latest WASDE report for beef production and cattle prices.

More cows, and even bison have been mysteriously killed and butchered in North Dakota pastures.

The late October rally in cattle markets appears to have gained momentum this week.

The first shipment of Brazilian beef has now arrived at a U.S. port, according to Brazilian Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi.

This month’s numbers continue the trend of increasing heavy placements, with cattle larger than 800 pounds seeing a 21.2% year-over-year increase while cattle less than 600 pounds saw an 8.9% year-over-year decrease in placements.

Congress needs to move quickly to pass a farm bill, largely to help western South Dakota ranchers recovering from a fall blizzard that killed thousands of cattle.

A recent study by University of Montana faculty and graduate students found that wolf predation of cattle contributes to lower weight gain in calves on western Montana ranches.

The feeder markets keep moving higher each week and have since the holidays.

For beef producers fishing for bulls, welcome to the bull-buying season.