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Since the beginning of March, any year-over-year comparison of cattle slaughter and feedlot inventory flow has been interesting given the distortions in the flow of cattle resulting from COVID plant slowdowns last year

I see a real need to help my generation understand food doesn’t magically appear on store shelves. That gorgeously marbled steak cooked to medium rare is a product of hard work, technology and responsible animal care.

For Double C Cattle Company, stewardship of the land reigns and the cattle are an integral tool in management.

Large numbers of cows going to slaughter during the last quarter of 2020 and the first quarter of this year confirm the downward trajectory of the cattle cycle has not changed.

Preserving long-standing tax provisions such as stepped-up basis and like-kind exchanges is critical when considering the financial viability of farms and ranches, says NCBA in opposing the American Families Plan.

Cash fed cattle prices were lower $1 to $2/cwt. last week, arriving at an average just below $121/cwt. Futures weakness brought prices lower, despite the severe upward trajectory of carcass cutout values.

Ranchland Trust of Kansas (RTK) will open its 10th annual photography contest May 1. Photographs entered will showcase the natural beauty of ranching and grazing lands across the state.

Alltech has announced the keynote speaker line-up to be featured at the Alltech ONE Ideas Conference (ONE), a virtual event that will be held on May 25–27, 2021.