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Tom Ramey steps down as CEO of the Cattmenmen’s Beef Board.

Despite record high cattle prices, indications are the cattle herd is still shrinking.

Pinkeye is a difficult syndrome to tackle. Prevention is key.

At a time when the nation’s cow numbers are still falling, increasing the productive life of a cow is worth more than ever.

The industry’s best hope for E. coli is not cleaner beef or more inspection, but a useful vaccine.

With farmers from Kansas to Texas saying they’ve never seen it drier, it looks like 2012 runs the risk of being another short crop year.

Cattle prices have had a remarkable run to the upside with finished steers reaching the low $120s per hundredweight in early April.

It wasn’t just the world champion auctioneer at the mike—cattle were selling higher at the Eastern Missouri Commission Company in Bowling Green, Mo.

Producers seem to be feeling a bit of disbelief when it comes to current cattle markets, worrying about a sense that there is another shoe to fall.

Next week, the cattle and beef markets will be watching the impact Hurricane Irene has on beef demand.