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Michigan State University students, staff and the general public recently had the opportunity to learn from Temple Grandin.
The intensity of the global competition for red meat market share was brought home vividly for a dozen U.S. leaders of state and national agriculture organizations who recently completed a visit to the Middle East and Europe sponsored by USMEF.
Drought has had a widespread impact on all areas of the beef industry. To stay in business, water is the name of the game.
A bankruptcy judge has set a closing date for the sale of a failed South Dakota beef packing plant.
If we plan to feed a projected world population of over 9 billion by 2050, keeping young people involved and excited about the beef industry is vital.
U.S. beef exports opened the new year on a positive note, but market conditions suggest that 2014 could be a challenging year, according to statistics released by the USDA and compiled by USMEF, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program.
English breeds have dominated the U.S. cowherd genetic base for many years, but a January 2014 online survey shows more detail.
Cattlemen are invited to attend a beef cow reproductive conference scheduled for March 25 at the SDSU Extension Regional Center in Mitchell, S.D.
Corbitt Wall gave the weekly USDA National Feeder Cattle Summary for the week ending March 14.
The challenge is the drug aids efficiency but raises incidences of death.
New research into the use of beta agonists released this week raises concerns about the animal health and welfare of feedlot cattle.
Tyson Foods has changed its plans and has decided to keep open its beef plant in Denison, Iowa.
How many times have you been grocery shopping or watching your favorite television program and you see and/or hear that organic is better? Or that you should be consuming all-natural? It can be confusing, overwhelming, and frustrating – who do you trust?
Many people are concerned about antibiotic resistance. What is antibiotic resistance?
U.S. trade policy, the new farm bill, and domestic and global economic conditions were much discussed topics at the 2013 Range Beef Cow Symposium.
Corbitt Wall gives the Feeder and Stocker Cattle summary for the week ending February 28.
Beef University boosts foodservice and retail professionals’ beef knowledge.
USDA’s annual cattle inventory report confirmed what the industry had been suspecting for the past year — another year of contraction.
Higher cash prices and lower feed costs have pushed cattle feeding profits past $250 per head, a margin unthinkable just a few months ago.
Nebraska has surpassed Texas in the number of cattle in the state being fattened for slaughter, according to the latest federal statistics.
A congressman says federal officials have launched a criminal probe of a Northern California slaughterhouse that recently recalled more than 8.7 million pounds of beef.
Corbitt Wall gave the weekly USDA Feeder and Stocker Cattle summary for the week ending Feb. 21.
We asked you to send in sunset photos from your ranch, farm, backyard, wherever and we received some beautiful shots.
Managing forage and water goes a long way toward profitability.
Kansas State University will host the 101st annual Cattlemen’s Day on Friday, March 7 in Weber Hall in Manhattan, Kansas.
Lower feeder steer prices were most apparent on the Southern Plains as farmer-feeders in the Northern Plains kept prices steady.
Corbitt Wall gives the weekly USDA Feeder and Stocker Cattle Market summary. Demand is pretty good and with tight supplies it could get wild.
The second session of Ohio State University’s Beef School is scheduled for February 18.
Stocker cattle operators wishing to explore ideas for making their operations more efficient and profitable will want to attend this year’s Mid-South Stocker Conference Feb. 18-19 in Buchanan, Tenn.
It’s bull-purchasing season! Purchasing an animal, especially a bull, should be considered an investment.