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Drought in Oklahoma and Texas is forcing more cattle on feed, and that will impact inventory numbers in January.
The changes extend the emergency grazing period and allow feeding of hay from expiring CRP acreage.
It appears that following 2006, we entered a new climate pattern, one with warmer and drier weather in the South.
Pasture conditions continue to decline, making it likely that much of the hay required for winter feeding of livestock will be imported from outside sources.
Of all the factors affecting hay quality, stage of maturity when harvested is the most important and the one in which greatest progress can be made.
Escalating unrest in the Middle East is not only going to continue to drive fuel prices up, there’s also a good chance it will do the same to the costs of fertilizing pastures
Dry weather has placed a lot of stress on forages and increased the risk of prussic acid and/or nitrate poisoning
To avoid any health problems in cattle, swine, poultry and other animals, growers are highly encouraged to test the grain for vomitoxin levels.
We are finally getting to see 2018 total beef and pork export numbers.
Charging officers and mounting a moving vehicle, a bull in Sparta, New Jersey was put down by police after it attacked and seriously injured its owner.
A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed against San Juan County, Utah, and a local rancher by an environmental rights activist who alleges she was illegally detained and falsely accused in 2017.
Police officers and firefighters in various parts of the country have been lending a hand caring for cattle and here are some social media posts that show them in action.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has filed another recall because of E. coli for more than 53,000 lb. of ground beef just one day after a separate recall for nearly 57 tons.
The University of Idaho will build a new meat science and innovation center on its Moscow campus.
The Nebraska Department of Agriculture says cattle losses in Nebraska from devastating March floods will be much lower than previously reported.
Nebraska Teen Takes over Family Farm while Father is ill
Calving season has begun, in a winter season that has had some extreme temperature swings. Drastic temperature changes can continue to be a concern when caring for newborn livestock.
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) expects international demand for U.S. beef to stick around in 2018. Its latest forecast calls for 3 billion pounds of exports in 2018.
Lawsuit challenges authority to implement “Operation Drawbridge” on private property outside a 25-mile border zone.
Where can a cattle producer or livestock grazer find the best deal on grazing? And where is land in the highest demand for grazing?
All sectors of the animal food production industry and partners in human medicine and public health will come together around one of the most important topics in animal and human health today.
Producers are being asked to provide input on their experiences of livestock raised without antibiotics, “no-not ever” production programs and the impact on animal health and welfare.
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) allow the breeder to identify the animals that excel in the traits that are important for their operation.
Holding our ground and protecting our export position is vital in the two years ahead as our fed cattle supplies grow to the cycle peak and competing U.S. protein supplies become record large.
The Cattle report issued by USDA-NASS in late January included several interesting changes in major beef cow states.
A 14-month-old Angus bull became the highest-priced bull ever sold at public auction last week, fetching $800,000 from two ranchers based in Missouri and Oklahoma. The previous record, set just last year, was $750,000.
Key to the feeder cattle and calf price outlook is the feeder cattle supply (estimated from cattle inventory), forage conditions, feeding margins and feedlot demand and thus, fed cattle prices.
Anaplasmosis is primarily spread via insects, veterinarians say, but producer unawareness and mismanagement are increasingly contributing factors.