Beef - General
AMS will host a stakeholder meeting in Kansas City, December 12, to review a study on Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) negotiated slaughter cattle market reporting.
This week, the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS) released its 2016-2017 NARMS Integrated Summary.
Ranchers can no longer consider their end product as calves or yearlings, with their role in the industry complete once those calves or yearlings are loaded on a truck and leave the ranch.
Showing a little of the humanity in ranch life—what may sound simple was a significant role for cattlemen at the 2019 Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand’s annual conference in Asheville, N.C., in September.
Eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), a mosquito-borne virus, most years presents a serious disease challenge to horses and other equines during the summer and fall months.
Packer market participation wasn’t as robust as it had been in earlier weeks, and packers have slowly added to their inventory ahead of the holidays.
In a bizarre twist, Nebraska authorities say human remains found in a recently purchased stock trailer may belong to one of the brothers murdered in Missouri last summer.
Hospital pens play a key role in helping animals recover from sickness, and also in preventing the spread of disease to other cattle in a feedlot.
Cattle feeders will honor their own Feb. 4, 2020, in San Antonio, during their 11th annual banquet, held for the second year in conjunction with the nation’s largest annual cattle industry gathering.
Using implants correctly says Robbi Pritchard, longtime South Dakota State University ruminant nutritionist, “you can have all of the performance and all of the final product value you want.”
Cash fed cattle prices traded higher in all regions for the third consecutive week, marking a 16% gain since the lows were set in September.
Tyson Fresh Meats said early Monday the construction and repairs to its Finney County beef complex are nearing completion.
Preconditioning programs add value to cattle and the value is consistently reflected in premiums for certified preconditioned calves sold under specific programs.
Jeffries Financial Group announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its remaining 31% interest in National Beef to Marfrig Global Foods SA.
The American Angus Association reports the fifth consecutive year of at least 300,000 registrations and 159,841 genomic tests submitted with the total genotyped animals in the database now 697,901.
The Red Angus Association of America and Santa Gertrudis Breeders International are collaborating to on a new program for commercial cattlemen called American Red.
Newly Published White Paper Outlines Minimal Environmental Impact of U.S. Beef
The American Angus Association® announces Holly Martin as director of communications for the Association, Angus Media, Angus Genetics Inc. and the Angus Foundation.
This year’s outbreak of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) hasn’t died out yet, but has tapered off significantly as fall weather freezes out the insect vectors associated with the disease.
Strong wholesale beef prices keep packer margins solidly profitable and encourage packers to be aggressive participants.
When the topic of sustainability comes up cattle circles, it’s common to see heads shaking. It’s not a topic we like to discuss – primarily because it’s so often raised with bad intentions and worse information.
More than 1,700 attended the 2019 Angus Convention in Reno, Nevada, and nearly 400 visited the Bently Ranch, Minden, on a pre-convention tour.
All classes of cattle and calves traded higher, and packers were anxious to secure their needs as the wholesale beef market continues to strengthen.
Preparing ahead for next spring’s calving season can help increase the chances of success and there are several key steps that would be good to conduct in November or December.
Rancher Robert Norris, the Colorado rancher, philanthropist, and friend of John Wayne whose rugged good looks earned him fame in advertising for Marlboro cigarettes, has died.
Spring Cove Ranch of Bliss, Idaho, and Purath Angus Farm of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, were both honored as Century Award recipients during the 2019 Angus Convention in Reno, Nevada.
The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) announced speakers for its fifth annual commercial cattlemen’s educational symposium slated for Dec. 5 in Billings, MT.
Crowd Cow, the online meat company, is partnering with Midan Marketing to study consumers’ behaviors when purchasing meat.
The newly crowned Miss Montana USA wandered out of her lane on social media, spreading misinformation and rankling the state’s cattlemen.