Beef - General
Colorado, New Mexico and Texas reported new premises infected with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) over the past week.
Last week’s trade was the greatest disappointment of the last few months of downward trends in the cash cattle market.
USDA’s mid-year inventory totals suggest that the U.S. cattle herd has reached a plateau. I contrast a plateau with a more typical cyclical peak inventory that historically has implied a liquidation phase to follow.
Skin tests that can distinguish between cattle that are infected with tuberculosis (TB) and those that have been vaccinated against the disease have been created by an international team of scientists.
4-H prep should be an Olympic sport. Or at least it felt that way as Miranda Reiman helped her older kids get ready for entry day at the county fair.
With the global market size of agritourism expected to reach $10.16 billion by 2024, the new certificate provides the foundation for creating and operating tourism enterprises.
A U.S. District Judge has granted a partial preliminary injunction, approving an alternative grazing plan for the Hammond’s cattle that the Bureau of Land Management had proposed in June.
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Four people were injured while trying to corral a bull in southeast Texas. Two were airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.
The College of Veterinary Medicine and the Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University are asking for help from Midwestern confined cow-calf producers on a survey project.
The website’s mission is to support veterinarians, producers and industry professionals in the control of BVDV across the United States.
Cash fed cattle rallied $3 to $5 per cwt. for the week ending July 12, jumping from $109 in the pre-holiday week to $114 to $116 on Friday.
The USDA’s ORV program is designed to control rabies in wildlife such as raccoons and skunks.
The fluctuation in the cash price in this trade seemed to be mostly dependent on the location of the cattle, with prices ranging from $114-$116, with dressed trade at $182-$185.
The July weather pattern is posing to offer challenges this week for feedlot operators and cattle producers.
The FDA reminds harvesters that crops harvested from flooded fields are often unacceptable because of contamination.
America’s agricultural economy is bracing for yet another hit as Tropical Storm Barry barrels toward Louisiana, with grain elevators, cotton fields and cane crops in its projected path.
Market fundamentals are dynamic and how these fundamentals affect different people in the supply chain and their reaction is the foundation of market analysis.
Preconditioning programs for calves can help increase returns on sale day, and this year may provide opportunities to adjust nutritional management and capture more value from your forages.
Zoonotic diseases could pose a risk to animals, producers, public health and livestock markets.
A unique Texas ranch with more than 4,500 Brangus and Ultrablack located on over 14,000 contiguous acres of leased and owned land is offered for sale by the owners.
As the summer heats up and insect disease vectors multiply, the USDA has begun issuing its weekly reports on cases of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) in livestock.
In a letter to Congressional leaders, NCBA and 39 of its state affiliates urged swift ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).
Over the next few weeks patience and a calm trigger finger could be profitable to the cattle feeder as the supply of market-ready cattle declines.
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Fair Oaks Farms, a progressive dairy, pork and crop farm in northwest Indiana, was recently the subject of some less than savory media attention.
Cattle Clutter is defined as those cattle in the herd that do not positively contribute to your bottom line.
For most of us, July 4th means cookouts, parades and fireworks. But for livestock, it’s the unofficial entry to the “dog days of summer,” with the associated threat of damaging heat stress.