Beef - General
Five lessons learned every cattle rancher can relate to.
A federal ban on price gouging does not address the real causes of inflation, says Meat Institute President and CEO, Julie Anna Potts.
Cattle feeding margins declined last week with a rollback in cash prices. Calf producers remain in the driver’s seat with tight supplies and no expansion in sight. Pork breakevens are the lowest in four years.
U.S. CattleTrace Symposium will take place on November 18-19 at the American Royal Center in Kansas City, MO.
We try to be good parents by setting boundaries for our kids. We want to raise decent humans who are kind, make good choices and respect others. But let’s be real. During fair week, that all goes out the window.
The use of winter annual cereals to promote soil health properties and suppress annual weeds has become more of the normal for many farmers in the U.S.
Margin pressure continues to challenge beef packers. That’ll inevitably lead to less capacity in due time. And that’ll likely mean some long-run ramifications for the business.
The annual charity show at the Iowa State Fair is inching close to $6 million in donations to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa since its inception in 1983.
June exports of beef reached highest in two years. Pork exports were lower, they exceeded value from 2023.
Stocker production is tricky in the current market and stocker cattle will be expensive this fall, even more so if wheat pasture is abundant.
Recession fears brought volatility to all markets early last week and offered packers leverage to reduce their bids.
The RAPP focuses on growing export markets for American farm and food products around the world.
Texas Tech student honored with 2024 Forrest Bassford Student Award.
The 2024 Ferguson College of Agriculture Study Abroad group spent time experiencing agriculture in Ireland.
NCBA and PLC leaders issue statements on the indictment of a South Dakota ranch couple.
Beginning Sept. 1, Cargill will transform from five enterprises into three: Food, Ag & Trading and a Specialized Portfolio, the memo said.
Writer Brian Reisinger connects the dots between ranchers and consumers by sharing how economics, policy, technology and population shifts along with a number of other factors which have led to the reduction in farm numbers over the past century.
Through this project the researchers were able to quantify the degree to which breeds and sires differed across geographical locations and management practices.
A look beyond last week’s headline news surrounding the sell-off in both Live Cattle and Feeder Cattle futures.
Strategic grazing in annual grass-dominated rangelands reduced flame length and rate of spread — modifications that resulted in safer and more effective fire suppression.
Whenever animals comingle, the chances of pathogen transfer occurs, so exhibitors need to be diligent about biosecurity practices at shows and upon returning home.
Wherever there’s group think, there’s never much room for thoughtfulness.
Pinkeye is a highly contagious infectious disease that affects cattle worldwide and the incidence and severity can vary widely from year to year.
This summer’s wild fires in many parts of cattle country has changed the economics for many ranchers and business risk has increased significantly.
This week marked three decades on air for “AgriTalk,” the nation’s first and only radio talk show focused entirely on agriculture and rural America.
Cattle feeders still hold marketing leverage but a rout in the futures market along with a correction in equities pulled cash prices lower after two weeks of gains.
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Seeing a language gap in agriculture, this woman in ag’s mission is to help more Spanish and English speakers communicate.
Industry-leading experts unlock valuable insights for producers raising beef-on-dairy cattle.
Heaton Ranches of McKenzie has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 North Dakota Leopold Conservation Award®.
FERA Diagnostics & Biologicals is a privately held animal health company based in College Station, Texas.