Beef - General
The company has been cutting back on meat purchases and has made efforts to return to profitability by shuttering chicken, beef and pork plants, as well as laying off corporate employees.
A review of two summer management practices for growing calves that offer great ROI relative to time and cost.
With great prices for cattle, the market is telling us to expand. The high demand we’ve been discussing is a signal for expansion, says Collin Woodall, NCBA CEO
Cattle feeders report that 2023 spring-born calves, now being harvested, spent more days in the feedyard this year than in more typical recent years.
Reproduction is one of the most impacted traits by genetic x environment interactions. Body condition and metabolism are the other two most impacted traits. Research looks at the g x e decisions to make sure cattle reach their potential.
An economic analysts finds each dollar invested in Beef Checkoff demand-driving activities over the past five years positively impacted domestic demand and U.S. beef exports.
Exports of U.S. beef and pork continue strong despite headwinds in select foreign markets.
“Reputation cattle” is a term you’ll hear often when cattle prices are discussed. What is “reputation” in the cattle market? How do you build it? And what is it worth?
As temperatures rise across the country and many regions are seeing triple digits—plus high humidity, cattle producers are thinking of ways to keep themselves and their livestock comfortable.
While we’re amid the summer grilling season, reports show the annual barbeque cost is $99, and likely the last one to cost under $100.
Half of 2024 is in the rearview mirror, so let’s take a moment to review where we’ve been and explore the broader implications surrounding the business.
A tick found in a Boone County cattle herd has been confirmed as the invasive Asian longhorned tick, known for carrying a parasite that can be deadly to cattle.
How one multigenerational Montana ranch continues to ensure long-term viability.
The Visionary Award recognizes an individual who has demonstrated exemplary support of and commitment to the Beef Checkoff’s goals and vision.
After two weeks of sluggish activity packers now face a holiday-shortened week. Many southern purchases are being shipped to northern packing plants where market-ready supplies are tightest.
It’s a good sign for the supply chain as analyst estimates of packer margins suggest profits in the $20 per head range in recent days.
When any government agency starts the rule-making process, particularly when it concerns markets, it is time to pay attention.
Gene editing is the use of modern molecular technology to precisely change the DNA sequence of an organism.
This week’s episode is all about challenges we face as American ranchers. Whether you agree or disagree with the viewpoints in this episode, have you made your story and voice heard to those who need to listen to it?
A rally in cash cattle prices lifted cattle feeding margins more than $100 per head and left packers mired in red ink. Pork margins have held firm in the mid-$40s for six weeks.
Multiple moves per day is easier than folks think, according to this rancher
The largest feedyard north of the Rio Grande is under construction allowing Blackshirt Feeders to combine data, technology and innovation in a closed loop aligning dairies and semen providers with the feedyard.
USDA’s newly proposed rule change, Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets, sparks controversy from industry groups.
The Meat Institute says the proposed rule change to the Packers and Stockyards Act is attempting to set meat production back by encouraging litigation and limiting how livestock producers can market animals to packers.
New proposed USDA rule will better protect farmers, ranchers, and other covered market participants by making clearer how prohibitions on unfair practices will be enforced under the Packers and Stockyards Act.
Direct-to-consumer beef sales require investing more time and effort in marketing compared to commercial cattle operations, which market through livestock auctions.
Productivity gains for cattle/beef are driving the industry’s competitive position – generating more dollars than ever.
Cyclically, the market is one year into the cycle of higher prices. In the current market the value of cattle is historically robust and should remain so for several calf crops to come.
Two students honored with Roy A. Wallace Memorial Scholarships, which were established to encourage young men and women interested in beef improvement.
Five individuals were honored with Continuing Service Awards during the 2024 BIF Symposium for their contributions to the Beef Improvement Federation.