Beef - General
Ag markets are mostly lower Monday except cattle and nearby soybeans. The record cash cattle trade is trumping the bearish Cattle on Feed Report, says Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek.
Last week’s market reached new all-time highs and asking prices will be higher this week.
The four-day academy took six young Hereford breeders from the board room to meat retail, from pasture to feedlot and to cutting-edge research in three states.
Cash cattle trade was called light with prices rallying near, but not reaching, the $2 summit. USDA’s Cattle on Feed report found larger-than-expected May placements.
Trace minerals play an important role in livestock health. Nutrient quality and availability may vary depending on the season, environment and access to supplementation.
Former BIF president and RAAA president recognized for his continuing service and dedication to furthering beef cattle performance.
Weigh your cows and your calves this fall. Those measurements can help to determine if excess mature cow weight is robbing profit potential from your operation.
The Klosterman Feedlot Innovation Center, a commercial-scale feedlot research facility, is set to open this summer at the University of Nebraska.
Last week the Red Angus board voted unanimously to provide the newly established Red Angus Stakeholder’s Foundation with $100,000 in seed money.
The sale price of many western ranches is often not linked to their ability to support cattle production with quality forage and water resources, but rather their beauty and recreational benefits.
University of Kentucky extension professor Darrh Bullock receives 2024 BIF Pioneer Award at the most recent BIF Symposium in Knoxville, Tenn.
Jon Beever, Knoxville, Tenn., receives the BIF Pioneer Award. This award recognizes those who have made improvements to the beef cattle industry.
Michigan bid-caller came out on top against tough competition in Oklahoma City.
From receiving bred heifers as a wedding gift to connecting with consumers in San Diego County, these young California ranchers make their mark in the beef industry.
Farmers and ranchers are battling a “vegan mandate” as new anti-agriculture ballot initiatives go before voters in Denver and California this November.
Beef’s story since 1998 is nothing short of incredible, and across the breadth of the business and time, there’s one common thread…your checkoff.
The 2024 winners of the Frank Baker/Larry Cundiff Beef Improvement Essay Contest for graduate students were announced at the BIF Symposium in Tennessee.
Feeding out (or grazing longer) cattle for slaughter and selling beef to the end consumer adds complexities to your cow-calf or stocker operation.
The species of flies is a major factor in the timing and type of pest control that will be most effective.
Communication between one generation to another can seem like talking a different language. “I suggest you approach looking at another generation with curiosity rather than judgment,” says Kim Lear of Inlay Insights.
Consumer research funded by the Beef Checkoff helps provide data that enables communications with specific messages encouraging the purchase of beef.
The U.S. lamb market functioned properly until the early 1990s as domestic production was clearly responsive to changes in domestic demand, argues the R-CALF CEO.
Vice president of communications for the Kansas Livestock Association, Scarlett Hagins Madinger was recognized with the BIF Ambassador Award.
The concept of measuring the flavor of food is extraordinarily more complex than simply measuring tenderness or juiciness and requires very specialized equipment.
The results of a well-designed crossbreeding system are primarily realized through the advantages of the crossbred cow.
Changes in trade will result in relatively minor market adjustments but will not change the level or trajectory of U.S. cattle prices.
Cash prices in the North surged higher on active trade volumes while the South posted modest gains on light to moderate volume. Feeder cattle and calf prices were mixed.
The Beef Improvement Federation hosted its first “Shark Tank” competition which was developed with the goal of increasing student involvement in its annual meeting.
As a seventh-generation family operation, Red Hill Farms has focused on incorporating technology that allows them to produce quality livestock and provide the best selection tools to their customers.
For more than 30 years, Fenco Farms has been at the forefront of technology in production agriculture.