Beef - General
Both live and feeder cattle futures hit record highs this week as a function of historically tight supplies. Yet, the question remains—how long could these strong prices last?
Our industry is constantly evolving, but today’s consumer is changing even faster. As producers, we must put ourselves in their shoes because we’re ALL consumers at the end of the day.
Enjoy the record-keeping and financial side of ranching? John Haskell with Ranch Right LLC shares the 3 biggest mistakes cattle producers make when it comes to management accounting and how to fix them.
Could the optimism in the cattle industry be fueled by profitability? With cattle prices reaching record highs, it’s important to consider whether these high prices are equating to black ink on the balance sheet.
Windrow grazing, sometimes called swath grazing, is a management practice that can significantly reduce harvesting and feeding costs.
Congestive heart failure is estimated to cause 4% of feedlot mortality causing significant economic losses to feedlots as the majority of these deaths occur late in the finishing period.
Making culling decisions sooner rather than later and will help producers hold feed costs down.
A record-keeping app for cattle producers using iPhones and Android devices has been developed by Kansas State University.
Higher cattle prices and declining wholesale beef prices pushed packer margins underwater last week. Pork breakevens fell to their lowest point in two years.
Although there’s nothing like getting the grand champion slap in front of a huge crowd in the coliseum, youth livestock exhibitors point out that a lot of hard work and tough lessons were learned behind the scenes first.
Drs. Grant Dewell and Mike Apley, respectively, and Extension nutritionist Paul Beck weigh in on some things they believe contribute to the disease and how you can stem its development from the farm to the feedlot.
Implications of historic drought and massive herd liquidation will likely continue to be uncovered over the next several months, yet cattle producers remain optimisic about the future of the industry.
The North American Meat Institute announces a new tool to support the meat industry in measuring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
The beef demand success story of the past is also the industry’s roadmap for the future, said speakers at this year’s Feeding Quality Forum.
While vaccination is widely considered a critical component of cattle health management, could the timing of vaccination impact the efficiency of the product?
A 13-year-old gelding in Dillon County, South Carolina, died from the state’s first confirmed West Nile Virus (WNV) case of the year.
Targeting many biennial and perennial species in the fall is an effective, efficient and convenient way producers can protect their grazing resource and get a jump on spring.
Higher slaughter cow prices are the result of strong lean beef markets and the related growth in breeding demand for cows. The current price of 90 percent lean beef is 17.3 percent higher year over year.
As the futures continued to grab new ground throughout the week, cattle feeders continued to find confidence in higher asking prices.
Cybersecurity is no longer just about avoiding those sketchy phishing emails or resetting our passwords. It’s about being aware of our online presence in animal ag and how that may make us vulnerable to extremists.
Cattle futures posted fresh all-time highs on Friday, providing the lift cattle feeders needed to secure higher bids from packers. Supplies of ready cattle seem ever tightening.
Dennis and Jackie Frey have implemented several conservation practices to reduce soil erosion, improve water quality, and enhance wildlife habitat at their beef cattle and grain farm in Hamilton County.
Drought conditions in portions of North Dakota has forced ranchers to consider supplemental feed to offset nutrient deficiencies in pasture forages.
The Texas Beef Council (TBC) has launched the Sports Nutrition Game Plan, a power-packed beef nutrition resource for high school and college athletes.
Post-holiday prices held firm but rising costs cut cattle feeding margins last week. Pork producer margins at breakeven.
Pioneering an investigation into the potential use of discarded canola as a dietary supplement for pregnant cows, graduate student, Erika Cornand, aims to enhance both their health and the well-being of their calves.
Sound management decisions to improve genetics, management practices and profit potential of cow-calf operations should be based on data. Weaning time is the best time of year to measure, and document herd performance.
Kansas State University shares its new mobile, record-keeping system, CalfDex, providing producers with a user-friendly, convenient and modern tool for managing whole-herd and individual animal data.
Gains to quality are documented along with areas for improvement identified.
Protecting the health of cattle herds is an important part of a successful plan to have a profitable and sustainable ranching operation.