Beef - General
While we can’t control the heat, there are some things we can control to help cattle through it.
When $1 lower bids failed, packers reduced bids even more, encouraging some feeders to sacrifice ground to secure a spot for some ready cattle.
Cattle markets remain robust with the promise of getting even better. Understanding what has value to your calf buyer is key to capturing the most possible in the market place.
Fed cattle trade was called moderate to active in all regions with lower prices. Friday’s cattle on feed report saw significant reductions in feedyard placements.
Dr. Troy Rowan with the University of Tennessee discussed sequencing strategies to enhance the next generation of genetic evaluations during the Beef Improvement Federation Symposium July 4 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Grazing cornstalks or drought-stricken corn can fill feed gaps during drought, says University of Missouri Extension beef nutritionist Eric Bailey.
The EPA has rejected two petitions seeking stricter regulation of animal feeding operations, and will be establishing a federal advisory committee to study the matter.
Have you ever looked at a feed analysis and thought the information was confusing? A forage analysis is an important tool to improve profitability when developing nutritional programs for all classes of beef cattle.
The 2023 U.S. CattleTrace Symposium, which will be held November 14 and 15 at the American Royal Center, Kansas City, Mo., is now open for registration.
The Checkoff is expanding its efforts to reach different consumer audience segments, and through the power of Checkoff-funded nutrition and health research, we’ve unlocked new audience groups.
“Basically, a pig has a 3-inch environmental vacuum on the front of his face. Anything in front of it is going down. A lot of that damage goes unseen by the public eye,” says William Futch in Feral Swine in America.
Every person communicates differently but nobody can read minds. Knowing how you like to communicate and how others you work with like to communicate can help you find a middle ground.
Featuring Ryan Goodman, known as “The Beef Runner,” and Jen Sorenson, former president of the NPPC, as mentors, the 2023 College Aggies Online (CAO) program is set to kick off on September 11.
Just in time for school to start, in the midst of the Illinois State Fair, students across the state will no longer be penalized for participating in a 4-H or FFA event.
Certified Angus Beef recognizes the recipient of the Dr. Bobby VanStavern Award for Beef Quality Research and acknowledges other successful researchers for their contribution to improving beef quality.
Weaning stressors include removal from the dam, nutritional changes, a new environment, and altered social structure. Understanding this time allows a better understanding of the importance of a 45-day weaning period.
The popular show has now raised almost $5.5 million for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa since the event’s inception in 1983.
If we are being honest, showing livestock is for crazy people. Late nights, early mornings and little time for social lives. But I think most stock show families would agree they live for summer to do just that.
Following over a year of drought, a recent poll of Drovers readers shared pasture conditions across the U.S and Canada. With varying degrees of improvement, here’s an inside look at current pasture and range conditions.
Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird led 16 states in a letter to U.S. Congressional leadership, urging the passage of the EATS Act. “California’s radical-drafted requirements for farmers are hog wild,” the authors wrote.
Gregg Doud, who led often-intense discussions with China between 2018 and 2020 as the chief agricultural negotiator for the U.S., will deliver the Henry C. Gardiner Global Food Systems lecture at Kansas State University.
Dynamic cattle and grain market conditions mean that producers will need to carefully and frequently evaluate stocker budget prospects this fall prior to stocker purchase.
Cattle inventories simply are not large enough for the packer to build any market leverage. Reluctantly, packers bought cattle at steady to higher money and cowboys will seek more this week.
A microscopic species of algae is causing toxic algal blooms affecting two dozen states in the U.S., New research into the genetic diversity of the responsible organism could help predict when blooms will occur.
Less than a month before an Arizona rancher is set to stand trial in the shooting death of an illegal immigrant, prosecutors will ask the court to dismiss one of the two charges.
Cash cattle trade was sluggish as feeders and packers dig in their heels. Feeder cattle and calf prices continue marching higher even as drought sends some early-weaned calves to market.
During drought, beef producers might find a best friend in their local veterinarian, says University of Missouri Extension veterinary toxicologist Tim Evans.
Weaning can be a stressful period for livestock and humans but making the extra effort to reduce stress on calves can lead to increased performance in the form of less illness and increased weight gain.
Former student returns to lead world-class faculty, staff and students in animal science teaching, research and extension.
Dr. Dave Daley, a leader in the California Cattlemen’s Association, Public Lands Council, and NCBA testified in a field hearing titled “Conservation in a Crown Jewel: A Discussion About Wildfires and Forest Management.