BEEF
Green Mountain Red Angus, owned and operated by Bob and Julie Morton, was the 2019 recipient of the Red Angus Association Breeder of the Year Award.
Whole Foods CEO John Mackey, who has been vegan for more than 20 years, says he can’t endorse any plant-based meat substitutes currently on the market.
Veterinarians have seen a spike in confirmed cases of anthrax this summer in various regions of the country.
Valley Oaks Steak Company, Lone Jack, MO, announced Monday it was closing operations immediately after a lengthy battle seeking permission from the state to expand operations.
The fire at Tyson’s beef plant was much like throwing a rock into a pond resulting in a big initial splash and ripple effects spreading in all directions. The initial splash included a dramatic set of market reactions.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife announced Friday the four remaining members of the OPT wolf pack in eastern Washington’s Ferry County had been killed.
The family operation, Jim O’Haco Cattle Company, began in 1898 and spans roughly 60,000 acres. It has invested in 42 miles of buried pipeline for precision water delivery and restoration of grazing land.
As grain prices remain fairly stagnant, momentum is gaining in the cattle complex. Cattle futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) are on fire this week after hitting contract highs. It’s the livestock sector carrying agriculture’s balance sheet the latter half of 2017 - a trend that could continue to wrap up the year.
A recent report indicates that cow herd expansion will continue, but there should be no need for additional beef packing capacity.
Starting calves can be as much art as science, which explains why some stocker operators and feedlots have more success than others.
Brazil was plunged back into a political crisis reminiscent of last year’s impeachment saga following reports that President Michel Temer was embroiled in an alleged cover-up scheme involving the jailed former speaker of the lower house of Congress.
Demand is leading the charge in livestock markets, says Naomi Blohm of Stewart-Peterson.
A public hearing on imposing potential 100 percent import tariffs on some 90 European products -- particularly targeting agricultural products from France, Germany and Italy -- will be held February 15 in Washington, DC by the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR).
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has notified livestock industry groups that it will move forward with proposed Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act (GIPSA) rules proposed in 2010.
Proposed all-Australian bid won’t need government approval.
Volatile cattle markets have impacted the industry over the past year. To help the situation, industry leaders have tried to shorten the trading hours and address high frequency trading. A group of cattle operators are doing business a different way in an open cash market with an online live auction.
Fed cattle led the parade with cash prices $3 to $4 per cwt higher.
Feedlot marketings were up 16.6% in November, while placements rose 15%.
Without a surge of beef moving off shelves in the retail sector, prices will have a hard time rebounding in 2017.
Only minor changes are projected by the latest WASDE report for beef production and cattle prices.
Commodities dropped 40-60% in value the past few years. How much longer will the slide continue?
Cattle prices went from record highs to record lows in just two years, and it has cattle producers searching for answers.
A lawsuit over the beef checkoff is being heard in the U.S. District Court of Montana.
Develop a target income for your operation and make adjustments as your operation changes.
Quickest buildup in 30 years ‘snuck up’ on beef industry.
The first shipment of Brazilian beef has now arrived at a U.S. port, according to Brazilian Agriculture Minister Blairo Maggi.
This month’s numbers continue the trend of increasing heavy placements, with cattle larger than 800 pounds seeing a 21.2% year-over-year increase while cattle less than 600 pounds saw an 8.9% year-over-year decrease in placements.
After a few weeks of positive price movements in the feeder cattle business, there was a small relapse this week.
The goal is to produce beef at a cost that will provide a profit.