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Effective drenching with these tips gets the medication in the correct place without waste.
Total beef production is down a scant 0.7 percent so far this year and may end the year equal to year ago levels. Despite this, wholesale and retail beef prices are higher thus far in 2024.
Kennedy Cattle Company triples feedlot size to take advantage of strong cattle prices. Manages margins by growing more of its own feed.
Higher prices means the business now carries more value-at-risk than ever. Producers are encouraged to be increasingly proactive in pursuing measures to ensure that equity remains protected.
The one-day event will feature expert speakers, panels, and discussions that address critical topics in the beef industry.
Drought conditions likely to continue in Oklahoma and southern plains. Fall feeder calve run has begun.
With weaning time, most calves will be taking their first trailer ride, so consider low stress handling techniques to get them started right.
A Georgia cattlewoman recounts the devastation of the storm while also recognizing the resiliency of the people in the Southeast.
Bigger weights, more days on feed, improved quality – they’re all part of a longer-run story. None of that’s likely to change. Once productivity and quality gains occur, it’s hard to ever go back.
Harvested fed steer and heifer head counts outpaced the same weeks in 2023, with 501K and 492K in the past two weeks.
There’s a lot of hyperbole out there about USDA’s EID mandate — much of it serves as nothing more than fear-mongering.
Beef Quality Assurance programs offered to help producers interested in a tune-up and certification on BQA practices.
The feedlot industry continues to find ways to hold inventory levels despite an ever-smaller feeder cattle supply and carcass weights continue to increase.
When making business and life decisions, energy should be spent on something meaningful, useful and productive.
Higher prices means the business now carries more equity-at-risk than ever. Producers are encouraged to be increasingly proactive in pursuing measures to ensure that equity remains protected.
No matter where we are or what we do asking ourselves this question forces us to confront our own internal reality—namely, our attitude.
Consistently opposing new traceability measures without proposing viable alternatives does not contribute to solving the broader issue of disease prevention and management.
Topics covered in the 2024 event will include the cattle outlook, coccidiosis, and future trends in the Kansas cattle feeding industry.
Are you prioritizing your time on what’s best for your life and business? Or just burning daylight?
USDA released cattle on feed numbers for feedyards with more than 1,000 head totaling 11.1 million.
Looking below the tip of the iceberg is helping the beef industry better understand and address root causes of health problems in populations of cattle.
A Nebraska feedyard has found a way to keep cattle cooler during the longer, hotter days of summer.
Dr. John Groves says a holistic approach is a good way to address chronic, challenging problems in a population of cattle rather than treating individual animals only.
Western video sale in Nevada sold cattle from 33 states and showed strong buyer participation. Benefit auction helps ranchers affected by western wildfires.
Through this project the researchers were able to quantify the degree to which breeds and sires differed across geographical locations and management practices.
“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?
When any government agency starts the rule-making process, particularly when it concerns markets, it is time to pay attention.
USDA offers educational events for cattle producers and feeders who want a better understanding of factors contributing to the market value of cattle, and how these factors can inform marketing and production decisions.
When considering which practices to implement to mitigate disease, risk assessments in coordination with a veterinarian should take place, and recognition of the need for biodiversity on the operation must be considered.
More than 1.2 million acres burned beginning Feb. 26, making it the largest wildfire in Texas history. The losses include more than 12,000 cattle deaths, lost grazing values and fence repair costs.