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U.S. beef exports were down year-over-year in 2019 but could see a bump this year. Imports in 2019 were up slightly compared to the previous year.
USDA’s annual Cattle report revealed slightly lower cattle numbers, but the decline was not as large as some analysts expected.
GrowSafe Systems Ltd. announced the inaugural release of The 2020 Top 150 Proven Bulls, which includes all bulls with a 0.6 accuracy rating for their RFI EPD.
Despite our best efforts at bull selection and heifer development, cows or heifers occasionally need assistance at calving time. Every baby calf has a certain degree of respiratory acidosis.
Last Monday the cattle market felt the same negativity as all other markets with the uncertainty of what may happen to global trade due to the effects of the coronavirus.
Observations from a retired Utah State University extension agent challenges the Konefal Method of evening feeding of cows to encourage daytime calving.
NCBA and the Public Lands Council oppose the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act, a bill that would require federal land management agencies to permanently end livestock grazing on some allotments.
As a new decade begins, the beef industry’s voice must become one if producers are to benefit from the many opportunities presented today while confronting numerous challenges.
Science may say beef production is carbon neutral, that animal welfare is the best it’s ever been, but for consumers in an era of skepticism, science is just another person’s opinion.
The market is sitting in a holding position in this mid $120’s range, and the movement is anticipated to remain flat for the short-term.
The latest monthly cattle on feed report showed the January 1 inventory in feedlots (over 1,000 head) at 11.958 million head, 102.3 percent of one year ago. This is the largest January on-feed total since 2008.
Wendy’s commits to comprehensive accounting of animal care best practices, including responsible use of antibiotics and animal housing conditions, by the end of 2024.
The informal fraternity of livestock fieldmen, auctioneers, sale managers and livestock business leaders met for their 55th Annual Banquet at the National Western Club on Jan. 18th, inducting three to its Hall of Fame.
It is important to maintain our community ties built around agriculture and mining that have been the fabric of rural America.
While the CME futures was under distress last week, hedgers were able to receive the best basis they have seen for several weeks and the result was a steady cash market.
The cattle of tomorrow are being bred with more and more precision, and the rate of improvement can increase. They’ll fit the places they live and the places they’re headed more and more predictably.
Dean Edge, Rimbey, Alta., was named Champion at the 2020 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Midwestern Regional Qualifying Event in Yankton, S.D.
A series of workshops for feedyard managers and employees will be held in Kansas and Nebraska next month that will provide practical tips and strategies for successful feedyard operation.
Prosecutors in the 2017 trial of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and 14 others deliberately scuttled the case, so the government shouldn’t be allowed to revive the case, an attorney says.
During the last trimester of pregnancy in beef cows, the fetus grows rapidly, placing increasing nutrient demands on the cow. In addition, cold weather increases the cow’s nutrient requirements.
Widespread wildfires mean Australian cattle and beef production will be reduced for the foreseeable future and rebuilding, whenever it can begin, will take several years.
Neogen Corporation announced it has released Igenity® + Envigor™ — the first and only genetic test in the beef industry that measures heterosis in crossbred cattle.
Surplus packer inventories and halted Saturday kills due to dwindling processing margins has stalled out the cash cattle market for now.
Jim Thomas of O Lazy Y Ranch in Guthrie, Oklahoma, was inducted into the American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) Hall of Fame for 2020.
A Washington state representative is accused of being actively involved with extremist groups advocating armed resistance against the federal government.
The Center for Consumer Freedom placed a full-page ad in The Los Angeles Times questioning if the everyday consumer can tell the difference between the ingredients found in dog food and “plant-based” meats.
Christmas Eve day on our Platte Valley farm was cloudy and cool. Evening chores were to be completed earlier than usual so that the family could attend Christmas Eve services at the small Presbyterian church in town.
When diners come into Prime Cincinnati steakhouse and expect to spend “a couple hundred dollars” for a meal, it’s a responsibility executive chef Shawn Heine doesn’t take lightly.
While some producers have plentiful hay, rain during and after cutting may have resulted in reduced forage quality due to mold, leaf loss, shatter and nutrient leaching.
Hereford breeders have made significant genetic progress during the last decade — posting a 17% reduction in birth weights, a 20% increase in growth traits and an impressive 150% gain in marbling since 2008.