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Broadview Ranch, Centreville, Mississippi, operated by the Henry Darden family, was named American Gelbvieh Association Commercial Producer of the Year.
While the past year has produced prices more favorable to producers, the impact of drought hasn’t really been absorbed into the market yet.
Rustlers in remote southeastern Colorado stole two semi-loads of pregnant cows sometime in early December.
Both the inventory of beef cows and total cattle numbers in 2023 will be the lowest since 2014. After seven years of low returns, ranchers now look forward to 2023 with prospects for significant profits.
The Angus Foundation will celebrate 150 years since the first Angus bulls arrived in America with an event during Cattlemen’s Congress in Oklahoma City, January 6.
Cattle producers know that cold temperatures mean extra supplement and hay may be needed. But how much extra feed are we talking about?
When cows get below their lower critical temperature and get into cold stress, they can adapt by increasing feed consumption to increase their basal metabolic rate and increase heat of fermentation.
The legal tussle between Tyson Foods and Cody Easterday is not complete, even as Easterday reported to federal prison last week to begin his 11-year sentence.
Ranchbot has developed reliable, remote water monitoring solutions that can be viewed anytime, anywhere from the palm of your hand.
Though retail beef prices are lower than a year ago, prices remain historically higher as inflationary challenges affect the overall U.S. economy and projected fewer cows heading into 2023.
Coccidiosis is an intestinal disease that affects several different animal species. In cattle, it may produce clinical symptoms in animals from 1 month to 1 year of age, but it can infect all age groups.
Ultimately, the beef industry is a consumer business – every dollar that flows into the industry results from a consumer spending money on a beef product.
Academy Award®-nominated writer and actor Taylor Sheridan will speak during the Opening General Session of the 2023 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show in New Orleans.
The CAB carcass cutout price has remained resilient into the middle of December, giving up only $5.41/cwt. or 1.9% in the past month.
As cattle producers, we can learn something new every day. Considering your goals and what will move the operation forward, what can you learn today for a better tomorrow?
In one of the largest modern-day cattle schemes, Cody Easterday’s story continues after being granted a two-week prison self-report deadline extension.
Country-of-origin labeling for beef proved to be unproductive and ineffective in creating value for either consumers or producers, argues Nevil Speer. Worse yet it comes at a cost – government programs are never free.
Global beef production is forecast to decrease slightly in 2023 and changes in production and consumption will impact global beef exports and imports in the coming year.
Market-ready cattle saw a light trade into a softer market. Packer margins are in the red, but feedlots are firm sellers with showlist numbers declining.
Proper hay storage is always important. This year, with limited amounts of harvested forage available and record high prices, it is worth discussing some simple storage practices that can lead to less spoilage.
Whether in the feedlot or out in the pasture, cattle management and handling practices are important considerations for both the animals and employees.
How you feed backgrounded calves may affect how they perform in the feedlot. With higher cattle prices and high input prices this year it’s worth revisiting your backgrounding program.
Prospects for new entrants in a business are generally low if profitability requires economies of scale, large capital investment, and/or high levels of government regulation. The packing business checks all the boxes.
Agricultural law specialist offers considerations for landowners interested in selling carbon credits.
How many steps are in your cattle record-keeping process? Keeping up-to-date records is critical when improving your profitability through breeding stock. However, could extra steps be wasting your time?
Improving feeder futures prices, a stronger fed cattle market and limited supplies of feeder cattle all combined to push prices higher following Thanksgiving.
Cash cattle trades a week following the Thanksgiving rally saw steady prices, but the steadily declining supply of harvest-ready cattle will continue to shift bargaining leverage to producers.
By analyzing expenses of your operation and where you spend your time each day, there may be areas to improve to create a more financially sustainable operation.
It seems likely that many producers have adjusted herd inventories, given hay and feed supplies, to be able get through the winter.
Trust In Beef™ announced Syngenta has joined as a partner of the collaborative value chain program helping ranchers integrate climate-smart agriculture systems into their operations