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Dr. Phil George, Miratorg Agribusiness Holding beef & lamb operations production director, explains opportunities for genetic progress in vertically integrated beef production systems.
Cattle feed cost is the single largest expense in the cow-calf sector, and prices are still on the rise. Explore these four management strategies to help reduce feed expenses in your operation.
The workplace trend, quiet quitting, has gotten a lot of attention lately. Instead of going above and beyond, employees are wanting more from their work-life balance. The question is how do you keep employees motivated?
NIAA invited animal agriculture leaders from across the country engage with CDC professionals at their home office in Atlanta, Georgia.
Winter backgrounding programs in most areas will not include grazing this year, which makes calculating precise ration costs and projecting breakevens critical for success.
Merck Animal Health announces the opening of a manufacturing facility in Louisiana to establish printing, production and distribution of Allflex Livestock Intelligence ear tags.
JBS USA announced it is closing its Planterra Foods business unit subsidiary with the OZO brand just two years after its launch.
Texas rancher and conservation executive will provide strategic leadership to partners of the collaborative value-chain program designed to empower ranchers and beef marketers.
A northwest Missouri man will serve two consecutive life sentences without possibility of parole after he pleaded guilty Friday to the 2019 murders of two Shawano County, Wisconsin, brothers.
Amidst all the recent concerns about the economy, inflation and consumer sentiment, beef demand and pricing power has remained incredibly resilient.
Active trading in the North and the South provided steady prices while CME futures and wholesale beef prices moved lower for the week.
Even a 10% reduction in U.S. beef exports and imports would cause a significant disruption to prices and quantities of both feeder cattle and fed cattle, according to a new economic analysis.
USDA just announced “major actions” to “spur competition, protect producers, and reduce costs.” Such an announcement might be more intimidating to the free market than helpful.
Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 18th fall production sale saw 169 buyers from 26 states and Mexico acquire 1,178 head.
Higher prices have made it difficult for businesses that depend on highly trained horses to continue normal operations.
California passes a new law to encourage hunters to be more aggressive in reducing the state’s feral pig population.
Proposed new beef processors face multiple challenges in launching their new ventures, but Sustainable Beef, LLC and Producer Owned Beef believe their new models make them attractive to both cowboys and retailers.
If cows are to maintain a calving interval of one year they must bred back within 80 – 85 days after calving. In cows of all ages the BCS at calving determines the rebreeding performance.
This discovery further heightens the need for Missouri cattle ranchers to make informed decisions regarding quarantining protocols when introducing new cattle into their herds.
Western Legacy Development Corp. continues to search for a site to build its $1.1 billion beef processing facility after being rejected by two cities in the northern plains.
The September 2022 Cattle on Feed report pegged inventory up 0.5 percent from August, indicating that August was the low point for this year.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing regulations to prevent meat companies from retaliating against livestock and poultry farmers who speak out on practices such as price-fixing.
Sysco and Cargill will partner with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to help ranchers tackle the impacts of climate change and improve grasslands and wildlife habitat through cattle grazing.
By expanding U.S. beef demand and sales internationally, the Beef Checkoff is helping promote economic growth and support producers’ bottom lines. More and more consumers worldwide want U.S. beef.
Virtual fencing system provides advanced technology to cattle producers and ranchers to manage natural resources more effectively.
The Justice Department says it has filed a memo in federal court with its recommended sentence for Washington rancher and cattle feeder Cody Easterday who pleaded guilty in a $244 million “ghost cattle” scheme.
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DID YOU KNOW ... that it takes TWO TO THREE TIMES MORE CALORIES from plant-based alternatives to get the same amount of protein as you get in a 3-oz. serving of lean beef? What’s more, the protein in beef is “complete,”
Former CEO for the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), Wayne Pacelle, is at odds with his previous employer after HSUS sided with organizations representing farmers and ranchers in the debate on wild horses.
Cattle producers should make plans to visit Ames, Iowa, for the Midwest Summer Stockmanship & Stewardship experience on June 28-29, 2019.