Rancher
Pollinators placed on international conservation organization’s Red List as endangered. Habitat loss, climate change, pesticides and disease were cited as some of the major factors in the species’ decline.
Considering a replacement heifer is a 10+ year investment and requires 2 years of expenses without income from the day we wean her, is the survival model the best we can do?
Famer’s share, the percentage of the retail dollar captured at the farmgate is an important topic, yet it’s easily misinterpreted and often conflated with other issues.
Warm-season annuals are often thought of as emergency grazing and hay crops when late spring and early summer hay harvests are lacking. Recent rains in some areas offer an opportunity to plant warm-season annuals.
Sudden deaths late in the feeding phase are both frustrating and expensive. Simplot Land & Livestock says its research suggests genetic selection can greatly reduce the incidence of bovine congestive heart failure.
Recent sales data suggest alternative proteins are struggling to maintain the momentum the products enjoyed after first hitting the market.
Cattle feeders continue to fight for shackle space as cash price continue slumping toward a summer low.
Cattle producers can now seek LCB Enrolled verification to signal their cattle were raised with reduced GHG emissions.
The positive shift in beef demand over the past decade has been supportive of beef prices, but we should be cautious about assuming that demand will remain at such a high level.
Anaplasmosis is transmitted through the bite of ticks and flies, as well as blood contaminated instruments like needles, tattoo tools, castration equipment and dehorning instruments.
The initial steps have been taken in the process for Sustainable Beef LLC to construct a new beef packing facility in Nebraska. In Missouri, American Foods Group intends to break ground on its new plant in August.
Testing the quality of your harvested hay is important as hay quality is variable depending on the type of forage, soil type, fertilizer rate, and the maturity of the forage when it was hayed.
Take steps now to determine your estimated winter feed resources and if you might be able to plant late summer and fall forages for grazing.
American Farmland Trust supports policy that helps farmers and ranchers protect their land from development, combating climate change, and enabling a new generation of farmers to better access land.
Unique partners collaborate to showcase the environmental benefits of cattle production.
Recognizing the value of the local ag industry, Mesa County, Colo. producers participate in a 30-mile parade to celebrate and bring awareness to local consumers.
American Foods Group is ready to begin construction on its new 2,400-head per day beef packing facility in east-central Missouri.
Drought impacts have accelerated sharply in the southern plains in July, with the volume of feeder cattle in Oklahoma auctions up 24% the last two weeks and the volume of cows and bulls up nearly 124%.
Cash cattle prices declined a dollar or more in all regions last week with packer demand noticeably softer than the week before.
Environmental and advocacy groups are urging the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to use its authority to conduct more oversight of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations (CAFO).
Markets understand the tight supply picture that is being set up and have responded accordingly. Feeder Cattle futures have moved into the mid-$180s, which creates pricing opportunities for summer stocker operations.
Worries about drought and how to make it through the winter with limited or no stored forage has monopolized our thoughts, energy, and time. There are critical steps that need to be made in order for us to make it.
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green algae, can produce toxins that are harmful to livestock, wildlife and people.
A New Mexico jury rules in favor of a cattle producer in a contract dispute with Tyson Fresh Meats, ordering the packer to pay millions in actual and punitive damages.
Ranchers face the reality of a depleted forage base. One potential solution is early weaning calves which has the primary benefit of improving cow condition for rebreeding, especially when forage is limited.
The invasive tick can transmit the Theileria orientalis parasite, which attacks blood cells. The Ikeda genotype of this organism can be fatal to cattle.
Pasture recovery will require more than a few rain showers due to the dry soil profiles and continued high temperatures. Management strategies must focus on pasture recovery after drought.
There was never enough need by any packer to push the market but could be a sign they may be getting shorter on committed cattle. Regional packers seem to have cooled down in the North.
Lower cattle inventories combined with a cattle on feed inventory about equal to last year, is expected to lead to a roughly three percent decrease year over year in estimated feeder supplies outside of feedlots.
Feedyard sales continue to slide lower though marketings are seen as current. Drought is forcing ranchers to trim their herds but cull cow prices are holding firm.