Rancher
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.
Flies can be more than an annoyance – they can even be dangerous, whether impacting a ride with your horse in a single, painful bite, or transmitting diseases to horses and cattle.
Reddick Farms of Bardwell is the recipient of the 2022 Kentucky Leopold Conservation Award®.
Georgia representative David Scott says he will introduce new legislation specifically targeted to help small beef farmers and ranchers.
Current data on beef cow slaughter, combined with historical price performance of cattle markets after reaching an inventory low point, provides some insight for cattle price trends for the second half of 2022 and 2023.
Based on the data, it’s impossible to establish any meaningful link between beef imports and the packer and fed cattle prices.
Reviewing cattle placement in feedlots this year suggests that fewer fed cattle supplies expected in the fourth quarter along with much higher costs of gain will hold carcass weights below a year ago.
AHA webinar to provide details about ongoing research with Colorado State University to characterize the relationship between genetics associated with efficiency and those associated with cattle’s carbon footprint.
Providing access to water can be challenging especially for operations enduring drought conditions. Water related toxicities and fatalities may be seen with greater frequency under hot and dry time periods.
Project will impact working ranches and rural communities, while quantifying the value of soil health and other ecosystem functions.
Growth promoting technologies for cattle provide even more impact on net returns when costs are high.
None of the smaller beef export markets account for more than 1.5% of the total, but many small markets are growing and contributing to a more robust set of export markets for U.S. beef.
Genetic thievery in commercial herds! It’s a real problem, though it often goes unnoticed. Calves with bottom-end genetics pull average weights down and shrink the size of your calf check.
Packers regained much of their leverage last week and prices inched lower. Feeders will struggle to hold prices at a similar level this week.
Increasing populations of ticks has led to an increase in ‘red meat allergy’ a condition that can result in some individuals having an allergic reaction to the consumption of red meat.
Research at Oklahoma State focuses on how managed grazing with virtual fencing can improve grazing distribution, pasture biodiversity and productivity, and wildlife and pollinator habitat.
Profit is a pillar of ranch sustainability and superior genetics is the foundation.
Understanding gene x environment interaction (G x E) is important for beef production as some animals perform better in an environment than others.
In just 4 years, targeted grazing has intercepted three wildfires around Elko, NV. Preventing these fires conserved wildlife habitat, recreational opportunities, and other ecosystem services.