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Winter hay feeding is a reality for most producers and some use high quality hays such as alfalfa for supplementation. In both instances, a forage analysis is essential to cost effective and efficient use of the hay.
Sustainable Beef LLC, the Nebraska firm that announced plans to build a 1,500-head per day beef slaughter facility in North Platte, will seek $21.5 million in tax increment financing (TIF) from the city.
The report issued this month by 17 ag economists, “The U.S. Beef Supply Chain: Issues and Challenges,” warns against mandating minimum cash trades for fed cattle. Nevil Speer urges producers focus on consumers.
Cattle producers do a good job raising more beef with fewer resources, but more progress can be made in achieving the industry’s sustainability goals, Feeding Quality Forum attendees are told.
Determining the most cost effective means of supplementing cows requires the evaluation of feeds on a cost per unit of protein and energy provided.
An attempted robbery at a rural Alberta property resulted in more legal woes for a rancher than for the thieves, and the case has become a flashpoint in the debate about rural landowners’ rights to defend their property.
A bipartisan letter was sent the FTC to investigate the growing concentration in the meatpacking and processing industry, and any anticompetitive behavior resulting from this concentration.
The fourth-quarter seasonal price pattern over five years has seen a 12% increase from September through year end. Weekly carryover must shrink before packers see a supply incentive to move bids significantly higher.
Producers who have relocated their cattle out of state for winter feeding this year should consider having a weed management protocol in place when the cattle return.
Complete reporting by breeders is essential to Wagyu breed improvement, according to Colorado State geneticist.
Standardized ecological, social and economic indicators can help ranchers track and communicate about sustainability, which is vital to feeding a growing world.
While it has taken longer than expected to turn the corner on tighter feedlot supplies, the change may be relatively sudden as the dynamics of fall placement weights should result in a rapidly changing inventory.
Packers were willing to take a little lower grading animal last week, but cattle feeders may have a limited window to get those undesirable cattle market before larger supplies appear on showlists.
Market-ready cattle numbers decline with little affect on prices, signaling supplies remain ample compared to slaughter capacity. Cattle on feed numbers were lower versus year-ago for the first time in 16 months.
The House Agriculture Committee passed the Chronic Wasting Disease Research and Management Act with a unanimous vote, allotting $70 million annually to chronic wasting disease (CWD) control.
ABS Global has partnered with Lamar Steiger, beef supply chain consultant and rancher, to drive uptake on supply chain focused efforts and integration of ongoing genetic innovations.
Texas Tech researchers have received a grant to examine if thermography can help minimize the use of antimicrobials in cattle through targeted metaphylaxis.
Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, Professor at the University of California, Davis, gave a presentation, “Gene Editing Today and in the Future” during the Beef Improvement Federation Symposium June 24 in Des Moines, Iowa.
American Wagyu breeders have seen a 149% growth in total semen units sold domestically in two years, and an 85% growth in total units of semen exported the past two years.
Animal disease traceability (ADT), as defined by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), is knowing where diseased and at-risk animals are, where they’ve been, and when.
Vermont Wagyu was only dabbling in e-commerce in late 2018 and 2019, sending emails to 200 contacts. When the pandemic hit and restaurants shut down they had 73 Wagyu steers on feed forcing the family into quick action.
Funds will help research social factors that influence farmer change, provide in-depth grazing management training, develop better educational resources for Virginia’s farmers, and broaden the use of technology.
Nutritional needs of cattle vary by age, size, stage of production, environmental conditions, weather and other factors. Nutritional programs must first determine the objective of why we are feeding or supplementing.
International beef demand will continue to grow, Phil Seng, emeritus CEO of the U.S. Meat Export Federation and affiliate professor at Colorado State told attendees at the American Wagyu Association annual conference.
Insect vector transmitted diseases can affect both wildlife and livestock. Veterinarian Gerald Stokka warns two notable infectious diseases transmitted by insects are Bluetongue and Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease or EHD.
The fall run of calves to auction markets is in full swing as the number of feeder cattle weighing over 600 pounds offered at auctions dipped below 40% last week.
Increased feed costs have impacted feedlots for several months and the trend will grow as cow-calf and stocker/background producers face additional feed and supplement needs this winter.
Cash cattle trade looked to be a repeat of the last several weeks with packers grudgingly upping bids. It was not a huge increase, but it is a sign that the number of front-end cattle available is becoming shorter.
Cash cattle prices were steady to slightly higher as supplies of market-ready cattle continue to decline. Analysts believe the fall low is in and stronger prices will prevail the balance of the year.
A five-year, $8.5 million project will impact 100,000 acres of row crops and feed production in a key beef producing region to build on farmers’ ongoing efforts to mitigate and adapt to impacts of climate change.