Rancher
Someone once said “Success occurs when Opportunity meets with Preparation.” Planning and preparing ahead for next spring’s calving season can help increase your chances of success.
Selling more calves as it relates to cows exposed and cow input costs is a greater indication of business success than any other production parameter.
Drought conditions and a drier-than-normal winter puts Texas cattle producers in a common dilemma – try to preserve herd size with supplemental feed or cull to stretch limited forage resources for cows and calves.
Cattle feeders were thankful for last week’s $1 advance in cash prices while beef packers continue operating with Texas-size margins.
Drought and other weather events have ultimately caused a tight forage supply going into the winter-feeding period for multiple operations. Here are some tips to make the most of the forage resource.
Feedlot placement weight is related to fed cattle finished weight. For cattle in the typical range of placement weights, a one-pound increase in placement weight results in 0.5 pounds of additional finished weight.
The first shipments of the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand arrived in China in November, ushering in the potential for a new, powerful buyer for high-quality U.S. beef.
Genetic progress has helped drive our industry forward and each segment along the value chain has benefited from advancements in genetics. Have we moved the needle enough with regard to total beef system profitability?
Thanksgiving may look different in 2020, but farmers are still the focus.
Josh and Gwen Hoy’s Flying W Ranch of Cedar Point has been selected as the recipient of the 2020 Kansas Leopold Conservation Award®.
The most important aspect of virus transmission in cattle is dam to calf during pregnancy. The effect on the pregnancy and the calf depends on when it is exposed during gestation.
Feeders in the South hurried to sell cattle on a Tuesday-steady bid. The early trade made it easy on the Packers who seemed more than willing to take on the inventory at steady money.
Feeder markets are reflecting a mix of influences including seasonal supplies of calves, wheat pasture forage conditions, higher corn prices and volatility in futures markets.
The Choice beef cutout price has rallied nearly $30 in November while cash fed cattle prices have gained just $5. As a result, packer margins have increased while feeding margins struggle to remain above water.
Arlen (posthumously) and Becky Sawyer of A&B Cattle of Bassett, Nebraska, were recognized as 2020 American Angus Association Century Award recipients.
The board of California’s Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) voted unanimously to implement a group of workplace protocols to protect employees from COVID-19.
A free, one-hour “Getting to Know the Certified Angus Beef ® Brand” webinar for any producer who wants a better understanding of how the company works is set for November 19, 1:30 p.m. Central.
Beef demand has remained remarkably strong since the beginning of the pandemic. Beef demand continues to be challenged with restricted food service, but retail grocery demand remains robust.
Criticism of beef production is rampant worldwide, and a new international report will only further fuel activists who want your business shut down.
California’s Proposition 15 was failing with 72% of the votes in, while Colorado’s Proposition 114 appeared as though it would pass by a narrow margin.
Federal wildlife officials removed the gray wolf from the U.S. Endangered Species Act list on Thursday, saying the wolf population has recovered and the animal no longer needs federal protection.
Pasture, Rangeland and Forage, or PRF, insurance is a risk policy designed to provide annual protection for farmers and ranchers through USDA. Policies covering 2021 have a signup date of Nov. 21, 2020.
Profitability for both cow-calf and feedyards is projected to improve in 2021, Sterling Marketing president John Nalivka told AgriTalk host Chip Flory.
A fall rally in cash fed cattle markets has added $5 to $6 per cwt. over the past three weeks. Feeder cattle remain in moderate demand, but drought conditions across much of the Great Plains is affecting cattle markets.
Cattle-Fax CEO Randy Blach shared his vision for beef industry growth during the Certified Angus Beef Feeding Quality Forum held virtually last month.
This week’s higher cash and futures prices have traders looking for additional gains next week. Packers gave up some leverage but their margins remain excellent.
Large volumes of cattle traded in all regions at $2 higher prices ahead of Friday’s cattle on feed report which counted 4% more inventory than last September.
At Walmart’s Sustainability Milestone Summit, World Wildlife Fund, the Walmart Foundation, McDonald’s and Cargill announced they will join forces to make improvements to the grasslands of the Northern Great Plains.
The Cattlemen’s Beef Board will invest approximately $39,380,000 into programs for beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing and producer communications during fiscal 2021.
Several working dogs have been “rescued” by well-meaning hikers or campers in Idaho, recently, who believe the dogs to be lost or abandoned. The “rescues” have become a nuisance for ranchers.