Most producers will not know they have an anaplasmosis problem until they see dead cows or bulls.
Mon July 26, 2021
The overall message of these two reports is that declining cattle numbers are improving cattle market conditions both for the remainder of the year and into 2022 and beyond.
Mon July 26, 2021
Consolidation in the industry had left farmers and ranchers with fewer options for selling their products.
Mon July 26, 2021
The highest and greatest need in a drought is feed for livestock, so farmers will try to salvage hay value from crops.
Mon July 26, 2021
July 1 Cattle Inventory Down 1 Percent; Beef Cows Down 2 Percent - Beef cows, at 31.4 million head, down 2 percent from a year ago.
Sat July 24, 2021
A Constructive Report... Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent; Placements Down 7 Percent; Marketings Up 3 Percent
Sat July 24, 2021
Total red meat supplies in freezers on June 30, 2021 were down 4 percent from the previous month and down 8 percent from last year.
Sat July 24, 2021
Missouri and surrounding states account for much of the increase but Florida is emerging as a rural hot-spot as well.
Fri July 23, 2021
After reaching a 5-year high in 2020, the value of U.S. agricultural exports is forecast to reach an all-time high in fiscal year (FY) 2021, which ends September 30.
Fri July 23, 2021
Psaki said that the executive order will make it easier for farmers to economically compete against international meat industries.
Fri July 23, 2021
Accumulated beef production was up 7 percent from last year, veal was down 20 percent, pork was up 2 percent from last year, and lamb and mutton production was down slightly.
Thu July 22, 2021
The declines in Prime graded beef have traded off with upticks in Choice graded beef and Select graded beef.
Thu July 22, 2021
NCBA, along with other agricultural groups, are engaged in litigation across the country to defend the NWPR and are pleased with this key legal victory.
Thu July 22, 2021
Consumers are more open to the nutritional benefits of beef than at any other time since the Checkoff began more than three decades ago but getting here required consistent long-term investment in nutrition research.
Thu July 22, 2021
Population Loss Stems from Outmigration, Not Deaths
Wed July 21, 2021
Feedyard placements in June are estimated to be down 5.8% to 1.694 million head, which would be the lowest since 2016. Beef cow numbers are expected to be down 1.1%.
Wed July 21, 2021
NOAA has listed the current climate conditions in the Pacific as “favorable” for La Niña with chances for the pattern to develop set at 55%.
Tue July 20, 2021
Republican Senator Pat Toomey from Pennsylvania and Democratic Senator Bob Menendez from New Jersey represent states with oil refineries that claim the mandates are expensive and threaten refinery jobs
Tue July 20, 2021
Creep feeding is not cost-effective for commercial cow/calf operations in most circumstances.
Tue July 20, 2021
In a drought year, livestock management decisions become more difficult when feed resources are limited.
Tue July 20, 2021
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