On average, where prairie dogs occupied 30 percent of a pasture, cattle weight gain over the summer declined by 4 percent relative to pastures without prairie dogs.
Thu July 29, 2021
This week, both the Senate Committee on the Judiciary and the House Agriculture Committee will host hearings examining the beef supply chain.
Wed July 28, 2021
Last December, the Fed said it would keep buying bonds until there was “substantial” progress in reaching the Fed’s goals of full employment and 2% inflation.
Wed July 28, 2021
Investments in processing capacity could ultimately outpace the cattle herd. There is a point where industry capacity goes too far to withstand cyclical periods of tight cattle supplies.
Wed July 28, 2021
In a new study published in PLOS Genetics, Decker and his team have uncovered evidence showing that cattle are losing important environmental adaptations.
Wed July 28, 2021
Stewart Kile Williams will spend the next 15 years behind bars for launching a whole new scam while on trial for the first fraud.
Tue July 27, 2021
“The trade in cattle and beef under the USMCA is so out of balance that the United States cattle industry cannot benefit from beef exports to Asia or other parts of the world.
Tue July 27, 2021
UN-backed international dietary framework ‘allows’ for the consumption of no more than 14g of red meat per day – equivalent to the size of three blueberries.
Tue July 27, 2021
The feedlot cattle trades for WE July 24 were 1 to 5 lower and the cash sales volume was slightly higher than the previous week.
Tue July 27, 2021
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
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