11/16/2009 08:53PM
Superior Livestock is now owned by SLAI, LLC which is a wholly owned entity of Farm Credit West, ACA. Farm Credit West, according to a company release, is a strong supporter of the livestock industry.
11/16/2009 07:07AM
No sooner have most people pronounced NAIS dead-on-arrival, than a number of recent events may have breathed life back into the U.S.A.'s National Animal Identification Scheme. A combination of market forces aligned with a simplified tracking technology, and some rare positive news may have reinvigorated USDA's moribund, voluntary animal traceability initiative.
11/20/2009 07:05AM
“Oh, Lord, Stuck in Lodi again.” That old Creedence Clearwater Revival tune got earwigged in my head as I read the latest in a long line of same old/same old.
11/18/2009 07:06AM
The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Economic Research Service yesterday released its annual report “Household Food Security in the United States,” which found that 13 million more American households had trouble putting food on the table in 2008 than they did in 2007.
11/17/2009 01:09PM
A Wisconsin appeals court has reinstated a $5 million damage award in a family feud involving one of the world's largest beef jerky companies.
11/19/2009 01:10PM
At the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX), the futures contract for December delivery at the Henry Hub settled yesterday, November 18, at $4.254 per MMBtu. The price of the near-month contract decreased by 25 cents or about 6 percent during the report week.
11/18/2009 03:45PM
Farm selling animals with illegal drug residues in violation of federal law
11/18/2009 10:23AM
Corn Hats Galore On ESPN
Expect a lot of fired-up Western Nebraska fans to be wearing their red pullovers and busting out their finest corn hats (expect ESPN to show every one of them). A 6:45pm CST game means that most of the stadium will have spent at least three hours at Barry’s or the Brass Rail getting prepped. They will be ready to stand all game…if they can.
11/19/2009 10:28AM
Milk prices continue their upward trend of improvement. The Class III price, which was $9.97 for both June and July improved to 12.82 for October and will be around $14.05 for November. The U.S.
11/18/2009 03:50PM
Yes, the ball is still in play – although a distant memory for some – with regard to the litigation filed in 2007 by R-CALF USA and 10 other plaintiffs against the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) decision to allow into the U.S. older Canadian cattle born after March 1, 1999, and beef from Canadian cattle of all ages.
11/18/2009 10:11AM
About the time you were having that first cup of coffee and dreading a morning out in pasture checking the herd, I was talking with Dr. Hurtig, director, Merial Veterinary Services, about your fall parasite control program. As the season’s first snow rolled across Kansas, I asked if it might be a place where a cow/calf producer might be able to save a few bucks.
11/16/2009 02:59PM
Corn harvest improves by 17%; 35% behind 5-year average.
11/16/2009 01:40PM
Weight loss in cattle during stressful events is referred to as shrink.
A reasonable amount of shrink can be expected when cattle are gathered
and worked or transported. Marketing-associated shrink has the most
direct effect on profits.
11/17/2009 02:35PM
IT IS ON!!! Wildcats need to be ready to rock...
11/18/2009 07:53AM
Call it udder shock. A South Carolina woman who heard a giant splash in her backyard discovered a 650-pound cow had fallen into her swimming pool.
11/17/2009 01:19PM
Corn futures on the Chicago Board of Trade (CBOT) finished up again on
Monday. DEC’09 corn futures finished at $4.022/bu; up 11.75¢/bu and
16.25¢/bu higher than last Monday. The MAY’10 contract closed at
$4.274; up 11.75¢/bu and 17.25¢/bu higher than last report.
11/19/2009 08:24PM
Today, U.S. Senators Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Tom Harkin (D-IA) led a bipartisan group of Senators to urge the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to reinstate senior nutrition programs’ ability to receive bonus commodities. This will allow programs such as Meals on Wheels to better serve our nation’s seniors.
11/19/2009 07:34AM
The FDA Food Safety Modernization Act, a bill that would greatly increase the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's authority and mandate over the food system, was unanimously voted out of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee yesterday, nine months after Dick Durbin (D-IL) introduced the measure.
11/16/2009 12:53PM
The Ultimate Skid Steer Smackdown takes a “D-Tour” with the launch of John Deere’s new D-Series skid steers and compact track loaders (CTLs), including stops at trade shows and real job sites so operators can check out the company’s hottest pieces of compact iron.
11/17/2009 08:28AM
If your spring planting was not delayed, and if the corn had matured
before cold temperatures stopped that process, and if wet weather had
not jeopardized your harvest, what would your corn have yielded?
11/16/2009 02:30PM
Mike Lohmann may look fine at first glance, but family and friends know otherwise.
11/16/2009 10:35AM
Angus Genetics Inc.® (AGI) is now accepting DNA samples for analysis with the industry’s first breed-specific DNA profile from IGENITY®.
11/19/2009 08:10PM
While energy and protein are often the major focus of many beef cattle nutritional programs, fiber is another essential diet component beef cattle producers need to consider.
11/16/2009 12:18PM
The USDA November World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE) report told market participants what they already knew – we have lots of wheat, corn and soybeans.
11/16/2009 08:18AM
At the moment we are back to a trading situation where a weak Dollar
results in strength in just about everything else. The corn was firm
overnight, but hasn’t pushed through any of the recent highs.
11/15/2009 06:31PM
After two weeks of working higher and then a steady move last week, fed cattle prices tumbled this week on soft boxed beef prices and lack of demand. For the most part prices retreated about $3 across major feeding regions.
11/16/2009 01:45PM
Kansas State University's Joseph Craine, research assistant professor in the Division of Biology, and KC Olson, associate professor in animal sciences and industry, have teamed up with some other scientists from across the United States to look into the possible effects of climate change on cattle nutrition.
11/16/2009 12:23PM
Cow calf producers are aware that natural colostrum must be ingested by baby calves within 6 hours of birth to acquire satisfactory passive immunity.
11/16/2009 07:20AM
Thousands of Taiwanese have taken to the streets to protest a government decision to lift a six-year ban on imports of some kinds of U.S. beef.
11/16/2009 01:10PM
Corn and soybean prices continue to trade in a relatively wide range,
but are currently near the highs of the past 10 weeks. Basis levels
have weakened some as harvest accelerated.
11/17/2009 09:52AM
Top 5 Countries: 1. Mexico; 2. Canada; 3. Japan; 4. Vietnam; 5. Hong Kong.
11/16/2009 03:53PM
Silver Creek Feeders takes pride in running a family business that focuses on integrity, knowledge and stability.
11/17/2009 03:05PM
You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies.
11/18/2009 09:06AM
Whether you are a livestock producer besieged by high input prices and
low market prices, or whether you are a crop producer besieged by high
input prices and low market prices, you are being blown apart by a
“perfect storm” that threatens to financially devastate your operation.
11/18/2009 03:09PM
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended lower Wednesday, retreating back below $4 in a mild correction after early gains.
11/16/2009 10:26AM
So far, 2009 has been a great year for forage production in Kentucky
with plenty of grass for grazing and even plenty to spare for hay
making. Most farmers still have accumulated pasture to graze over the
winter as well. But the previous two years of drought conditions still
might have an effect on cows.
11/16/2009 08:16AM
To enhance services to its customers, AngusSource announces a new tag manufacturer and several new tag options.
11/16/2009 09:57AM
You are approaching the year 2010 when there will be a zero tax on
property that would normally be subject to a capital gains tax when it
is sold. For example, if you sell a farm in 2010 for more than you paid
for it, the gain would not be subject to a capital gain tax, if you are
in the 10% or 15% tax brackets for ordinary income.
11/17/2009 02:58PM
Chicago Board of Trade corn futures ended mostly lower Tuesday, as the
market was pressured by a strong dollar and spread trade.
11/16/2009 08:31AM
Dec cattle were able to close higher on Friday, mostly from short covering before the weekend.