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Reducing stress at branding time
Branding of livestock has served as an important method of permanent identification for thousands of years.
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Prevent injury when working cattle this spring
Lots of cattle will be worked or “chuted” this spring and several producers will be injured due being careless, working the cattle to rapidly, and having their mind “somewhere else.”
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Canadian rancher near national park loses calf to bear attack
A Canadian cattle rancher near the Montana border has seen bear around his property before, but until last week he never had one claw its way into his barn.
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Senate committee to consider ag workers, E-verify next week
The Senate Judiciary Committee continues its review of the immigration reform bill and 300 amendments to it, with provisions related to the fresh produce industry likely to be discussed the week of May 20.
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Keeping the family informed: Estate and succession planning
To have a successful transition between the generations, it is important that everyone involved is aware of your plan.
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Schwieterman: Beef see record highs again, cattle futures lower
Live cattle futures closed significantly lower on Wednesday, with deferred contracts posting new low closes.
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Weekly beef export sales cut in half
Weekly U.S. beef export sales decreased by over fifty percent last week, down 5,365 metric tons to 4,700 MT.
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Commentary: Eat, drink and be meaty
Looking for a unique approach to marketing meat products? How about cocktails that are made with meat or poultry? It doesn’t get any better than that. Here are some of the best and booziest.
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Exports: Corn up 90 percent from last week
According to the USDA’s latest U.S. Export Sales report, corn net sales of 219,900 MT for 2012-2013 were up 90 percent from last week but down 24 percent from the 4-week average.
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Brent rises but capped by high jobless claims
Brent oil futures climbed above $104 on Thursday, responding to dollar declines, while a jump in U.S. jobless claims capped gains as they added to the bearish demand outlook.
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More rain to snarl U.S. corn plantings
Rainfall late this week into the weekend will further delay U.S. corn plantings that already have fallen to a record slow pace, an agricultural meteorologist said on Thursday.
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- NCBA Op-Ed: EPA’s data sharing incident a debacle
- Cow-calf corner: Review calving season and make improvements
- Feeder cattle review: Feed report neutral to slightly bearish
- Cattle Outlook: Retail choice beef up 9% over past 2 years
- United States Cattle on Feed down 3 percent
- Family contribution takes reward for cattle shooting over $16k
- New school lunch beef recipes win approval from kids, foodservice
- Drier weather to give big boost to U.S. corn plantings
- Prices for corn and soybeans, five years from now
- Agriculture is expected to remain strong in the coming decade
- What sick day? Farmers take just three a year
- Senate Agriculture Committee completes Farm Bill markup
