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Bring your marketing into ADT compliance by March 11. Full story.
I'm a Drover: Raised local, sold local
‘The Market off Main’ offers high-quality beef and an opportunity to communicate with consumers. Full story.Did global warming close Cargill’s Plainview plant?
When Cargill Meat Solutions announced the closure of its Plainview, Texas, harvest facility last month, the company cited the effects of the ongoing two-year drought as one of the reasons. Full story.
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Economic Indicators: Poor margins plague cattle industry
Feedyards and packers continue to struggle with heavy losses. Prices for calves and yearlings remain strong, though the lingering two-year drought is weighing heavily on the markets. Full story.Stocker/Feeder Markets: Calves, yearlings start strong
Prices for calves and yearlings started the New Year strong, with average prices $7 to $11 per hundredweight higher, according to Drovers/CattleNetwork’s 50-market auction summary. Full story.Markets: Drought remains key to prices
Minimal moisture throughout the Great Plains during January lowered demand for breedingage females. Full story.
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Among the opponents of genetically modified crops, Mark Lynas stood out as among the most vocal and the most strident. Full story.
I'm a Drover: Raised local, sold local
‘The Market off Main’ offers high-quality beef and an opportunity to communicate with consumers. Full story.Did global warming close Cargill’s Plainview plant?
When Cargill Meat Solutions announced the closure of its Plainview, Texas, harvest facility last month, the company cited the effects of the ongoing two-year drought as one of the reasons. Full story.
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Profit Tips: Animal Health – Encourage immunity in calves
Resistance to disease is greatly dependent on antibodies or immunoglobulins and can be either active or passive in origin, says Oklahoma State University Extension specialist Glen Selk, PhD. Full story.Profit Tips: Genetic Selection - Use calving-ease scores
With spring bull-buying season approaching, Kansas State University cow-calf specialist Bob Weaber, PhD, reminds producers that calving-ease scores are a better selection tool than birthweights alone. Full story.Profit Tips: Cow-Calf - Evaluate winter feed options
Cow-calf producers this winter face considerable challenges in cost-effectively feeding late-gestation cows. Full story.- YSA members gain insight into agribusiness, retail industries
- Meat industry associations quick to attack the new MCOOL rule
- Team up against bovine respiratory disease
- Oil prices pare losses on U.S. equities turnaround
- Future of food discussion with Agriculture Secretary
- Ag markets diverged prove rather volatile on Thursday
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
- Michigan hay buyers should plan purchases early
- Seven jobs more dangerous than farming
- New animal identification rules aid disease traceability
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
