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BeefTalk: Good marketing captures available dollars

03/29/2013 7:53:27 AM

Cattle producers need to set focused, systematic goals to capture more net dollars. When the discussion rests on the income side, marketing is the focus. ... Full story.

Special sales for bred and replacement heifers a success

02/13/2013 12:27:43 PM

The Wyoming Premium Heifer Program successfully closed its first year of sales yielding positive results for livestock producers who participated in the initiative. ... Full story.

We must have a hole in the fence, the cows are gone

02/05/2013 10:05:00 AM

It has been 61 years since the U.S. cattle inventory was as small as it is now. And it has been 64 years since the calf crop was as small as it is now. At the first of the year the cattle inventory was 89.3 mil. down 2 percent from last year. ... Full story.

Where have all the beef cows gone?

02/04/2013 3:10:00 PM

Cattle numbers are down again, to their lowest level since 1952, according to USDA's recent inventory count. Beef cow numbers are at their lowest level since 1962 as the devastating impacts of the 2012 drought continues the longer-term decline. ... Full story.

Beef production, cattle supplies decline in 2013

01/15/2013 6:00:00 AM

This year will bring further declines in U.S. beef supplies, and total meat and poultry supplies also will fall short of last year according to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates (WASDE). ... Full story.

Cattle market expert foresees decreasing beef production in 2013

01/14/2013 11:15:00 AM

The recent trend of decreasing beef production likely will continue in 2013 and 2014, said a cattle market expert at Iowa State University this week.

Two years of liquidation, brought about by dry weather conditions in key cattle producing states, have put the industry in an even tighter supply situation, said Lee Schulz, an ISU Extension and Outreach livestock specialist and assistant professor of economics. ... Full story.

Outlook favors cow-calf producers

12/14/2012 6:00:00 AM

Cow-calf producers are in the best profit position among beef-cattle segments coming into 2013. Stocker operators also have good profit potential, but cattle feeders and packers will continue to face tight margins, according to Cattle-Fax. Analysts Lance Zimmerman and Todd Kalous presented their latest projections to an international group of beef producers hosted by Novus International during their Global Beef Roundtable this week. ... Full story.

Can we rebuild the cow herd? Part 2

12/03/2012 2:01:39 PM

A dramatic jump in demand for corn, which began in late 2006, has resulted in sharply higher prices for all crops in the U.S. A simple average across the eight major cultivated crops shows that 2012 crop year prices are expected to be 165 percent higher than in 2005. ... Full story.

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Ask the expert: Mixing cows from drought-stricken ranches

10/19/2012

We’re buying young cow from drought stricken ranches and moving them to ours. Do we co-mingle or segregate for how long? Full story.

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