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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “cattle”
Dry and or drought conditions are nothing new to livestock producers in the Southeast. But this year, some of the areas suffering the most have been in the Northern Plains. And in a story from Rod Bain, we learn more about some of the tools in the USDA tool shed that can assist livestock producers facing drought conditions, particularly from …
Last week, U.S. officials and beef industry representatives celebrated the return of American beef to China. But according to a story from Stephanie Ho, if sales of American beef to China increase, Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says U.S. producers will need to get more cows.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) President-elect Kevin Kester, a fifth-generation California rancher, testified this week before the Office of U.S. Trade Representative about the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). NCBA’s Ed Frank talked with him about those discussions.
Everett Griner talks about animal antibiotic use. The issue is whether to use or not to use antibiotics on animals in today’s Agri View. Now, this thing about antibiotics has a lot of people confused. Farmers are forbidden to use antibiotics in animal production in a lot of cases. Consumers simply will not buy meat from animals that …
Last week, through the Beef Checkoff program, the Georgia Beef Board took part in an event in Atlanta where beef had a big presence. And in our Georgia Beef Checkoff report, Kaytlyn Malia explains what this event was.
According to USDA’s June Cattle on Feed Report, the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. was at 11.1 million head on June 1st, 3 percent above June 1, 2016. But that was not the biggest number coming out of this report. USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam says placements of cattle in feedlots …
The annual Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention continues at the Orlando Buena Vista Palace. One of the special guests is National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President, Craig Uden. He told Southeast AgNet that he is enjoying the convention and talking with Southeast producers.
Brad Buck, University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Cows and humans have something in common: If you take better care of the mother during pregnancy, her children are likely to be healthier – and this impact should last a lifetime, a University of Florida scientist says. In the case of cows, cool conditions are key. A new UF/IFAS …
The 2017 Florida Cattlemen’s Association Convention and Trade Show is coming up June 19-22, again at a new location, the Orlando Buena Vista Palace. FCA’s Director of Field Services, Dusty Holley, says a lot will be discussed during their annual event.
USDA’s monthly cattle on feed report may have surprised a few analysts. The new report shows the number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. was 11.0 million head on May 1, two percent above May 1, 2016. But the surprise was with the placements in feedlots, as in April that number was 1.85 …
