One of the goals of Alabama Cattlemen’s Association President Richard Meadows this year is to increase membership in the association. He hopes producers who are not members will see the benefits of becoming one.
Florida Cattle Producers Stressed from Drought Conditions
It was announced this week by Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam and the Florida Forest Service that 2,163 wildfires have burned over 170,000 acres in Florida this year, with 127 active wildfires burning as of earlier this week. “Even with rain across large parts of Florida over the weekend, Florida is still experiencing drought conditions and elevated wildfire danger – …
Marketing Expert Discusses Recent Volatility in Cattle Markets
After seeing historically high cattle prices just a couple of years ago, they did of course drop but have seemed to level out some over the past few months. Sarah Calhoun, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association manager of government affairs, discusses the volatility the industry has recently experienced in the cattle markets.
USDA Issues First Look of the Season at Pasture Conditions
While there are some major exceptions here in the Southeast, livestock producers in other areas of the country are finding their pastures and rangelands in very good condition. Gary Crawford has the story. And USDA meteorologist Brad Rippey lists some of the states reporting excellent range and pasture conditions.
66th Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course Starts Wednesday
The University of Florida IFAS department of animal sciences is hosting the 66th Annual Florida Beef Cattle Short Course this week in Gainesville. It starts Wednesday and runs through Friday at the Straughn IFAS Extension Professional Development Center. Both small and large beef producers are invited to hear experts discuss hot topics and current research related to the beef industry. …
Georgia Beef Producers to Vote on Continuation of Georgia Beef Commission Check-off
The Georgia Agricultural Commodity Commission for Beef was established at the request of Georgia cattlemen in 2014 by the Georgia Legislature. Georgia beef producers voted to approve a marketing order to establish a $1 per head assessment on all cattle sold in Georgia for beef with a value over $100. It is required that the market order be voted on …
Cargill Exiting U.S. Cattle Feeding Business
Cargill has announced it will exit from its U.S. cattle feeding business. The move means that in the last year, the company has gone for the fourth-largest feeder in the U.S., to completely leaving the sector. Cargill has reached an agreement to sell its last two feed yards to Green Plains Inc., which will purchase the feed yards for $36.7 …
Feedlot Report Shows Larger Cattle Supplies, Late Summer Falling Prices
Cattle prices are currently running ahead of last year at this time, but according to a report from Gary Crawford, USDA’s latest look at feedlot activity suggests that could change as the year goes on.
United States Cattle on Feed Up Slightly
USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report shows cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. totaled 10.9 million head on April 1, 2017. The inventory was slightly above April 1, 2016. Placements in feedlots during March totaled 2.10 million head, is 11 percent above 2016. Marketing’s of fed cattle during March totaled 1.91 million head, is …
Weekly Livestock Market Report
Here are the Alabama and Georgia livestock market reports for the week ending April 22nd, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for both states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions for the week ended April 22nd, receipts at 21 markets totaled an estimated 11,100 head compared to 13,219 last week and 9,604 year ago. Compared to …