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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Cattle”
The Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) wants to remind producers about the various cattle and bull sales taking place in the state over the next few weeks. ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley says there are some fantastic opportunities to fill the needs for your farm. An entire list of the upcoming sales can be found on the ACA events page. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture …
The chair of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) says dairy farmers are remaining “resilient” in the face of H5N1 outbreaks. Rusty Halvorson has the story. At the organization’s recent annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, Randy Mooney said dairy persists in its best practices in biosecurity and works with government officials, veterinarians and scientists to understand, contain and prevent highly pathogenic avian …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released their October Cattle on Feed Report, and the new numbers indicate cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on October 1, 2024. The inventory was slightly below October 1, 2023. According to a story from Gary Crawford, …
Additions were made to the walk of fame at the Fort Worth Stockyards this past weekend. Mark Oppold was there and has this report. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended October 25, 2024, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: At Alabama Livestock Auctions, for the week ended October 25, 2024, receipts at 16 markets totaled 12,423 head compared to 11,508 last week and 12,783 last …
USDA recently released its fifth and final proposed rule to beef up competition in the highly consolidated meatpacking industry – seeking advice on price discovery and competition in markets for fed cattle. Rusty Halvorson has the story. Joe Maxwell, the co-founder of Farm Action, says one of the real problems facing cattle producers is a lack of transparency. “In cattle …
Various factors are affecting livestock markets at this time. Mark Oppold explains what those are and what can be expected the next few days. Sponsored ContentCIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsNovember 1, 2024Nuseed Carinata Covers New GroundOctober 1, 2024TriEst Ag Group: Partners in ProfitabilityApril 1, 2024
U.S. egg production totaled 8.92 billion during September 2024, down two percent from the same time last year. Production included 7.65 billion table eggs and 1.27 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.18 billion were broiler-type and 91.3 million were egg-type. The average number of layers in the U.S. during September totaled 375 million, down three percent from last year. September …
USDA’s October beef production outlook was noticeably higher compared to the prior month’s forecast. Rusty Halvorson has more details. USDA outlook board chairman Mark Jakenowski says beef production is expected to grow both this year – and next year. “Beef production was raised 210 million pounds for 2024. We’ve been seeing some increased steer and heifer slaughter and also higher …
I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. A central Iowa cattle feeder in the mid-1920s believed he could produce better cattle by paying closer attention to what they ate. His idea was to start with young calves. Feed them quality feed supplements, not just feed loaded with fillers, as he says. So, he developed his own feed. He …
