U.S. Cattle on Feed Up 3 Percent

Dan Cattle

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head was at 11.7 million head on November 1, 2018. That is three percent above November 1, 2017. Placements in feedlots during October were at 2.25 million head, six percent below 2017, while marketing’s of fed cattle during October totaled …

NCBA on Cell-Cultured Foods Agreement

Dan Beef, Cattle

It was recently announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have reached an agreement to joint regulation of cell-cultured foods. FDA will manage cell collection, cell banks, and cell growth with USDA taking over during the cell harvest stage, then overseeing production and labeling of cell-based meat products. National Cattlemen’s Beef Association …

Agri View: BFTP-Selecting Meat in the Supermarket

Dan Agri View, Beef, Pork, Poultry, Sheep-Goats

What would you do if you selected meat or milk from a cloned animal in your supermarket? Everett Griner talks about the interesting results of a survey in today’s Agri View. BFTP-Selecting Meat in the Supermarket Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle Enhancement Board Offers …

NCBA Membership in the Southeast

Dan Beef, Cattle

There are a number of cattle producers across the Southeast involved as members in the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Mary Bea Halimeh, NCBA’s associate director of membership services, told Southeast AgNet’s Randall Weiseman that membership here in the Southeast is up, but they are encouraging more to get involved. NCBA Membership in the Southeast Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board …

Alabama Cattlemen’s Board Approves 2019 Budgets

Dan Alabama, Cattle

Alabama producers serving on the board of directors for the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association (ACA) recently approved the 2019 budgets. ACA Executive Vice President Erin Beasley says the programs are set for next year. Alabama Cattlemen’s Board Approves 2019 Budgets Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch 1, 2026Florida Cattle …

More Milk, Higher Prices and Tighter Margins Projected for 2019

Dan Dairy

Forecasts indicate that U.S. milk production next year will climb again, and Gary Crawford has a story explaining what that will most likely mean for farm milk prices and dairy operator margins. More Milk, Higher Prices and Tighter Margins Projected for 2019 Sponsored ContentFlorida Cattle Enhancement Board Helps to Support Forage Development and Management PracticesMarch 6, 2026CIR Agriculture Harvester ProductsMarch …

Two Years After Birth, Cows from Heat-Stressed Cattle Produce Less Milk

Dan Dairy, Industry News Release, Research

If lactating dairy cattle get too hot, they don’t produce as much milk, and that can add up to economic losses of more than $1 billion a year in the U.S. alone, University of Florida researchers say. This loss can easily double if dry cows — those in late pregnancy that are not lactating — suffer from heat stress. That …

Weekly Livestock Market Report

Dan Alabama, Cattle, Florida, Georgia

**This report will not be issued next week due to markets being closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.** Here are the weekly livestock market reports for Alabama, Florida, and Georgia, for the week ended November 16, 2018, compiled by the Livestock Market News Service for all three states. AL Livestock Market Report: AL Livestock Market Report At Alabama Livestock Auctions for …

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Valuable Rancher Recordkeeping Tool from NCBA Available for 2019

Dan Cattle, Industry News Release

NCBA’s Pocket-Sized Redbook Has Offered Efficient Recordkeeping to Ranchers for More Than 30 Years A pocket-sized recordkeeping tool from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, offered to cattle producers for more than 30 years, is now available for 2019. NCBA’s Redbook helps cattle producers effectively and efficiently record their daily production efforts, helping enhance profitability. The 2019 Redbook has more than …