cow/calf

The Washington Cattlemen's Association has concerns about the federal government getting involved in issues between beef producers and meat packers. The WCA’s Mark Streuli said government intervention to try and make things more equitable between producers and packers is a delicate issue. "This is de ...

Plans are in development to construct a $1.1 Billion next-generation livestock processing facility in western South Dakota. The one-million-square-foot facility will process beef and include a specialty bison line. Kingsbury and Associates and Sirius Realty of Rapid City, South Dakota, are currently in the research and development phase of the project ...

USDA is reporting that the nation's cattle feed lots on May 1st were feeding 12 million head. "Which was the highest May 1st number since the series began in 1996." And 2% above May 1st a year ago. USDA livestock analyst Shayle Shagam said that's partly of the result of large numbers of placements of cattle into feed lots during March, and now during April, placements were 1 ... Read Mo

Investigators with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife have been very busy in the John Day area over the past couple of days. On Friday, May 20th, crews were called out to the Middle Fork John Day area of Grant County after a livestock owner found a dead six-month old, 350-pound calf, in a 1200 acre, private-land pasture about 400 yards from his corrals ...

The American Hereford Association is partnering with Colorado State University on a research project regarding sustainable genetics. AHA executive vice president Jack Ward said individual cattle producers and the collective beef industry will continue to get asked to do more with less as it relates to environmental and economic sustainability ...

The Butcher Block Act, which supporters say will boost U.S. meat processing capacity, won bipartisan support from the House Ag panel last week. The legislation is in contrast to the Meat and Poultry Special Investigator Act, which was fiercely contested, advancing only along partisan lines ...

According to the head of USDA’s AMS, a pilot cattle contract library could be up and running by the first of next year. The $1 million pilot Congress funded in current year spending, is aimed at improving price transparency in cattle markets, thereby helping independent producers get a fairer price. USD ...

As we start our six-part Northwest Farm Credit Services Quarterly Commodity snapshot series, we take a look at dairy and beef. Northwest Farm Credit Services Vice President Bill Perry says their outlook for cattle suggests slightly profitable returns for cow/calf producers ...

The four CEOs of Cargill, Tyson Foods, JBS, and National Beef Packing have agreed to testify before Congress. Reuters said the meatpacker bosses will discuss cattle markets and price increases for consumers. House Ag Committee Chair David Scott says it’s important to find out why prices have dropped for ranchers and risen for consumers. ...

A study from USDA's Agricultural Research Service finds on rangelands of the Western U.S., calving in late winter instead of spring maximizes calf growth. The study finds that late winter calving instead of spring supplies high-quality forage when it's most needed ...