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Sheep producers are left wondering where they will send their sheep to be processed upon JBS USA announcing its intent to acquire a Mountain States Rosen lamb processing facility in Greeley, CO.
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Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) released the responses to their investigation of whether the Big Four meatpackers used the COVID-19 pandemic to increase exports and domestic prices, while failing to maintain worker safety.
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The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) released their 2021-2025 Beef Industry Long Range Plan at the NCBA Cattle Industry Summer Business meeting late last month.
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Fed cattle markets were stronger last week. Cattle feeders are starting to dig their heels in and move the market higher
It’s ironic that a new live cattle marketing program to test the cash market was announced just days after NCBA’s live cattle marketing meeting. Out comes a new, but old concept.
Just how serious is the coronavirus outbreak?
Attendees at USDA’s annual Agricultural Outlook Forum in Virginia received an earful about the challenges posed by increasingly volatile weather extremes.
A moment of truth in the trade talks between the U.S. and the European Union (EU) is about to arrive.
The U.S can help combat global food challenges by helping other countries modernize their toolkits.
It is our responsibility, as citizens of the United States, to take precautions in the face of a global pandemic.
To my fellow public land ranchers,
In any typical year, you would be celebrating your new calf or lamb crop, having your first round of branding, or worrying about when it is going to rain. Instead, this year you are monitoring the markets and questioning what the industry will look like in the future.
The worst appears to be over for the beleaguered cattle markets.
Cattle producers offered 36,400 head of calves, yearlings, and breeding stock from 22 states for this auction.
Cattle markets are slowly recovering; fed cattle are trading between $115-120 live and $180-190 dressed. Feed costs are also dropping, which will certainly cheapen up these cattle. We may even see some positive breakevens.