Livestock
Wolf kill permit issued in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) announced June 21 that it has…
Jul 2, 2018 · By WLJ
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Livestock
Vitalix plant destroyed in fire
Vitalix, the company that makes molasses-based feed supplements for livestock, lost its manufacturing plant…
Jul 2, 2018 · By WLJ
News
Nominations sought for the Demeter Award of Excellence
Do you know an innovative woman who has changed ag for the better? The…
Jul 2, 2018 · By WLJ
Policy
What to consider before converting to an S-corp
The new tax laws have made the decision to convert a C-corp into an…
Jun 25, 2018 · By DTN
Markets
Cash cattle wait on Cattle on Feed report
Despite declining beef cutout values, domestic and international beef demand is amazing, and the…
Jun 25, 2018 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
News
U.S., China trade tariffs
If tariffs and complaints about tariffs were a commodity, trade in them would be…
Jun 25, 2018 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Opinion
Black Ink: Put it to the test
Gathering data is important, but it is also necessary to know how and when…
Jun 25, 2018 · By Nicole Erceg, Certified Angus Beef director of communications
Livestock
Enhanced BVDv control would benefit the cattle industry
Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDv) disease can have lasting impacts on cattle herds. Research…
Jun 25, 2018 · By Oklahoma State University Extension
Livestock
Remember to plan for water needs when weaning fall-born calves
There may be advantages to using fenceline versus separate weaning of calves. In either…
Jun 25, 2018 · By Oklahoma State University Extension
Beef
Beef supply and demand challenges continue
Supply pressures continue to build in beef markets. Large beef supplies are weighing on…
Jun 25, 2018 · By Oklahoma State University Extension
Opinion
Pete’s Comments: How bad is trade really?
Everyone protects their own nests—it’s only natural—and that is what Trump exactly is doing.…
Jun 25, 2018 · By Pete Crow, WLJ publisher emeritus
Policy
Meeting to discuss “fake” meat planned
The public is invited to comment on the issue of foods produced using animal…
Jun 25, 2018 · By Rae Price, WLJ editor
Livestock
Study: Zinc has vital role in bull fertility
Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that zinc plays a key role…
Jun 25, 2018 · By Rae Price, WLJ editor
Livestock
Grazing summer annuals adds flexibility
Grazing summer annual grasses can be a great addition to a cattle operation when…
Jun 25, 2018 · By University of Nebraska Extension
Livestock
Forage insurance can be tool for precipitation risk management
Planting annual forages following a primary crop can provide a number of benefits, but…
Jun 25, 2018 · By University of Nebraska Extension
Environment
Judge demands Pruitt’s proof on global warming claim
In a June 1 ruling, U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia Judge…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
Environment
Summer starts with fire, drought in the West
The beginning of summer dawned on a country half in the grips of drought…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
Livestock
Montana Stockgrowers Association names new executive
The Montana Stockgrowers Association (MSGA) announced Jay Bodner as its new executive vice president.…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
Markets
Tom Frey elected Livestock Marketing Association President for 2018-2020 term
Tom Frey, owner of Creston Livestock Auction in Creston, IA, was elected president of…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
Environment
Center for Biological Diversity asks U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to review 23 different species
In a continuation of its mass petition that led to the 2011 agreement with…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
News
Norway issues tariff complaint
Norway joined the growing ranks of countries that have initiated a dispute complaint with…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
Policy
Council on Environmental Quality seeks comments on National Environmental Policy
The Council on Environmental Quality announced last week that it is planning to update…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
Livestock
California Department of Fish and Wildlife will update online wolf page regarding activity
On June 1, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) responded to an…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
Policy
Comments wanted on sage-grouse amendments
On June 19, the U.S. Forest Service announced its intent to prepare an Environmental…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
News
More Irish meat going to China
Ireland’s Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, TD (Assembly Delegate), announced…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
Livestock
Oregon wolves attack cattle
The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife released a wolf depredation report on June…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
News
East Texas packing plant planned
Danny Stanley, CEO of East Texas Packing, LLC, says he plans to open a…
Jun 25, 2018 · By WLJ
Opinion
Trade, trust, and Trump
DTN’s livestock analyst voices his opinion that losing the trust of our closest trade…
Jun 22, 2018 · By John Harrington, DTN
Opinion
BeefTalk: Future of beef revisited—consumer issues and demand
There are many factors influencing consumer demands for beef in the future. It is…
Jun 22, 2018 · By Kris Ringwall, WLJ Contributing Columnist
Opinion
Guest Opinion: Building consumer confidence opens new doors for beef
A new consumer report highlights the fact that producer concerns overlap with consumers’ values.…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Cattlemen's Beef Board
Policy
President elevates dairy issue in U.S.-Canadian trade
President Trump has made current trade and tariffs talks with Canada about an imbalance…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Opinion
Management Perspectives: No hype: EPDs work
As EPDs and other breeding tools get more complicated, some ranchers have returned to…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Dr. Bob Hough, WLJ correspondent
Opinion
Guest Opinion: New tax law changes how farm losses treated
You’re probably marketing crops right now and not thinking about taxes, but you should.…
Jun 18, 2018 · By DTN
News
Indiana Agriculture and Technology School brings ag to virtual classroom
There’s a new effort in Indiana to bring agriculture to the virtual classroom. The…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Markets
Markets bleed lower on most fronts
Almost every element of the beef and cattle markets were down last week. Some…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Opinion
BeefTalk: How many cattle should go in the pasture?
Determining the proper stocking rate is critical at turn out. It has the largest…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Kris Ringwall, WLJ Contributing Columnist
Beef
U.S. beef exports remain strong
Worldwide, beef trade this year has been impressive. For April, the U.S. and Australia…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Livestock Marketing Information Center
Beef
Preg check and cull replacement heifers early
When pregnancy checking spring-bred heifers, producers should resist the temptation to keep those identified…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Oklahoma State University Extension
Opinion
Pete’s Comments: Brazilian beef
With the purchase of National Beef by Marfrig, the question of global acquisition of…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Pete Crow, WLJ publisher emeritus
Policy
Senate farm bill on track for passage
The Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry advanced the Agriculture Improvement Act of…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Rae Price, WLJ editor
Policy
2019 Interior Appropriations moves closer to approval
The House and Senate Committees on Interior Appropriations have been working to pass their…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Rae Price, WLJ editor
Livestock
Bill would delay ELD enforcement pending reforms
The Modernizing Agricultural Transportation Act would delay enforcement of electronic logging device rules until…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Rae Price, WLJ editor
Environment
EPA gets more support for WOTUS rewrite from legal cases
The web of WOTUS continues to wind. The most recent installment has a district…
Jun 18, 2018 · By Todd Neeley, DTN environmental editor
Livestock
Bloat in cattle—How real is the risk?
Cattle can be susceptible to bloat, especially when returning to pastures with new growth.…
Jun 18, 2018 · By University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Policy
Rural poverty remains regionally concentrated
Rural counties tend to see more poverty than do metro counties. The South has…
Jun 18, 2018 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Beef
Visitors to event in Aspen, CO experience virtual ranch tours of three U.S. cattle operations
Visitors to the 2018 FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen, CO had the opportunity…
Jun 18, 2018 · By WLJ
Policy
IHOP adds burgers, changes name
The International House of Pancakes, best known as IHOP, has changed its name—at least…
Jun 18, 2018 · By WLJ
News
Sainsbury’s in UK set to offer fake meat
Sainsbury’s, a leading retailer in the United Kingdom (UK), is set to begin offering…
Jun 18, 2018 · By WLJ
Livestock
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association names head ranger
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) named Scott Williamson executive director of…
Jun 18, 2018 · By WLJ
Beef
Canadian beef packing gets boost
A report from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation notes that a proposal to build the…
Jun 18, 2018 · By WLJ
Livestock
Iowa livestock auctioneer wins 2018 World Championship
The 2018 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion was named June 9 with Jared Miller of…
Jun 18, 2018 · By WLJ
Policy
Ag economists dispute Trump’s trade claims
Economists from the University of Illinois issued a report countering President Trump’s claims about…
Jun 18, 2018 · By WLJ
Beef
Niman Ranch expands into Canada
Niman Ranch, based in Alameda, CA, recently announced its first Canadian partnership with independently-owned…
Jun 18, 2018 · By WLJ
Markets
Missouri bans “meat” marketing by alternate proteins
Missouri is now the first state to ban the labeling of alternative proteins as…
Jun 11, 2018 · By Chris Clayton, DTN ag policy editor
Policy
U.S. corn planting progress catches up to average; northern states still behind
USDA’s Crop Progress report reveals corn planning progress has reached 81 percent completion nationwide.…
Jun 11, 2018 · By DTN
Opinion
On Target: The growing requirements
Justin Sexten, director of supply development for Certified Angus Beef, discusses the “growing requirements”…
Jun 11, 2018 · By Justin Sexten, WLJ Contributing Columnist
News
Mexico strikes back at U.S. ag
Following the 11th-hour application of steel and aluminum tariffs to trade allies Canada and…
Jun 11, 2018 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Markets
Waiting for launch… again
The market was left holding its breath last week as cash fed cattle trade…
Jun 11, 2018 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Opinion
BeefTalk: Future of beef revisited—midsize challenges
Midsized cattle operations have become larger as the number of producers has declined and…
Jun 11, 2018 · By Kris Ringwall, WLJ Contributing Columnist
Livestock
World Livestock Auctioneer Championship set for June 9
Auctioneers from across the United States and Canada will compete June 9 for the…
Jun 11, 2018 · By Livestock Marketing Association
Livestock
Sheep industry fears history will repeat with bighorns
When bighorns are introduced, domestic sheep get blamed for whatever goes wrong with them.…
Jun 11, 2018 · By Mark Mendiola, WLJ correspondent
Livestock
Stocking rate reductions may be needed
When drought strikes, stocking rates must be reduced to protect rangeland from being overgrazed…
Jun 11, 2018 · By NDSU Extension
Opinion
Pete’s Comments: Paying attention
Jim Moore, third-generation owner of Moore Cattle Company in Charleston, AR has paid close…
Jun 11, 2018 · By Pete Crow, WLJ publisher emeritus
Policy
Optimism drives farmer sentiment higher
Agricultural producer sentiment rose in May to its highest level since January 2017, as…
Jun 11, 2018 · By Purdue University Center for Commercial Agriculture
Policy
Trust in trade is underlying theme at World Meat Congress
Trade topics and overcoming protectionism were among the topics of discussion at the recent…
Jun 11, 2018 · By Rae Price, WLJ editor
Policy
Livestock haulers look for flexibility
Livestock haulers are looking to Congress to pass legislation that will provide flexibility in…
Jun 11, 2018 · By Rae Price, WLJ editor
Beef
Correct rations for nursing calves in confinement aids rumen development
Research has shown that production cows can be maintained on a limit-fed, energy dense…
Jun 11, 2018 · By University of Nebraska Extension
Policy
Hypothetical model: Ag exports add rural jobs across sectors
USDA, Economic Research Service used a hypothetical model to determine that a 10-percent increase…
Jun 11, 2018 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Health/Nutrition
China’s ag import growth paralleled its foreign exchange reserves
After China joined the WTO in 2001, ag really “went global” as a result…
Jun 11, 2018 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Health/Nutrition
Nutrition scores for food acquisitions vary by source
USDA's Economic Research Service calculated nutrition scores for households participating in SNAP and those…
Jun 11, 2018 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Beef
Recent food price inflation in line with overall inflation
Rising restaurant prices have contributed to food price inflation outpacing prices for recreation, education…
Jun 11, 2018 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Policy
Americans consume mostly U.S.-made food, produce
U.S. consumers buy twice the amount of imported foods as they did in 1993,…
Jun 11, 2018 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Beef
Marfrig completes purchase National Beef
Marfrig Global Foods announced in a press release on June 6 that it has…
Jun 11, 2018 · By WLJ
Beef
Food and Drug Administration approves genetically-modified Golden Rice crop
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) joined the food regulatory agencies of Australia, New…
Jun 11, 2018 · By WLJ
Policy
Lawmakers introduce amendment to require approval for tariffs
Sens. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) and Bob Corker (R-TN) introduced an amendment on June 6…
Jun 11, 2018 · By WLJ
Markets
Agricultural Marketing Service seeks comments on organic livestock rules
The Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking comments from interested stakeholders regarding a proposed rule…
Jun 11, 2018 · By WLJ
Markets
Agricultural Marketing Service seeks comments on bioengineered labelling standard
The Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking comments from interested stakeholders regarding a proposed rule…
Jun 11, 2018 · By WLJ
Policy
Senate Ag Committee to consider farm bill
The U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee will hold a business meeting to consider its version…
Jun 11, 2018 · By WLJ
Livestock
Animal Agriculture Alliance announces new board
The Animal Agriculture Alliance recently announced six new board members. The group also announced…
Jun 11, 2018 · By WLJ
News
Canadian Meat Council appoints board chairman
The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) recently announced the appointment of David Colwell as chairman…
Jun 11, 2018 · By WLJ
News
Steak-scented candles sell out
A.1. Steak Sauce introduced special scented candles in a promotion ahead of Father’s Day.…
Jun 11, 2018 · By WLJ
Beef
Chicago Mercantile Exchange implements new amendment to feeder cattle contracts
The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) recently implemented a new amendment to its feeder cattle…
Jun 11, 2018 · By WLJ
Environment
USDA resumes accepting applications for the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program
USDA has resumed accepting applications for the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program (CRP). The Farm…
Jun 11, 2018 · By WLJ
Markets
Cattle and beef markets are entering the summer doldrums
In the cattle markets, some things look bearish and others look bullish. Beef and…
Jun 4, 2018 · By Colorado State University Extension
Markets
Memorial Day markets see gains, records
The holiday-shortened week had some big impacts on prices. Cattle slaughter rates continue to…
Jun 4, 2018 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Livestock
Tour members view variety
For the second half of the 2018 Ozark-Osage Ranch Study Tour, we had a…
Jun 4, 2018 · By Kerry Halladay, WLJ Managing Editor
Opinion
BeefTalk: Pasturing: Get it right
Cattle managers are grass managers and producing beef from grass depends on the development…
Jun 4, 2018 · By Kris Ringwall, WLJ Contributing Columnist
Beef
Adequate nutrition vital for lactating cows
Maintaining proper nutrition is vital for nursing mother cows. A cow uses the total…
Jun 4, 2018 · By NDSU Extension
Beef
Bull soundness exams can detect problems early
Bull soundness exams can help detect and correct problems before breeding season begins. Early…
Jun 4, 2018 · By NDSU Extension
Livestock
Common sense is the key to hot weather cattle handling
When cattle are being handled during the breeding season or in other working situations,…
Jun 4, 2018 · By Oklahoma State University Extension
Livestock
A decade of beef cow herd dynamics
The Jan. 1 2018 beef cow herd was close to the herd size in…
Jun 4, 2018 · By Oklahoma State University Extension
Opinion
Pete’s Comments: More technology, now!
After seeing the level of automation at the Tyson hatchery in Springdale, AR, Pete…
Jun 4, 2018 · By Pete Crow, WLJ publisher emeritus
Livestock
Public Lands Council calls for project proposals to strengthen federal lands ranching
The Public Lands Council has launched a formal request for proposals for efforts to…
Jun 4, 2018 · By Public Lands Council
Opinion
Kay’s Korner: Disease can be killer for producers
New Zealand plans to cull as many as 150,000 dairy and beef cows in…
Jun 4, 2018 · By Steve Kay, WLJ columnist
Policy
China’s overseas ag investment has grown over tenfold
China has been aggressively increasing its agricultural holdings in other countries, including the U.S.…
Jun 4, 2018 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Health/Nutrition
Most U.S. consumers’ food spending is on domestic products
Imports’ share of the U.S. food and beverage dollar has almost doubled over the…
Jun 4, 2018 · By USDA Economic Research Service
Beef
Argentina to sell beef in Japan
Argentina’s Minister of Agriculture Luis Miguel Etchevehere recently participated in a meeting of the…
Jun 4, 2018 · By WLJ
Health/Nutrition
MythCrusher addresses “fake meat”
The North American Meat Institute (NAMI)) has released a new Media MythCrusher to address…
Jun 4, 2018 · By WLJ
News
Trump rescinds tariff exemptions
On May 31, President Donald Trump announced via a pair of presidential proclamations that…
Jun 4, 2018 · By WLJ