Markets were mixed today, although more positive than yesterday. Live cattle futures were higher, and if cash trade had waited until today to develop, perhaps the week’s cash prices could have been higher with encouragement from the futures. Read more

USDA needs to ensure its coronavirus aid to farmers is equitable as the Biden administration is using the department in several ways to focus on President Joe Biden’s goal to contain the coronavirus, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said recently. Read more

Consumers overwhelmingly chose ground beef over plant-based beef alternatives in a multifaceted study now being reported by Kansas State (K-State) University researchers. Read more

Farms across the country will be paying on average 4.5 percent higher wages to H-2A agricultural guest workers in 2021 after a recent injunction against a Trump administration rule to freeze those wages. Read more

Farmers continue to report strong current economic conditions on their farms, according to the February Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer. Read more

Winter Storm Uri, which blasted through the entire state of Texas, caused at least $600 million in agricultural losses, according to preliminary data from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agricultural economists. Read more

Texas cattle producers should expect far better market conditions in 2021 despite recent disruptions and losses, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts. Read more

Despite shipping record-breaking volumes of U.S. beef to China from July to December 2020, the U.S. supplied only 1.3 percent of China’s total imports of beef.  Read more

U.S. agricultural exports generate economic benefits beyond the agricultural sector as well as provide support for farm prices and farm income. Read more

Texas’ winter/spring wildfire season is about to begin. Fire experts predict it could be a particularly active season because of La Niña this year.  Read more