Cow-calf producers should consider udder soundness as an economically relevant trait translating to the life or death of a newborn calf. The simple process of taking udder scores will improve overall udder soundness in your cow herd. For the beef […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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USMEF Statement in Support of Farm Bill
on January 30, 2014
at 1:32 pm
The U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), an organization charged with increasing the value and profitability of the U.S. beef, pork and lamb industries by enhancing demand in international markets, strongly supports The Agricultural Act of 2014 – the farm bill […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Kansas Senator Pat Roberts To Oppose Farm Bill
on January 30, 2014
at 8:07 am
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), a senior member of the Senate Agriculture Committee and a member of the Farm Bill Conference Committee, today said he will oppose the Farm Bill Conference Report because it is not market-oriented or forward looking […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
“The American Farm Bureau Federation welcomes President Obama’s call in his State of the Union address for Congress to pass immigration reform. Many farmers rely on an immigrant labor force, and, without reform, growers will begin to plant less labor-intensive […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Bayer HealthCare LLC Animal Health Division has announced the introduction of a broad-spectrum premise spray called Annihilator™ Polyzone®. The product provides livestock producers with long-term control of crawling, flying and wood-infesting pests. Bayer’s proprietary technology allows the product to withstand […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Today the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association announced that they will oppose the Agricultural Act of 2014, the farm bill conference report. NCBA sent a letter to the Hill, expressing our opposition to the bill. The following is a statement by Scott George, NCBA president […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Washington, D.C. – Jan. 28, 2014 – A statement from the National Association of Wheat Growers (NAWG) President Bing Von Bergen, a wheat farmer and seedsman from Moccasin, Mont: “I join my fellow wheat growers in support of the conference […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
USDA-NASS said the number of cattle on feed in large feedlots at the start of January was down 5.4% compared to January 2012. The pre-release trade forecast was for the on-feed number to be down 6.0%. This is the seventeenth […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Late January is the time that requires last minute preparations for the upcoming spring calving season. Before the first heifer begins the calving process this spring, it would be wise to review what takes place in a normal delivery. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
NCBA and KLA are opposing the Farm Bill agreed to yesterday by a House-Senate conference committee. The groups’ top priorities, regulatory relief from mandatory country-of-origin labeling (COOL) and the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) livestock marketing rules, were […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
MT. VERNON, Mo. — Liability insurance for farmers, hay feeding waste, beef cow herd expansion and how to improve the bottom line are all speaker topics planned for the 45th Annual Monett Beef Cattlemen’s Conference that begins at 3:30 p.m., […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
It appears that the phenomenal January run of wholesale beef prices may be over. Choice and Select boxed beef prices peaked on Wednesday, January 22 at $240.05/cwt (Choice) and $237.44/cwt. (Select). Choice boxed beef dropped back nearly $3/cwt by Friday […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Farm Bureau Expresses Opposition To RFS Proposal
on January 27, 2014
at 8:35 am
The American Farm Bureau Federation this week stated its opposition to the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2014 Renewable Fuel Standard requirements, which would scale back the total amount of biofuels that must be blended into the nation’s gasoline supply. AFBF responded […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Nebraska Corn Board has received over 5,000 letters expressing opposition on the recent decision of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposal to cut back on the amount of corn ethanol in our nation’s fuel supply. This would cut 1.4 […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Again this week, both slaughter steer prices and beef carcass cutout values blew away last week’s record highs. Through Thursday, the 5-area average price for slaughter steers sold on a live weight basis was $148.45/cwt, up $5.80 from a week […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The Cattlemen’s Day on Friday, Feb. 14, at the Gudmundsen Sandhills Lab near Whitman will focus on the future. After the flash drought of 2012, then record beef prices in 2013, what will 2014 bring? For pastures, rangeland health can […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In an effort to recognize outstanding commercial producers involved in the Gelbvieh breed, the American Gelbvieh Association created the Outstanding Commercial Producer award. The award is based off the Beef Improvement Federation award that is presented annually at the BIF […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
SAVANNAH, Mo. – Beef producers in northwestern Missouri will meet in St. Joseph, Mo., Jan. 30, to plan the year in the Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifer Program. The meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the University of Missouri Extension Center […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The theft of eight heifers from a backgrounding yard southwest of Stafford January 21 has prompted KLA to offer a reward up to $2,500 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the thieves. Jason Walton of Johnson, the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Beltway Beef Commentary: The Impact of Truck Weights on the Beef Industry
Jim Handley, executive vice president of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, talks about the potential impact of increased truck weights on the beef industry.