The January Cattle on Feed report pegged January 1 feedlot inventories at 11.2 million head, down 5.6 percent from last year. December placements were down about 0.5 percent from year earlier levels. This makes the seventh consecutive month of declining […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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March 2013 corn futures are currently trading about $0.25 above the closing price on January 10 and about $0.10 below the high reached on January 16. The spot market basis also remains very strong in most markets. The USDA’s Grain […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State University Extension and Outreach and the University of Nebraska are teaming up to offer a feedlot roundtable session at six Iowa locations on Thursday, Feb. 21, from 12:45 to 3:45 p.m. Iowa State Extension beef […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Drought, Supply & Demand to Top Agenda at Texas Cattle Raisers Convention
on January 27, 2013
at 5:53 am
Today’s rancher is faced with 3 major challenges: a looming financial crisis that is slowing consumer demand for beef, the lowest cattle supplies since the 1940s, and a lingering drought that has expanded to other parts of the country. What […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Barrier Removed for Export U.S. Distiller’s Dried Grains (DDGs)
on January 25, 2013
at 5:43 am
Posted In: A, Cattle, Cattle Feeding, Corn, Crop Production, DDG's, Energy, Ethanol, Feed Stuffs, Feeder Cattle, Fuel, NCGA
A barrier impeding the rapid export growth of U.S. distiller’s dried grains with solubles came down earlier this month as the ethanol co-product gained official classification as a non-hazardous cargo. The reclassification, which became final and mandatory under the code […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
AMES, Iowa – Iowa beef producers have to balance dietary and nutritional considerations with getting the most value for their dollar after feed prices skyrocketed this winter as a result of last year’s drought, said an Iowa State University Extension […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
COLUMBIA, Mo. – Another drought year ahead or not, adding more forages to the grazing mix helps during the annual summer slump, says a University of Missouri Extension forage specialist. Rob Kallenbach, Columbia, advocates more alfalfa, although the legume called […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Schwieterman Update 1-24: Feeder cattle futures rebounded along with the fats on Tuesday
on January 24, 2013
at 8:06 am
Corn Estimated Fund Position Trends Short Term: Up Net Long Futures and Options: 57372 Long Term: Up Change: -7000 Overnight Trade: H -5 @7:30 AM Yesterday the March corn fell out of the sideways pattern and continued lower overnight. $7.12 is […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In the next several months, planting decisions will be finalized, with one of the central question being how much corn will be planted. Herein, the corn versus soybean planting decision for 2013 is examined for high-productivity farmland. If more corn […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Historically Low Supplies Cause Record Hay Prices In last week’s In The Cattle Market column, John Anderson did an excellent job of explaining the final production numbers for the US corn crop. Another crop that is vitally important to cattle […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Winter 2013 may provide some challenges that ranchers have not faced in the recent past, and managing winter feeding costs is among them. However, proper winter feeding is important to profitable cow-calf production. To develop an effective feeding program, […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Two years of drought have taken a huge toll on U.S. hay production. In the recently released USDA Annual Crop Production Summary, total U.S. hay production in 2012 was 120 million tons, down nearly 18 percent from the 2006-2010 average. […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cargill To Idle Texas Beef Processing Plant, Cites Dwindling Supply Of Cattle
on January 18, 2013
at 7:17 am
Cargill today announced that it will idle its Plainview, Texas, beef processing facility effective at the close of business, Friday, Feb.1, 2013, resulting primarily from the tight cattle supply brought about by years of drought in Texas and Southern Plains […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Feeder Calf Prices Can Be Good, but Feed Costs Depend on Rain
on January 17, 2013
at 8:31 am
BUFFALO, Mo. – Record-high calf prices don’t necessarily mean record-high profits in the beef business. Scott Brown, University of Missouri livestock economist, said rising feed costs will cut into cattle profits. “Cattle producers should hope for a big corn acreage […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Drought Year Alternatives for Beef Cow Rations South Central Iowa IBC Beef Specialist Joe Sellers discusses drought year winter beef cow reaitons. Recorded 1-11-13 at the Extension Office in beautiful Madison County Iowa
December 1st hay stocks (reported by USDA-NASS on January 11th) came in at the lowest level on record (since 1957) at 76.5 million tons. Over the last two years December hay stocks have dropped double digits each year, totaling a […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
KSU agricultural agent Austin Sexten offers ideas to cattle producers about selecting a bale feeder to minimize hay wastage, based on his university research on the degree of wastage associated with using various feeders.
John Matsushima, Cattle Feeding Innovator, to be Honored at National Western Stock Show
on January 11, 2013
at 7:18 am
Posted In: A, Animal Health, Beef Production, Cattle, Cattle Feeding, Feeder Cattle, University News
FORT COLLINS – John Matsushima, a retired Colorado State University professor and a pioneer in beef-cattle nutrition, will be honored on Jan. 14 as 2013 Citizen of the West by the National Western Stock Show, joining a roster of Western […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – A recent study by Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute indicated that most Kansas feedlots are handling cattle in a low stress, humane manner and have protocols in place designed to ensure beef safety. “Last year the […] ↓ Read the rest of this entry…