Cattle futures closed higher on Monday with the April and June contracts posting new contract highs. Strength in the cash market last week and firm boxed beef prices are supportive factors. read more »
Ag Secretary Vilsack says climate legislation can benefit farmers and ranchers
3/15/2010
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today discussed how properly structured climate change and energy legislation will benefit America's farmers and ranchers in a speech at the National Farmers Union 2010 convention.
Co-ops can tell their story at DOJ/USDA workshops
3/15/2010
Last week’s Department of Justice and USDA joint workshop on competition in agriculture set the stage for farmer-owned co-ops to show how they promote a more competitive agricultural sector.
AVMA, Veterinary Foundation offer incentive program
3/15/2010
Veterinarian numbers are dwindling at such a rate that our food supply may be in jeopardy – and that decline may continue as their educational debt continues to rise.
Another strong week for cattle, beef prices
3/15/2010
Market signals suggest continued strength in prices this week as supplies remain tight and beef demand appears to be improving.
Lower costs allowing feedyard profits
3/15/2010
Estimated commercial cattle feeding returns in the Southern Plains finally turned positive in February after 32 consecutive months of red ink, as calculated by the Livestock Marketing Information Center.
Are your vaccines and health products working?
3/10/2010
The failure of animal products and vaccines often are the result of human error and not the result of a defective product.
Opportunities and challenges in grass-finished beef
3/8/2010
Ohio livestock producers are exploring grass-fed beef production to meet market demands for what many consider to be a healthful and ecologically sustainable product. However, the production side of the system can be daunting.
Working toward an end to BRD
3/8/2010
A multi-disciplinary team of Oklahoma State University scientists and practitioners is riding herd on one of the most challenging concerns of Oklahoma’s $4.6 billion cattle industry: Bovine Respiratory Disease.
Timing of distillers’ grains supplements in stocker cattle
3/5/2010
Kansas State University researchers recently reported on a trial to determine the response to frequency of dried distillers grains supplementation of stocker calves grazing late-season native grass.
Watch for bloat in wheat cattle
3/4/2010
Stocker operators with cattle grazing wheat pasture should be observing their animals closely for signs of wheat pasture bloat.
New label, dose range for Micotil
3/3/2010
Elanco announced Micotil is now approved for a flexible dose range from 1.5 mL/cwt to 20 mg/kg 3.0 mL/cwt for both metaphylaxis and individual pull-and-treat BRD treatment.
'Integrated, unified and rapid'
2/15/2010
Turning a battleship around in the middle of a fight is cumbersome and often leaves the ship vulnerable to attack.
