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Dec 4, 2024 · James Mitchell. In a previous article, Kenny wrote about the three Ps of herd expansion: profit, pasture, and patience.USDA will publish the Cattle Inventory report next month, offering the most comprehensive snapshot of the industry.

Oct 22, 2024 · By Matthew Diersen, Ph.D., South Dakota State University, Livestock Marketing Information Center. Locally, the corn harvest is moving at a rapid pace, and producers have already moved cows into stalks and stubble.

Jan 28, 2025 · Texas placements were down 75,000 head versus a year ago (largely due to border closure) – that difference added back in would have made placements total 1.717 M head (and ahead of the Dec ’23 pace at 1.698M head)

Apr 25, 2024 · U.S. consumer demand for beef stayed strong in the first quarter, while supply pressures continue to prevail, according to Rabobank’s latest North American Agribusiness Review.. With the USDA all-fresh beef retail price reaching a record $7.89/pound in March, Q1 2024 ended up being the second highest for consumer demand in the last 30 years.

Mar 31, 2021 · Grain finished- As the name implies, this system involves feeding a concentrate or grain-based diet to cattle during the finishing period. Typically, cattle in this system are housed in confinement, which could be anything from a dry lot to a compost bedded pack barn.

Jan 11, 2025 · According to the experts at Kansas State University's Beef Cattle Institute, while a young person who turns 10 is considered an adolescent, cows at that age are considered old. Speaking on a recent Cattle Chat podcast, K-State veterinarian Brian Lubbers and beef cattle nutritionist Phillip ...

Dec 4, 2024 · According to a recent RaboResearch report, herd contraction in the world’s four largest beef-producing countries is going to lead to the first global beef supply reductions since the Covid-19 pandemic and will alter trade flows.

Mar 23, 2017 · By Mark McCully, Certified Angus Beef LLC vice president, supply “Cattle have to be 51% black.” “Is it the hair or the hide or both?” “It’s the average of a pen, so if more than half of them are black, the whole pen qualifies.” “What if a few are Holstein – just add up the spots and see if you get to more than 51%?