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Oklahoma State's Derrell Peel points out with the U.S. beef cow herd the smallest since 1961 and the all cattle inventory the lowest since 1951, it’s setting the cattle market up for higher highs.

Ag tech startup MyAnIML and USDA find first-of-its-kind facial recognition technology successfully analyzes cattle muzzles to predict illness.

Technology and robust data management will allow more cattlemen and smaller processors access to USDA graders to remotely assign official quality grades for beef carcasses, providing an opportunity to increase value.

Four grants have been awarded by ICASA totaling roughly $1.15 million to identify why liver abscesses occur and develop diagnostic tools to enable informed decision-making to treat the condition.

Prices for day-old beef-X-dairy (BXD) calves are often surprisingly high. But what used to be a highly discounted after-thought (straight dairy calves) is rapidly transforming into a meaningful source of production.

The Justice Department says it has filed a memo in federal court with its recommended sentence for Washington rancher and cattle feeder Cody Easterday who pleaded guilty in a $244 million "ghost cattle" scheme.

America's dairy industry has been robust the last several decades. Now, larger average dairies are producing more beef-dairy crossbred calves that are much higher quality for producing beef.

Grocery retailer Giant Eagle alleges the nation’s large beef packing companies have exploited their market power to limit the supply of beef and raise prices in a new lawsuit filed in Chicago on Wednesday.

Continued demand for non-GMO feed for livestock will increase greenhouse gas emissions on farms, and raise consumer prices for meat, milk and eggs, according to a study by Iowa State University.

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Dairy beef makes up approximately 20% of the fed cattle market.

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) said the July 1, 2019 inventory of all cattle and calves totaled 103 million head, unchanged from last July.

Dairy cattle continue to be a significant contributor to the commercial U.S. beef supply. 

Cull cow prices are sharing in the Spring cattle price rally.  Normally, cull cow prices increase from the Fall into late Spring, and that increase is well underway. 

Total U.S. cow harvest so far this year is up 3%, but most of that is from dairy cows, up 4.6%, compared to beef cows up 1.3%. 

The same “strength despite supplies” story does not hold for the cull cow market in 2018.

A week spent in a feedyard pen is helping researchers gain a better understanding of greenhouse gas emissions.

The Beef Checkoff Promotional Board, along with some of its subcontractors, are taking the initiative a step further, studying disease transmission, antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance.

The Beef Checkoff Promotional Board, along with some of its subcontractors, are taking the initiative a step further, studying disease transmission, antibiotic and antimicrobial resistance.

Over the last two weeks, a rumor has come up in several Western cattle auctions and even in the futures market about an impending dairy cow buyout. 

The world's largest cattle feeder has sold to Pinnacle Asset Management, L.P., an investment firm specializing in commodities and natural resources.

Livestock producers in the Texas Panhandle were put on notice after several reports of fumonisin contamination in recently harvested grain.

American beef is on its way to China for the first time in 14 years. Nebraska’s Greater Omaha Packing Company announced today it was sending beef by air freight to a customer in Shanghai.

New manure regulations have been released in Washington affecting dairy and beef producers.

Cattle prices are still considerably lower than the highs of two years ago. However, Holstein cattle appear to be facing their own price pressure as buyers push discounts and some packers shut the door. 

The Veterinary Feed Directive was developed out of the concern for antibiotic resistance associated with daily antibiotic use in animal feeds.

Dairy steers have the genetic potential to produce well-marbled, lean beef. Producers should ensure a high quality product with responsible management practices.

A coalition of environmental, animal rights and citizen action groups filed two lawsuits Wednesday alleging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is failing to address air pollution problems from large-scale livestock farms.

Cheap corn could lead to more cases of acidosis.

While dairy producers are seeing profitability from milk checks there is also a tremendous opportunity to market cattle into the beef supply thanks to record high beef prices.

The role of livestock antibiotics in contributing to resistant bacterial infections in humans is complex and has been long-debated. But what does it actually mean for producers?

Potassium may often be an underappreciated mineral in the world of ruminant nutrition, but it plays key roles in the body.

Survey shows increase in resistance to drug therapies among three years of records from BRD cases.

As supplies tighten and demand is yet to show significant signs of flinching, livestock and dairy producers weigh options

Virginia Tech ag economist Wayne Purcell said he continues to be worried about the cattle complex.

Monsanto has admitted to accidentally releasing tons of genetically modified cotton seed into the market, which might have entered the food chain as cattle feed. The company has no way of knowing where the seed ended up, an official has said.

The U.S. government has refused the request made by the Belgian government to take two flocks of East Friesian sheep back to Belgium, one of the flock’s owners has told reporters.

If they want consolidation, weX_SQ_Xll give X_SQ_Xem consolidation, say feedyards whose goal is a fourth of Texas fed marketings

Assess, prioritize and then act to manage high feed costs.

Looking to save money, Arkansas based Tyson Foods has announced plans to close two facilities...