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USDA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration published a proposed rule June 22 that could prohibit packers from paying more for some cattle than others, and could derail current value-added marketing agreements between feedlots and packers.

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Who is Temple Grandin, and Why Did She Win All Those Emmys?

Temple Grandin: the name that rang true seven times at the Emmy Awards Show on Sunday....

Brazil May Have A Solution To Feeding The World

By 2050, the world's population will hit 9 billion—so how will we feed everyone? ...

USDA: Commitment To Production Agriculture

USDA Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Ag Services Jim Miller said the USDA is focused on building a new framework for rural America and enhancing opportunities for U.S. farms and ranches....

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Some Thoughts On GIPSA Day In Fort Collins

Aug 27, 2010 12:10 PM, Troy Marshall

The big GIPSA circus is underway today (Friday) in Fort Collins, CO, but two small events occurred this week that confirmed for me the intentions and effects of these proposed new rules....

Why All The Industry Discontent?

Aug 27, 2010 11:54 AM, Steve Kay

Cattle producers should be pretty happy right now. Prices for calves, yearlings and fed cattle were all 13% higher the last week of July than a year ago, with live cattle prices up 11% for the first seven months, vs. the same period last year....

Current Issue: August 2010

Is the current cattle industry business model sustainable?)

Wes Ishmael

“Despite worldwide population demand for beef, the U.S. beef industry is contracting,” says Barry Dunn, dean of South Dakota State University’s College of Agricultural and Biological Sciences...

Beef industry dogged by E. coli contamination issue

Aug 5, 2010 2:54 PM, Dave Sjeklocha

Since 1993, our industry has struggled mightily with E. coli O157:H7 – a strain of bacteria that lives in the intestines of healthy cattle and is also found on the hide...

Expanding Your Ranch In Today’s Cattle Market

Aug 5, 2010 1:53 PM, By Wes Ishmael, Contributing Editor

Just the whiff of higher calf and feeder-cattle prices used to be enough to unleash industry optimism, sending cow-calf producers scurrying to retain or buy more heifers to expand and exploit the cattle cycle...

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