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Steve Kay is editor and publisher of Cattle Buyers Weekly (www.cattlebuyersweekly.com ) subscription newsletter, the number-one marketing and business newsletter for the meat and livestock industry. He provides BEEF readers with beef-specific information and analysis on the North American meat and livestock industry. He also provides a weekly cattle market roundup each Friday afternoon at beefmagazine.com.

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by Steve Kay Dec. 7, 2010

Corn Subsidies Hurt Livestock Producers

Corn remains King and livestock are the beggars. That’s the way federal farm policy has been for years and nothing has changed, based on latest moves....More
by Steve Kay Oct. 28, 2010

Argentina Presents Lesson In Market Interference

The grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence. Sometimes it’s browner. Just ask cattle producers in Argentina and Australia. They’ve....More
by Steve Kay Oct. 6, 2010

Beef Exports Are Vital

Some people claim exports aren’t vital to the U.S. beef industry. What nonsense....More
by Steve Kay Sep. 8, 2010

Prices Are Good, So Why Are Some Beef Producers Angry?

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....More
by Steve Kay Aug. 5, 2010

GIPSA’s J. Dudley Butler Threatens U.S. Livestock Production

It’s disturbing how one individual has the potential to cause so much damage to an industry. You might know that Mississippi attorney and one-time....More
by Steve Kay Jul. 2, 2010

USDA’s Blurry Vision On Packers

USDA has gotten into the map-making business, and the results are blurry, to say the least. USDA announced in late May that it had identified so-....More
by Steve Kay Jun. 2, 2010

Wal-Mart Raises the Food Safety Bar

E. coli “season” is upon us; it rolls around each summer when shedding spikes for unknown scientific reasons....More
by Steve Kay May. 28, 2010

Walmart Raises The Bar On Food Safety

The E. coli “season” is upon the industry again; it rolls around each summer when shedding spikes for still unknown scientific reasons. Many are....More
by Steve Kay May. 1, 2010

Facts Get In The Way Of Detractors Of The U.S. Packing Sector

Never let the facts get in the way of one's prejudices. That seems to be the mantra for some critics of the packing industry. From claims about....More
by Steve Kay Apr. 1, 2010

U.S. Cattle Are Grading Higher

Cattle are quality grading higher than they have in years. That's both good and bad news for cattle feeders....More
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