Shopping for cattle feed may not be as newsworthy as Black Friday or Cyber Monday, but a little shopping can result in a feed cost reduction and more dollars in a cattle producer's hand next spring....More
While slaughterhouses have never been illegal, the killing of horses for human consumption ended in 2006 when the federal government refused to fund USDA slaughterhouse inspectors....More
Consumers can expect to pay more for their beef this coming year if the return of wetter weather allows cattle ranchers to begin rebuilding herds rather than sending cows to slaughter, says Randy Blach, CattleFax executive vice president....More
With cheap corn appearing to be a thing of the past, producers can capitalize on the ruminant's ability to digest forages and fibrous byproducts by looking to those feedstuffs as their primary backgrounding ration...More
Some of the key elements to successfully managing a cattle operation through a drought are managing number of head/day; evaluating both short- and long-term outcomes associated with decisions; and not being afraid to think outside the box....More
Sen. Mike Johanns (R-NE) told cattlemen attending this week’s Range Beef Cow Symposium in Mitchell, NE, that regulatory overreach and out-of-control government spending are the greatest challenges facing government today...More
