Large-scale structure has benefits

Developing a Global Agenda for Farming

Cattle Inventory Lowest Since 1959

USDA cattle numbers show no sector in the black

JBS-Swift's Call to Cattlemen

Advantages in Breeding Smaller Beef Cattle

Source: TheBeefSite

Half the size, half the work and half the expense when you breed from smaller bulls and heifers is exactly what rancher Bob Potter wanted....

Ranching Demonstrations Planned for the Beef Cattle Short Course

Source: Texas A&M AgNews

Brush control, cattle handling techniques, corral design and cattle-selection principles will be featured at the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course scheduled Aug. 3-5 in College Station. ...

Purdue Study says CAFO Owners Younger, more Educated

Source: Hoosier Ag Today; By: Andy Eubank and Steve Leer

Last week Purdue University released findings of a two year study of large-scale animal production in eight Indiana counties. ...

JBS Restructures Its Five Rivers Ownership

Muriel Elizabeth Hayes

Brazilian packer JBS S.A. announced last Friday the restructuring of its ownership of Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, which it acquired when it bought Smithfield Beef Group last October...

Recession Affects Value of Weight, Yield and Quality

May 24, 2009 5:27 PM, Source: TheCattleSite Newsdesk

The economy is upside-down and so are determinants of carcass value....

California Sends Slaughter On The Road

May 15, 2009 2:55 PM, Meatprocess.com

he first fully-licensed mobile livestock slaughter unit in California will improve animal welfare by eliminating long journeys to slaughterhouses and improve meat quality, claims its operator Central Coast Agricultural Cooperative (CCAC). ...

Consumer Confidence in Food Manufacturers Plunges

Source: Food Production Daily; By: Rory Harrington

New research from the United States suggests that consumer confidence in food companies has plummeted after less than one in five said they trusted firms to develop and sell healthy products. ...

Illinois Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products

Source: USDA Food Safety Inspection Service

International Meat Co., Inc., a Chicago, Ill., establishment is recalling approximately 6,152 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7...

Jerry Wulf focuses on the end-product

By Alaina Burt, Managing Editor

Jerry Wulf from Morris, MN, wears many hats in the cattle business. The Wulf operation encompasses three different entities: Leonard Wulf & Sons, Inc.,...

Power of perspective

Alaina Burt

When anxious bull customers call on Bridgewater, IA cattleman Dave Nichols, he's quick to share his optimism: cow efficiency, domestic demand and export...

Use Target Grazing To Take Aim At Invasive Weeds

Kindra Gordon for the Grazing Lands Conservation Initiative

There's a new buzzword out West when it comes to grazing --targeted grazing...

DDGs Stocker Supplementation Shows Potential