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Purdue Study says CAFO Owners Younger, more Educated
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
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...
JBS restructures ownership of its feedlot division
In press release from its Brazil headquarters, JBS said when it bought the Smithfield Beef Group last October, it also purchased 100 percent of Five Rivers Cattle Feeding which owns 10 feedlots, including two in Weld County and another in Yuma County. ...
Cattle on Feed Numbers About as Expected
USDA's monthly cattle on feed update came out near pre-report expectations....
A Commitment to Quality Beef
When other families are opening presents on a snowy Christmas morning, Anne Burkholder or one of her employees don coveralls and rubber boots to care for cattle in the family feedlot at Willow Island, writes Elizabeth Barrett for the Gothenburg Times. ...
Engler, Farr Inducted Into Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame
Paul F. Engler and William D. Farr are the inaugural inductees into the newly established Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame (CFHF)...
Feeding Holsteins
How can a young farmer establish a feedlot operation without a huge capital investment? South Dakota farmer Troy Randall found his answer 13 years ago...
Cattle Feeders Hall Of Fame Established
A Cattle Feeders Hall of Fame (CFHF) has been established to honor the visionary men and women who have made lasting contributions to the cattle-feeding industry. ...
From Our Columnists
Advocate or Perish
"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...
Don't Market Like 2008
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...
