October Cattle Report Predictable, Markets Hit 7-year High
WASHINGTON, DC – The live cattle market is trading higher based on strong cash market […]
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Ongoing Drought Leading Cause for Increased Feedlot Placements
WASHINGTON, DC – The ongoing drought across the southwest is leading to a greater reduction […]
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Mary-Thomas Hart
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Mary-Thomas Hart is Environmental Counsel with the National Cattleman’s Beef […]
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Bob Maurer
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Bob Maurer is with Manduca Trading in Chicago, IL, and […]
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Tanner Beymer
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Tanner Beymer is with the National Cattleman’s Beef Association (NCBA) […]
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Bob Maurer
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Bob Maurer is with Manduca Trading in Chicago, IL and […]
Agribusiness Report Podcast: Josh Winegarner
AGRIBUSINESS REPORT PODCAST – Guest: Josh Winegarner is Director of Government Affairs with the Texas […]
AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST 01/19/22
AGRICULTURE TODAY PODCAST Top ag news Packer concentration in the cattle market New standards for […]
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Beef Quality Assurance
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Jason Smith, Beef Cattle Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Brush Management
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Morgan Treadwell, Extension Range Specialist.
Tighter Cattle Inventories May Drive Beef Prices Higher
While cow slaughter numbers have been growing in 2021, the global demand for beef continues to grow.
Bipartisan Cattle Market Discovery and Transparency Bill Introduced
Continued concern and frustration with the lack of transparency within the cattle market by producers have led a bipartisan group of Senators to introduce the Cattle Price Discovery and Transparency Act.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Grazing School
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Tim Steffens, Rangeland Resource Management Specialist.
Fed Says Some Livestock Loans Reaching All-time Highs
Though many agricultural lenders have seen a decline in operating loans over the past year, demand for livestock loans is growing and in some cases, reaching all-time highs.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Beef Quality Assurance Programs
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Jason Smith, Beef Cattle Specialist with Texas A&M AgriLife.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Cattle Handling
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Ron Gill, Livestock Specalist with Texas A&M AgriLife.
Devalued Real Helps Brazilian Livestock Herds to Expand
As the U.S. cattle herd continues to contract, Brazil’s herd is expected to increase by 4 percent this year and another 4 percent in 2022, though beef production is likely to fall in 2021 by 6 percent.
Outlook Positive for Beef Cattle Market in 2022
The beef cattle industry is bouncing back from the pandemic, and continued progress is expected in 2022.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Supplemental Grazing
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Cassandra Olds with Kansas State University.
Cattle on Feed Lower as U.S. Herd Shrinks
The nation’s cattle herd is in contraction, and has been confirmed by the latest July Cattle on Feed Report.
Expanding Drought in U.S. Signals Another Herd Reduction
The U.S. cattle herd experienced a drawdown in live animals about ten years ago on the heels of a severe drought across the Southwest. Today, the industry is looking at a similar situation.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Dairy Honors Program
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Cassandra Olds with Kansas State University.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Integrated Pest Management
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series. This month’s guest is Dr. Cassandra Olds with Kansas State University.
Ag Credit Conditions Improving, Though Slowly for Cattlemen
After a sharp rebound at the end of 2020, conditions in the broad agricultural economy continued to improve alongside additional increases in crop prices.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Winter Weather Impact
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Future of Beef Industry May Rest With Cattlemen
As cash cattle prices hold the line between $118 to $120 per hundredweight this week, the online Cattle Market Report suggests that the assault on beef producers has been unrelenting and calls for government investigations in the obscene profits of the processors will only find no illegal activity.
Do You Know Where and What Cattle Eat?
If you run cattle on pastures, do you know where and what they prefer to eat? That’s a question researchers with the Central Plains Experimental Range are trying to answer.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Industry Update
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2021 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Declining Dollar and Fewer Cattle Imports Benefiting Beef
The decline in the value of the dollar has made the U.S. a less desirable target for beef from other beef producing countries.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Global Exports
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Herd Health
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
U.S. Cattle Herd Slightly Smaller One Year Later
According to the National Agriculture Statistics Service biannual report on the U.S. cattle herd the domestic herd, as of January 1, 2021, totaled 93.6 million head, slightly below the same time one year ago.
Monthly Cattle on Feed Report Falls Within Expectations
Traders walked away from Friday afternoon’s monthly Cattle on Feed Report from USDA unfazed by the latest numbers.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Supplemental Feeding
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Drought Risk Management
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Monthly Cattle On Feed Report Surprises Traders
USDA released their monthly Cattle on Feed report on Friday, after the market closed, and surprised traders.
Traders Preparing for Monthly Cattle on Feed Report
raders are preparing for what is considered one of the most important feeder reports of the season, the November USDA Cattle on Feed Report.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Wheat Grazing
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Forages and Supplementation
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Cattle Feeders See Lure of Profitability Next Year
According to a new article from the Center for Commercial Agriculture, cattle feeders could be close to longterm profitability again.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: EPDs
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Feedyard Technician Program
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: External Parasites
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Livestock Grazing with CRP
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Caprock Cattle Educational Series: Beef Cattle Vaccinations
Floyd and Hale County’s Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Agents are your hosts for a series of talks with experts for the 2020 Caprock Cattle Educational Series.
Cattle Industry Agrees to Voluntary Cash Trade Solution
As the cattle industry struggles with how to move forward in light of recent supply chain disruptions and a cash market that is out of whack, some have been looking to the government for direction.
Burger King Pulling “Green” Whopper After Education Campaign
Burger King and its parent company Restaurant Brands International was not prepared for the repercussions from the livestock community and have now pulled their commercials from television.
July Cattle on Feed Report Suggests Herd Contraction
The U.S. cattle herd is slightly smaller this year than at the same time last year, according to the latest July Cattle on Feed Report from USDA.
Changes Announced for Livestock Gross Margin Insurance Program
USDA’s Risk Management Agency has announced changes to the Livestock Gross Margin insurance program for cattle and swine beginning with the 2021 crop year.
R-CALF Leads Charge Requesting Termination of Beef Checkoff
A group of cattle producers, led by R-CALF USA, are asking USDA for a nationwide referendum on the Beef Promotion and Research Order, commonly known as the Beef Checkoff Program.