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Verde Farms Buys Estancia Beef

May 12, 2017

Verde Farms, a provider of 100% grass-fed and free range beef, has acquired El Raigon Natural Beef’s import division Estancia Beef. The acquisition is a natural next step in expanding Verde Farms' offerings nationwide while ...

Tags: Verde Farms, Beef

Cattle Futures Have Peaked for The Season

May 8, 2015

Year-over-year prices for finished steers remain high, but it looks like in general, cattle futures have peaked for the season, and that's likely to trim gains heading into summer. The cattle business has responded to supply-driven price ...

Tags: cattle futures, Agriculture

5 Practices to Cool Livestock in August Heat

Aug 7, 2014

This summer dealt us cooler weather than typical, but we all know the sweltering heat that back-to-school and state fair season can bring. Put these five tips into practice to keep your livestock comfortably cool and safe from the effects ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food

Record Beef Prices at The Consumer Meat Case Persist

May 8, 2014

If you're not ready for a higher cattle market for a while, you better settle in and get ready for it, because it's going to continue for "multiple years" into the future, one expert says. Record beef prices at the consumer meat case ...

Tags: Beef Herd, cattle market

Limited Supplies Keep Strong Pressure on Top-End Alfalfa-Hay Prices

Feb 26, 2014

As limited supplies keep strong pressure on top-end alfalfa-hay prices, dairy producers in the Upper Midwest are looking closer at medium- to average-quality alfalfa. That’s according to grower-dealer Leslie Zimmerman, of ...

Tags: Solid Demand, Mid-Quality Alfalfa

First USDA Cattle on Feed Report of 2014 Shows a Five Percent Smaller Set of Cattle

Feb 7, 2014

The first USDA Cattle on Feed Report of 2014 shows a five percent smaller set of cattle in US Feedlots as of January first of this year versus January 1, 2013. While that shows the tightness of the US beef supply, it may still not be enough ...

Tags: beef supply, US Feedlots

Hay Prices in Wyoming, Colorado and Western Nebraska Have Tapered off Steadily

Feb 7, 2014

Hay prices in Wyoming, Colorado and western Nebraska have tapered off steadily in the last four to five weeks. So reports Barry McRea, owner-manager of Valley Video Hay Markets and HayTime Auctions in Torrington, WY. Since mid-December, ...

Tags: Barry McRea, Feedlots, alfalfa, Wyoming

Record-High Cattle and Beef Prices Through 2014 -- USDA

Jan 20, 2014

A combination of long-term feed price movement and recent stormy winter weather have combined to ignite record-high cattle and beef prices, and between those factors, a lag in cow slaughter and a strong export market have the market on ...

Tags: Beef Prices, long-term feed price

Cargill and Branhaven to License Neogen Corporation Their Patented Beefgen Genomics Tools

Jan 16, 2014

Cargill, Inc. and Branhaven LLC, announced a non-exclusive agreement to license Neogen Corporation their patented BeefGen genomics (DNA) tools that help beef and dairy cattle producers analyze bovine genetics to improve meat and milk ...

Tags: Agriculture, Food, Beef

Fausti Has Been Analyzing Trends in Cattle Marketing for Nearly 20 Years

Jan 16, 2014

Change and volatility are commonplace in today's agricultural markets. South Dakota Agricultural Experiment Station economist Scott Fausti has had a front row seat to monitor much of that change. He has been analyzing trends in cattle ...

Tags: Cattle Marketing Trends, Agriculture

K-State Feedlot Specialist Coupled with Use of Beta-Agonists Affects Cattle Feed Intake

Jan 14, 2014

In this part 2 of a two-part series, a K-State feedlot specialist provides a look into how environmental factors, including heat stress, coupled with the use of beta-agonists potentially affects cattle feed intake. Growing cattle that are ...

Tags: Beta-Agonists, Environment and Cattle Feed Intake

Specialist Provides Look with Tuse of Beta-Agonists Potentially Affects Cattle Feed Intake

Jan 10, 2014

In this part 2 of a two-part series, a K-State feedlot specialist provides a look into how environmental factors, including heat stress, coupled with the use of beta-agonists potentially affects cattle feed intake. Growing cattle that are ...

Tags: Beta-Agonists, The Environment, Cattle Feed Intake

Look Back at Calendar Year and to Engage in Speculation Regarding Forthcoming Year

Jan 10, 2014

Tis the season for analysts to look back at the nearly completed calendar year and to engage in speculation regarding the forthcoming year. In that spirit, I first encourage readers to make use of the growing list of available resources ...

Tags: Wrap-up, Look Forward

Recently Released December 1 Cattle on Feed Report Told Us About What We Expected

Jan 10, 2014

The recently released december 1 cattle on feed report told us about what we expected – cattle numbers nationwide are down. Specifically, cattle on feed in yards with capacity of 1,000 head or more was 10.7 million head, 5 percent ...

Tags: IOWA, Cattle, Feed Report

First U.S. Commercial Plantings of Giant King Grass Are Being Established In Arizona

Jan 9, 2014

In the Arizona desert, the first U.S. commercial plantings of Giant King Grass are being established – for use as livestock feed first, and hopefully as a renewable energy feedstock in the future. That's according to Carl Kukkonen, ...

Tags: Energy Crop, Livestock Feed

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