AMES, Iowa – Iowa beef producers have to balance dietary and nutritional considerations with getting the most value for their dollar after feed prices skyrocketed this winter as a result of last ...

The American beef cattle herd is at its lowest level since 1973, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting the total herd at 86.7 million in January, one of the lowest inventories since the ...

The continuing high cattle market is creating some shifts in feedlots in the U.S., with more heifers being sold as feeders, as well as feedlots keeping cattle on feed for longer periods. “We are ...

If drought impacts feed costs, it could put downward pressure on feeder cattle prices and crimp interest in feeding cattle ...

Despite the cattle inventory plummeting to the lowest level in 73 years, the number of cattle on feed remains surprisingly strong. The average all-fresh retail price for beef hit record highs in six ...

ICBF data, careful breeding decisions and a focused 20-month bull system underpin Thomas Carroll’s profitable suckler-to-beef ...

John Dohogne had a vision in 1967. He saw an event that would put the spotlight on cattle feeding in the High Plains region. Dohogne, the plant manager at Producers Packing Company in Garden City, ...

Cattle are being fed to heavier weights to meet market demand; this raises their risk for heat stress challenges.

Escalating costs for hay and supplements have many cattle producers concerned, especially with very poor pasture conditions and limited hay supplies in some areas of the state. Current feed costs have ...

Last week, USDA released its biannual U.S. cattle inventory report showing U.S. cattle totals as of January 1, following its monthly cattle on feed report the week before that. The reports provide ...

TEANECK, N.J., U.S.A.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Phibro Animal Health Corporation, an international leader in animal health nutritional products, is pleased to announce that it has joined with Vetos Europe to ...

Profit margins for both cattle and hog finishing operations saw modest gains last week but also carry significantly higher feed costs than a year ago. Cattle feeders saw average profits of $222 per ...