Source: USDA
China’s emergence as a major meat producer, consumer, and importer creates export opportunities for the United States and other producers. China has become the world’s largest meat importer, as growth in its own production has diminished. Growth in...
Source: USDA
by Jeffrey Gillespie, Christine Whitt, and Christopher G. Davis
The cow-calf segment of the U.S. beef industry is diverse in farm size, structure, and location, with farms located in every State and ranging from very small to very large....
Source: National Cattlemen's Beef Association news release
The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) announced support for the Preserving Family Farms Act of 2023 that was introduced by U.S. Representatives Jimmy Panetta (CA) and Mike Kelly (PA).
This bipartisan legislation would expand...
Source: USDA
by Russell Knight, Hannah Taylor, William Hahn, Angel Terán, Mildred Haley, Grace Grossen, and Adriana Valcu-Lisman
The Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Outlook for July 2023 analyzes economic impacts of month-to-month changes in USDA’s “World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates”...
Source: USDA news release
The United States has long been a top supplier of beef to Japan. U.S. market share collapsed in 2004 after a single case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as "mad cow disease," was...
Source: South Dakota State University, Kiernan Brandt, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist
Originally written by Olivia Amundson, former SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist.
First-calf heifers pose specific challenges for cattle producers from many aspects. First, there has been a two-and-a-half-year period of developing...
Source: National Cattlemen's Beef Association news release
Today, cattle industry leaders praised the introduction of a bipartisan congressional resolution recognizing the importance of commodity checkoff programs, including the Beef Checkoff.
"As a cattle producer who invests in the Beef Checkoff, I...
Source: USDA news release
Large family farms were more likely to have stronger financial performance than other farms, according to USDA, Economic Research Service (ERS) researchers reporting data from the 2021 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS).
ERS researchers measured financial performance...
Source: University of Minnesota
Quick facts
Plan for drought and implement your plan before the situation is critical.
If a live water tap is not available, start hauling water well in advance of natural surface water running out.
Keeping calves...
Source: NCBA
Last night, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and litigation partners filed a motion in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas asking the court to strike down the Biden administration’s Waters of the U.S....
