US and the World
It is that time of year again across the great North American corn belt. It is early but harvest is starting almost everywhere. In the United States USDA has estimated as of September 8th 5% of...
The fall months are when a majority of producers across the country are selling spring-born calves or yearlings from last fall. Due to the increase in supply of calves, prices typically decline during these months. A way to show...
The Ohio State University’s State Climatologist, Aaron Wilson, has told me before- “The best way to end a drought is to talk about drought.”
I am hoping he is right. Maybe by the time you read this article we will...
The U.S. beef cow herd inventory has received significant attention recently, due to historically low levels driven by market prices and drought conditions that have incentivized producers to sell. Droughts impacted much of the U.S. in 2011-2014 and again...
In many parts of western Canada this year, rain came early and made for a solid grass year. Unfortunately, the rest of the summer brought mostly extreme heat with little moisture other than a handful of storms that brought...
Intro:
USDA’s Economic Research Service (ERS) reported record retail beef prices for the month of July, with the all fresh value of beef estimated at $8.15 per pound (Figure 1). This marks the first time in history the national...
Background
America’s beef supply relies heavily on a large network of small producers to raise calves. In fact, 25% of the beef cow inventory can be found on operations with 50 or fewer head. Since these operations generally do not...
USDA reports weekly slaughter statistics for different classes of cattle. Beef cow slaughter this year through 28 weeks totals 1.56 million head. Beef cow slaughter has been historically high in the previous two years. During the same period, beef...
On June 28, 2024, the United States Supreme Court overturned a 40-year-old precedent. Since 1984, the Chevron doctrine has required courts to give deference to the way an administrative agency interpreted its own rules when those rules were ambiguous....
Implementing biosecurity procedures can feel like a daunting task on cattle farms, but breaking the process down into more manageable steps can achieve your goals. You can always add more steps later.
“A successful biosecurity plan is really about doing...
