Helping Dairy Cattle Navigate PainPain is a natural condition for all animals and humans. But when it comes to dairy cattle specifically, the intensity and duration of their pain can have significant influence on both their welfare and productivity. Katherine Creutzinger, researcher at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, prese...
Looking for signs of growth in the cattle herdThe USDA releases its latest Cattle on Feed numbers on Friday. Livestock economist Scott Brown says there are still no clear signs to indicate growth in the U.S. cattle herd. “I can anecdotally find folks who will say no growth to folks that are saying, yeah, there’s growth happening in places,” h...
Why Are Beef Prices So High in Louisiana? USDA Investigates Whether Grocery and Meatpacking Companies Are Overcharging ConsumersWith beef prices continuing to soar, many Louisiana shoppers are asking if they’re paying more than they should. Whether it’s stocking up for football tailgates, Sunday BBQs, or planning for holiday meals, families across the state are feeling the pinch at the checkout. Now, the U.S. Department of...
Cash Feeder Pig Prices Average $61.61, Up $4.01 Last WeekNutriuest Business Solutions publishes weekly weaner pig profitability calculations which uses industry representative production costs and futures pricing for lean hogs, corn and soybean meal, using historical basis assumptions, to establish approximate profitability and break-even pricing for the ...
Beef production and fall beef demandAs of October 18, the daily Choice boxed beef price was $320.65/cwt., up from a recent low of $296.37/cwt on September 26 and the highest price since July 15. The weekly Choice boxed beef price is also at the highest level since July and has averaged 2.2 percent higher year over year and a record h...
Top News & Blogs for the week ending October 19th, 2024Welcome to our Weekly Newsletter! In this space, we'll keep you up to date with the most relevant News and interesting Blogs. We'll explore a wide range of topics that have captured the attention of the online community. China's pork output logs third year-on-year quarterly decline 18 Oct 2024 ...
Cattle prices creeping higherFed cattle prices have been climbing, slowly, following the market correction that began in late July-early August. After falling from a high of $197.09/cwt. to $181.18/cwt., the 5-market weekly average has climbed back to $186.89/cwt. over the last four weeks. Prices were in the $188.00/cwt. range ...
Cover Crop Grazing Conference Scheduled for Nov. 6 in North PlatteProducers can learn more about the benefits of cover crop grazing and practical management strategies to optimize productivity from both University of Nebraska educators as well as producers during the 2024 Cover Crop Grazing Conference. The conference will run from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. (CT) at the ...
More stable hog marketA swine lending specialist anticipates more stability in the hog market going into 2025. Daryl Timmerman with Compeer Financial also serves as president of the Minnesota Pork Producers Association. “As we look forward, certainly profitability is more stable. It’s still going to be a tough challeng...
Cattle Chat: Short-Term Supplementation StrategyMany people start their day by taking a vitamin to help fill the gaps in their diet. Similarly, when forage quality declines in the fall, beef producers turn to protein supplements for the cow herd to help optimize performance, said the experts at Kansas State University’s Beef Cattle Institute. Sp...
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