Category: Top Stories
TCFA, NCBA NOT BUYING VILSACK’S MARKETING INTERVENTION PLAN
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Several weeks before President-Elect Donald Trump triumphed over Vice President Kamala Harris, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) twin CEO Colin
2025 Market Outlook Drought, Tight Supplies, High Demand Spell Continued High Cattle Prices
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Robust cattle prices are forecast for 2025 – but don’t overlook market barriers that may nullify a nice profit, caution
2025 Export-Import Beef Markets Outlook
By Heather Smith Thomas, Contributing Editor There are many challenges and opportunities in global beef markets, and many factors affect those markets. Kent Bacus, executive
Consumer Demand Remains Robust Despite High Retail Beef Prices
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor It’s the talk at the dinner table. Meat and other foods cost too much. Inflation, a poor economy and other
ANTHRAX The Spores That Never Die
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Anthrax has raised its ugly head once again, this time in Wyoming where several herds in Carbon County have been
Feeding Ruminants or Making Energy
By David MacKenzie Contributing Editor One of the highest priorities any government must have is to feed its nation. Food security undoubt-edly came back to
Cattle Trailers Are Rolling Beef Industry Billboards
By Megan Webb, Ph.D., Contributing Editor As fall rolls in, cattle producers are moving their herds from summer pastures to crop residues or dry lots
FROM CANOES TO SEMIS- A Brief History of Livestock Transportation
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor Railroad transit of livestock endured until the end of World War II. It faded away with the improvement of roads
Taboo No Longer-Mental Health Used to Be Something Nobody Talked About. That’s Changing.
By Burt Rutherford, Contributing Editor “The Greatest Generation” earned that name in many ways. They endured the Depression as children and World War II as
MAKE A SECURE BEEF SUPPLY PLAN- Be Prepared for FMD or Other Foreign Animal Disease
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor It’s inconceivable, but detecting foot and mouth disease (FMD) in even one bull, cow or calf could shut down the