Category: Top Stories
COW-CALF CASH FLOW
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Heavier cows are the norm on many ranches these days, as producers try to wean heavier calves to pocket unheard-of
Third-Generation Ranch Sees Pastures Thrive After Surviving 2024 Wildfires
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Sideoats grama, buffalo grass and other native forages thrived in late June as generous, above-normal rainfall blessed the northeast Texas
California & Arizona Cattle Feeders Meeting a Great Event in San Diego
By Julie Barnett Contributing Editor A full room welcomed the presenters for the California & Arizona Cattle Feeders Meeting that took place at the
Genetically Edited Swine Given FDA Approval
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor A multinational company, PIC, has developed a porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) resistant line of swine through gene editing
Screwworm Highlighted at BIF Symposium
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor The threat of New World screwworm (NWS) flies buzzing into U.S. cattle herds from Mexico is intensifying. At CALF News
The Unknown Primal Ground Beef Production Depends on Lean Trimmings
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor “The demand for those upper two-thirds Choice and Prime cuts is absolutely prevalent. But the real driver for this market
Keep Your Herd Healthy
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor What a time to raise and sell cattle. We’re seeing 500-pound calves top $350 to $400 per cwt. at the
Economic Considerations for Extended Days on Feed Adding Days on Feed Past Industry Average Comes With Economic Risk
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor It’s a decision as old as cattle feeding itself – “If I hold ‘em, will the market get better?” Even
Only the Words Are Different Cattle Producers Are Pretty Much the Same Everywhere
By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor “It’s the same. We just use different words.” Of the many things Mia Doering saw and learned during her time
TSCRA CONVENTION Members Take on New World Screwworms, Toast Special Rangers
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Due to the continued northward spread of New World screwworm (NWS) in Mexico, U.S. Ag Sec. Brooke Rollins announced May