Tag: cattle industry
2025 Shaping Up to Be a Year to Remember
Consumer Demand Is Driving the Profitability Bus By Burt Rutherford Contributing Editor For those who didn’t attend the CattleFax outlook session at the recent Cattle
CALF’S Featured Lady: Jan Frenzen
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor All-around livestock producer Jan Frenzen began a life of raising cattle and hogs on her family’s farm near Battle Creek,
New World Screwworm – So, What’s the Big Deal?
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor We sometimes think that events happening far away won’t affect us; we are immune by distance. Occasionally, we are proven
2024 Nebraska Cattlemen Convention
By Patti Wilson Contributing Editor The 2024 Nebraska Cattlemen (NC) Convention convened Dec. 11-13, 2024, in Kearney. Membership was treated to a variety of exceptional
Wheat Pasture Stockers May Need Supplements
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Fall rains kick-started early-planted wheat fields that were dying of thirst over much of the High Plains. The precipitation was
Replacement Heifer Prices May Pencil Out Better This Year
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor After about eight years of seeing reduced numbers of beef replacement heifers, more replacements are projected for 2025, says CattleFax
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
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
Trading and Volatility
By Chris McClure Contributing Editor Will Rogers once said, “An economist’s guess is liable to be as good as anybody else’s.” I don’t claim
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