Livestock Articles
Cattlemen Respond to COVID-19 Impacts
Published March 18, 2020
The cattle industry is responding to market disruptions as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. In a letter to Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue, other USDA officials and members of Congress, the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association says producers bottom lines are suffering.…A Lot of Cattle Market Clarity to Come
Published March 18, 2020
There have been disruptions within the cattle markets as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. In particular, cattle futures are taking the hardest hit as traders anticipate a slowdown in beef demand with the possibility of a global recession. CattleFax…SDFU Asks for Price Fixing Investigation
Published March 18, 2020
The South Dakota Farmers Union has sent a letter to Governor Kristi Noem and other state leaders asking them to investigate the possibility of price fixing among four U.S. meat packers. In the letter, SDFU President Doug Sombke says packers…In Challenging Conditions, SD Farmers are Becoming More Interested in Forages
Published March 16, 2020
As the snow melts and the grass turns green, livestock producers will start to access their land and devise a forage plan. South Dakota State University agronomy field specialist Sara Bauder says on the plus side, producers have become more…Markets for Low Test Weight Corn
Published March 14, 2020
As winter progresses, the corn is drying down and test weight is increasing a little. According to DeLamere, North Dakota farmer Terry Wehlander, test weights have come up anywhere from three to five pounds. "That's huge for some of these…CRP Grasslands Sign Up Begins Soon
Published March 13, 2020
Sign-up for the Conservation Reserve Program Grasslands begins March 16. CRP Grasslands allows farmers and ranchers to retain common grazing practices such as haying, mowing or harvesting seed from the enrolled land. More information on the program is available through…MLBA Recognizes ’20 Hall of Fame Class
Published March 13, 2020
The Minnesota Livestock Breeders Association Hall of Fame has four new inductees. The honorees include Wykoff dairy farmers Normen and Doris Peterson, Rochester dairy farmers Robert and Jeannette Sheehan, livestock judge Randy Morris of Austin and Tracy beef farmer Tom…MN Beef Update
Published March 11, 2020
There is a bipartisan effort in this year's Minnesota legislative session to fix like-kind exchange transactions. Hear more about the effort from Minnesota State Cattlemen's Association legislative consultant Bruce Kleven in the Minnesota Beef Update.MN Pollution Control Revising Feedlot Operating Permit
Published March 11, 2020
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency wants to revise the general operating permit for large feedlots in Minnesota. The proposed permit changes include new requirements of no land application of solid manure in February and March, annual record keeping and reporting…