Livestock Articles
MN Beef Update
Published August 23, 2023
In the latest Minnesota Beef Update, Minnesota Beef Council Director of Industry Relations Jon Dilworth talks the checkoff's role at State Fair.Working to Keep Cattle Cool
Published August 23, 2023
Extreme heat this past week across much of the country had cattle producers keeping a close eye on their animals. Pete Bakken had steers ready to be loaded out at his feedlot near Beaver Creek, in southwest Minnesota. “Dipping their…Federal Milk Marketing Order Reform
Published August 23, 2023
A hearing on possible reform of the federal milk marketing orders is underway near Indianapolis. "The last time we had a big process like this was about 20 years ago," said Stephen Cain, director of economic research and analysis, National…Johnson Reintroduces MCOOL Bill
Published August 22, 2023
South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson introduced the Beef Origin Labeling Accountability Act to reinstate mandatory country of origin labeling for beef products. The bill would direct the U.S. trade representative and agriculture secretary to determine a process of reinstating MCOOL…Dairy Talk
Published August 22, 2023
Dairy replacement heifers are a valuable component of a dairy operation. Adequate and consistent vitamin and trace mineral nutrition is important to help support optimal growth, health, immunity, reproduction and hoof integrity. Melissa Holz, technical calf nutrition and business manager,…Nominal Change in Milk Production
Published August 22, 2023
Milk production in the 24 major dairy states totaled just over 18 billion pounds in July. That’s down 0.6 percent from one year ago. In South Dakota, milk production rose 7.5 percent with an additional 14,000 cows added to the…Class-Action Lawsuit Dismissed
Published August 21, 2023
A federal judge in Minneapolis has dismissed a price-fixing class action lawsuit against Cargill, JBS, Tyson Foods, National Beef Packing and Swift. A group of cow-calf producers filed the lawsuit nearly a year ago, claiming meatpackers conspired to lower cattle…Placements Drop Eight Percent
Published August 21, 2023
According to Friday’s USDA Cattle-on-Feed Report, placements as of August 1 were down eight percent from one year ago. The total cattle inventory is down two percent and marketings of fed cattle declined five percentAnthrax Appears from ‘Perfect Storm’
Published August 18, 2023
Reports of Anthrax in western North Dakota continue to climb. North Dakota State Veterinarian Ethan Andress says it’s hard to pinpoint an animal with anthrax until it’s deceased. "As of Thursday, we have a total of 21 confirmed cases of…