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A High School With Its Own Beef Herd

Published June 27, 2023

A program through the Kelliher, Minnesota public school is teaching students about the beef industry in a unique way. When agriculture and science teacher Amy Mastin was asked to start an ag program, she let her students help shape the…

Beef Industry Releases Quality Assessment

Published June 23, 2023

Compared to the last report in 2016, the biggest improvement in beef quality was the overall efficiency across the beef chain. The National Beef Quality Audit is conducted every five years to improve quality and minimize economic losses. The report…

Implications of Herd Liquidation

Published January 20, 2023

Two consecutive years of drought forced cattle producers to liquidate their herds. University of Nebraska Extension Livestock Economist Elliott Dennis expects feeder supplies to shorten when producers start to rebuild their numbers. "If we're having a lot of herd liquidation…

A Historic Snowstorm

Published April 18, 2022

Jamestown, North Dakota rancher Cassia Schlenker, whose family owns and operates Wilkinson Farms Simmentals, says their biggest challenge is possible sick calves due to fluctuating weather. "We're accustomed to calving in some of the most brutal parts of winter, but…

Americans Want Ground Beef

Published April 4, 2022

Beef cows are being processed at a rapid pace. In 2021, there were only 18 weeks when the market processed over 70,000 head of beef cows in a week’s time. In 2022, nearly every week has seen over 70,000 head…

Cattle Markets End 2021 On a High Note

Published January 2, 2022

In the last few years, the cattle market has been plagued with issues and events that have caused relatively low and volatile prices. NDSU Extension Livestock Marketing Economist Tim Petry says the cattle market has made an excellent comeback. "The…

Beef Checkoff Ruled as Constitutional

Published August 1, 2021

The Ninth Circuit Court has upheld a lower court ruling in support of the beef checkoff program. R-CALF USA began this legal action in 2016 claiming the beef checkoff violated the First Amendment rights of beef producers. The Ninth Circuit…

Seeking Transparency in the Cattle Market

Published March 25, 2021

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley and Montana Senator Jon Tester have introduced a bill that would require large U.S. meat packers to purchase half of their weekly cattle volume on the open market. Co-sponsors on the bill includes North Dakota Senator…

Cattle Market Transparency Act Introduced

Published March 3, 2021

Nebraska Senator Deb Fischer and Oregon Senator Ron Wyden have introduced a bill to offer more market transparency for cattle producers. It calls for regional mandatory minimum thresholds for negotiated cash and negotiated grid trades and prohibit USDA from using…

Trump Calls for DOJ Investigation

Published May 7, 2020

President Donald Trump has asked the Justice Department to investigate the wide disparity between the cash cattle price and wholesale beef prices. "I asked them to take a serious look into it because it shouldn't be happening that way and…

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Articles tagged under: beef cattle

A High School With Its Own Beef Herd

Beef Industry Releases Quality Assessment

Implications of Herd Liquidation

A Historic Snowstorm

Americans Want Ground Beef

Cattle Markets End 2021 On a High Note

Beef Checkoff Ruled as Constitutional

Seeking Transparency in the Cattle Market

Cattle Market Transparency Act Introduced

Trump Calls for DOJ Investigation

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