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While domestic pork production is forecast at 1.06 million MT (MMT) CWE, up almost 2% from the 2024 estimate, production levels will remain below pre-African swine fever levels through 2025.

The summit welcomed 72 participants from China, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Turkey and Vietnam, making it the largest dairy sector conference ever held in the region.

The beef-consuming public wants tasty beef.

Many beef producers serving on the Kansas Beef Council (KBC) executive committee also volunteer their time on the national level by participating on Cattlemen’s Beef Board (CBB) committees.

Beef prices have hit new highs, but high input costs, interest rates, and drought conditions are making profitability difficult for cattle farmers.

Background: Producers and veterinarians have reported situations where cattle have lost hair and showed signs of being “itchy” even after being treated with a pour-on product (e.g., Ivomec, Dectomax, Cydectin, etc.). The assumption made is that lice are developing resistance to these products. However, some veterinarians who have investigated these cases report that they haven’t found lice in all of these cases.

Good livestock handling practices can improve animal comfort and make livestock management safer for people and animals, says University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist Brenda Schreck.

That’s nearly twice as much water as the combined use of every city that relies on the river, including Phoenix, Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

As the cattle market reopened following Labor Day, feeder and live cattle futures weakened to contract low levels of resistance.

A cattle herd in Park County has tested positive for the disease brucellosis.