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Last week’s substantial drop in the breakeven feeding cost for feeder cattle placed on feed last week is significant to the market outlook, says John Nalivka, president of Sterling Marketing Inc. “High breakeven prices together with record beef prices pose a potential problem for the market. If consumers bulk, and so far they have not […]

Topics include livestock management, reproduction and grazing.

In the western region of Wyoming, within the mountainous heart of Lincoln County, Star Valley FFA President Bridger Wolfley is here to leave an impact on his community before he graduates.

Project focuses on interseeding Sudangrass into perennial pasture

While the beef industry is experiencing the highest cattle prices ever, healthy calves is the top priority for buyers.

Weekly summary of information impacting commodity marketing for farmers the week of September 2, 2024.

A Swine Health Information Center-funded study has investigated if an increase in negative test results for endemic pathogens could be utilized as an early warning signal for emerging diseases. Led by Giovani Trevisan at Iowa State University, a team of scientists from six veterinary diagnostic labs evaluated different surveillance models using endemic enteric coronavirus PCR-negative

Here’s a round-up of news from the Missouri Pork Association. ?Applications Open for 2025 Missouri Pork Association Pork Industry Scholarship The Missouri Pork Association is now accepting applications for the 2025 Youth Pork Ambassador Program. The program allows students to actively interact with leaders in Missouri’s pork industry and receive a $1,000 scholarship, payable to

University of Missouri researchers are working to develop the first-ever vaccine proven to protect cattle from a devastating tick-borne cattle disease known as bovine anaplasmosis.

Fall grazing management can really ‘set the stage’ for next year’s perennial pastures. It is important to leave sufficient carry-over (litter) on pastures prior to the upcoming winter months. As much as it is tempting, overgrazing pastures in the fall period is not worth the loss of production in subsequent grazing seasons. Producers are generally