Unpacking consumer demand for high-priced, high-quality beef
Consumer demand for top-quality beef is on pace with a greater supply of higher-quality meat being produced by the beef industry. Rising prices may induce consumer ire, but some meat-eaters are...
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Sights from the North Dakota Winter Show
Slideshow: Rodeos, cattle shows and concerts were just some of the events at North Dakota’s oldest ag show. Established in 1937, the North Dakota Winter Show in Valley City is the oldest and...
View ArticleSome ways to use Choice-Select spread
Livestock Outlook: The Choice-Select spread shows demand for cattle quality-grade types, reflecting relative strength of two similar, separate consumer markets. On April 20, 2020, expiring May 2020...
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Input prices dictate pasture management decisions
Learning from the past: Texas A&M AgriLife researchers offer wisdom from past fuel crises.The rules for managing pastures and livestock systems are changing with increasing fertilizer and fuel...
View ArticleKansas Wheat calls for contest entries
Kansas Digest: Beef Empire Days set for Garden City; lesser prairie-chicken survey begins; and business council honors rancher. Kansas Wheat reminds farmers to enter the 2022 National Wheat Yield...
View ArticleSpring was his favorite season
Since Daddy was basically in the woods every day of his life, he was always the first to notice seasonal markers. “You know, your daddy used to always let me think I saw them first,” Mama said as I...
View ArticleCattle market frustrates, but fundamentals are better this spring
Cattle price expectations for 2022 have been lowered over the last few weeks, but prices are much higher now than they were in the spring of 2021. While spring is typically the high point for calf...
View ArticleSorghum forage unaffected by frost moves forward
The Purdue researcher who is conducting grazing trials provides an update. A new trait in sorghum-sudangrass hybrids that doesn’t produce a compound known as dhurrin continues moving toward the...
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HPAI impacts Iowa poultry industry again
As high-pathogenic avian influenza cases continue to rise in Iowa, many wonder if they will be as numerous as they were seven years ago. The spread of high-pathogenic avian influenza across Iowa has...
View ArticleMind the nutritional demand of lactating cows
K-State Cattle Chat: Pay attention to nutrition of lactating cows for rebreeding success. As people move through life stages, often their nutritional needs change, depending on shifts in metabolism...
View ArticleFeral swine research pinpoints disease risk
Scientists have been looking for antibodies in feral swine blood samples to better monitor and respond to anthrax. A microscopic anthrax spore can lie dormant in the soil for decades until it ends up...
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Egg prices climbing as Easter approaches
Texas Crop and Weather Report – March 29, 2022 Egg prices continue their seasonal upward trend heading into Easter, but a looming threat of avian influenza could exacerbate long-term costs at grocery...
View ArticleUSDA to send livestock assistance checks soon
An estimated $670,000 million in assistance expected to find it’s way to 100,000 livestock producers. With the anticipated widespread drought and wildfire losses experienced in 2021, USDA says over...
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Barbed wire collection preserves range history
Collection shows evolution of rangeland, ranching managementThe halls inside Texas A&M University’s Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management are being adorned with displays...
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Adding more local food to school lunches means win-win for all
Slideshow: The Farm to Plate program introduces kids to local agriculture in a tasty way. Childhood nutrition has always been a top priority for school districts. But a push to add more local foods on...
View Article7 ag stories you might have missed
Catch up on soaring soybean acres, egg shortages, an updated organic dairy rule and more. Spring is in the air, and planters are beginning to roll in some areas of the country. Another week is in the...
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Complexity of Texas wildfires increases, more resources mobilized
In the last seven days, fire resources respond to 192 wildfires that have burned 173,559 acres. Texas A&M Forest Service has raised the State Preparedness Level to Level 4 due to a significant...
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Opportunities, unknowns ahead for pork industry
Look at the whole picture, and maximize what the markets are providing by focusing on management. If you look solely at the current markets, the hog industry is humming along just fine. Dig a little...
View ArticleMinnesota on alert for additional HPAI cases
No surprise: Five flocks test positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza. Confirmation of H5N1 highly pathogenic avian influenza in Minnesota flocks in late March did not surprise state animal...
View ArticleMeat processed in Montana up 50%
'We’ll continue to make targeted investments in local processing,' governor says. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte recently announced a 50% increase in meat processed in Montana to date this fiscal year in...
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