Product of USA Label Final Rule and Drought Impact on U.S. Cattle Herd

The Agribusiness Update
Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the finalization of a rule to align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim, and new data from USDA Economic Research Service shows changes in drought conditions impact the size of the U.S. beef cattle herd.

U.S. Herd Numbers “Historical Lows”

California Ag Today
The U.S. cattle herd numbers are still at record-lows. Kevin Good, vice president of industry relations for CattleFax, says the U.S. herd is still at levels not seen for decades. As far as feeder cattle and calves go, America is down a million head, and that’s not including the reduction in cows.

Extended-Release Cattle Deworming

California Ag Today
Sunny weather for California reminds producers spring is around the corner, with promises of flower blooms and with that, worms. Join us to hear what options producers have for herd health.

Cattle Inventory's Impact on Dairy

Southeast Regional Ag News
USDA recently reported the U.S. cattle herd reached its lowest level since 1951. Bryan Doherty of Total Farm Marketing explains what this means for dairy farmers.

Shrinking Cattle Herd May Continue Until Fall of 2024

Southeast Regional Ag News
The U.S. cattle herd is the smallest it’s been in a long time. Lance Zimmerman, senior beef and cattle market analyst for Rabobank, says producers are still contracting their herd sizes.

Thanksgiving Plans Vary and Cattle Herd Lowest in Decades

The Agribusiness Update
As Americans gear for Thursday’s Thanksgiving meal, survey shows 37% plan to host the meal, 43% have chosen to attend, and the rest plan to dine out, and the nation’s ranchers slashed the U.S. cattle herd to its lowest level in decades.

New California Avocado and Downsizing U.S./Canadian Cattle Herds

The Agribusiness Update
A new avocado, developed by the University of California Avocado Breeding Program, is about to hit the world market, and downsizing in the U.S. and Canadian cattle herds continued through the first half of 2023.

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The Agribusiness Update
Seventeen farmers were recently recognized by the University of Georgia Peanut Team for their high yielding peanuts in 2022, and downsizing in the U.S. and Canadian cattle herds continued through the first half of 2023.

Drought Continues to Impact Cattle Placments

Line on Agriculture
American Farm Bureau Federation Economist, Bernt Nelson

Small Cattle Herd with No Signs of Rebuilding

Southeast Regional Ag News
The USDA’s July 1 Cattle on Feed Report showed the lowest number of U.S. beef cattle in a decade.

How Much Food Do You Waste?

Southeast Regional Ag News
As we work so hard in agriculture to produce food for the world and know that there is also a sector of folks right here in our own country that are food insecure, the fact that so much food is wasted is a hard pill to swallow.

California Cattle Industry and New Union Contract for West Coast Ports

The Agribusiness Update
California ranchers have less to sell after years

of drought forced them to shrink their herds, and the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract.

California Cattle Industry and New Union Contract for West Coast Ports

The Agribusiness Update
California ranchers have less to sell after years

of drought forced them to shrink their herds, and the Pacific Maritime Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union announced a tentative agreement on a new six-year contract.

Strong Cattle Trends Expected to Continue Long Term

Line on Agriculture
oboResearch Senior Animal Protein Analyst, Lance Zimmerman.

Add Another Bull to the Cattle Market

Southeast Regional Ag News
Tyler Schau, a hedging strategist with AgMarket.net, explains why he can be added to the list of optimists when it comes to the 2023 cattle market.

New NCBA President: Cattle Producers Have Leverage

California Ag Today
Despite declining beef herd numbers in the United States, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s new President Todd Wilkinson says producers are in a good position in the market.

Americans Waste $450 Million Worth of Food on Thanksgiving

Southeast Regional Ag News
From Shawn Shepherd of ReFED, "What we're throwing away could feed every hungry American six-and-a-half meals."

Watching FUN Fundamentals in the Cattle Market

Southeast Regional Ag News
Can market fundamentals outweigh outside-market stressors? Hear from ShayLe Stewart, DTN livestock market analyst and host/founder of Cattle Market News.

Poor Range Conditions to Impact Cattle Numbers and Price

California Ag Today
The Livestock Information Center’s Director and Senior Agricultural Economist Katelyn McCullock is concerned about what poor conditions will mean for beef cow numbers down the road.

Merck Whisper on Arrival Pt 2

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Merck Animal Health Veterinarian Justin Welsh tells us about "Whisper on Arrival," a first-of-its-kind precision tool that predicts which cattle could be suffering from Bovine Respiratory Disease.