Off Farm Work Climbing and Ag Economy Shutters More Farms

The Agribusiness Update
The 2022 Census of Agriculture showed about 40% of

American farmers worked 200 or more days off the farm, and skyrocketing prices, wages and operating costs have shuttered hundreds of thousands of American farms.

U.S. Cattle Inventory Down and Veterinarian Shortage

The Agribusiness Update
The latest Voice of California Agriculture podcast discusses conditions that have caused the U.S. cattle inventory to decrease to its lowest in more than 70 years, and Veterinarian shortages are not new, but it’s about to get worse.

Nat'l Farm Safety & Health Week and Beef Cow Inventory Lowest in 60 Years

The Agribusiness Update
For the 80th time, the U.S. will be holding National Farm Safety and Health Week the third week of September, and the U.S. beef cow inventory has fallen to its lowest level in more than 60 years.

Nat'l Farm Safety & Health Week and Beef Cow Inventory Lowest in 60 Years

The Agribusiness Update
For the 80th time, the U.S. will be holding National Farm Safety and Health Week the third week of September, and the U.S. beef cow inventory has fallen to its lowest level in more than 60 years.

Modeling the Size of the U.S. Cattle Herd

Southeast Regional Ag News
“A model estimates the July 1 U.S. cattle inventory to be 94.2 million head or 1.2% lower than in July 2023," says Jason Franken, Western Illinois University.

Estimating the Size of the U.S. Cattle Herd

California Ag Today
Without the July 1 Cattle Inventory Report from USDA, analysts are using historical context and recent on-feed reports to estimate the herd size.

Cattle Inventory Projections are Lower for 2025

Line on Agriculture
Cattle industry inventory, projections, and related legislation in today's Line on Ag report.

USDA Drops Data Set for U.S. Ranchers

California Ag Today
Tanner Beymer, senior director of government affairs with the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, says the July Cattle Report from USDA NASS carries a lot of weight for the big picture.

NASS Axes July Cattle Report

Southeast Regional Ag News
The National Ag Statistics Service (NASS) has now announced that there will be one fewer statistical report in the world of livestock. It is the July Cattle Report getting the axe. Will it matter?

Dairy Heifer Sticker Shock and Sugar Exports Forecast Higher

The Agribusiness Update
Dairy farmers looking to buy young heifers to replace their older milking cows should get used to the sticker shock, and U.S. sugar exports for fiscal year 2024 are forecast to be the largest they’ve been in six years.

California Wolf Funds Run Dry and NASS Data Shows 2% Drop in Cattle

The Agribusiness Update
Less than a year after California implements pilot program to compensate ranchers for livestock losses and economic impacts of wolves, the state runs out of money, and National Ag Statistics Service Cattle report shows a 2% decline in U.S. cattle inventory.

Georgia Peanut Farm Show & Conference and NASS Data Shows 2% Drop in Cattle

The Agribusiness Update
Georgia peanut growers attending the 47th Annual Georgia Peanut Farm Show & Conference at the UGA Tifton Campus had a total immersion in all things peanuts, and National Ag Statistics Service Cattle report shows a 2% decline in U.S. cattle inventory.

California Wolf Funds Run Dry and NASS Data Shows 2% Drop in Cattle

The Agribusiness Update
Less than a year after California implements pilot program to compensate ranchers for livestock losses and economic impacts of wolves, the state runs out of money, and National Ag Statistics Service Cattle report shows a 2% decline in U.S. cattle inventory.

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.

CattleFax Reflects on Cattle Inventory

Southeast Regional Ag News
The U.S. cattle inventory is down 2%. Matthew McQuagge of CattleFax explains what they watch to signal herd rebuilding,

Current Cattle Inventory

Land & Livestock Report
Calves born during the first half of 2023 are estimated at 24.8 million head, down 2%

Building Back (A Small Cattle Herd) Better

Southeast Regional Ag News
It may or may not be “better,” but building back the U.S. cattle herd has been a hot topic as inventory numbers have catapulted lower in recent years. How will we know when the process is starting?

Cattle Inventory Falls

Washington State Farm Bureau Report
Bernt Nelson, American Farm Bureau Federation Economist, says the USDA Cattle Inventory Report showed a larger decline than analysts expected.

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.

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.