South Dakota Representative Dusty Johnson was joined by Texas Democrat Henry Cuellar this week in introducing the Cattle Contract Library Act. The bipartisan bill would establish a cattle contract library…
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Comprehensive Report on U.S. Cattle Market Published for Congress and USDA
by Colter BrownIn response to a request from Congress and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, USDA, the Agricultural and Food Policy Center, AFPC, at the Department of Agricultural Economics in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and…
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Ag Groups Convene to Discuss Challenges for Marketing Finished Cattle
by Andy SchwabOn Monday, May 10, 2021, member leaders of American Farm Bureau Federation, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, National Farmers Union, R-CALF USA, and the United States Cattlemen’s Association met in Phoenix,…
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A new University of Wyoming Extension publication aids producers as they determine when to sell their calves. This publication, The Stocker Steer Quandary: The Price Slide, can help producers understand…
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Feedlot dynamics have made it a challenge to determine exactly what is going on in fed cattle markets. Monthly feedlot placements have varied from 23 percent down year-over-year in March…
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(DTN) – There are ways to have more price reporting without a government mandate or adding costs to cattle procurement. Known simply as “blockchain technology,” many leaders in the cattle…