Nebraska #1 in Cattle Receipts Governor Ricketts proclaimed May as “Beef Month” in Nebraska, and rightfully so, as cattle and ...
Culling Cow Herds Drought conditions in much of the nation, higher feed costs, shortages of forages, and higher ...
Concentration in Beef Markets Recent hearings before both the U.S. Senate and House Agricultural Committees focused on cattle markets ...
Prospects for the Cattle Sector Calving is an annual rite of spring in Nebraska as a majority of Nebraska’s cow/calf ...
Price Discovery in Cattle Markets Fed cattle are typically marketed through one of four types of transactions: negotiated or cash ...
Index Tracks Beef Prices An index tracking boxed beef prices launched by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) appears to ...
Smaller Beef Factory Nebraska’s beef factory, its beef cow herd, numbered 1.832 million head on Jan. 1, down ...
Demand for Meat Alternatives Slipping Nebraska’s cattle, hog, and poultry producers have been anxiously watching the creation and development of ...
Cattle Market Price Discovery and Transparency Act Price discovery in fed cattle markets has been a concern for cattle producers for several ...
Cattle Prices Moving Higher Tighter cattle numbers in 2022 should mean higher cattle prices. USDA data suggests cow slaughter ...
Beef Processing Resiliency COVID-19 and other events have increased the attention paid to the structure, processing capacity, and ...
Higher Feed Costs Mean Changes in Cattle Markets Cattle feeders this year are facing markedly higher feed costs due to the increase in ...
Changing Meat Consumption & CO2 Emissions Agriculture, particularly meat production, is being intensely scrutinized over its environmental impacts due to concerns ...
Want Better Zzzzzs? Think LRP Producers Rod Christen and Robert Wareham noted fellow cattle producers could get better sleep with ...
Inside Profitability—Livestock Risk Protection A fire, pandemic, and cybersecurity attack have rocked cattle markets over the last two years. ...
Price Discovery & Somalian Camel Markets Price discovery in fed cattle markets is an ongoing concern among U.S. cattle producers. Concerns ...
Senate Hearing on Cattle Markets Continuing the topic of price discovery in cattle markets, the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, ...
Inside Profitability Series—Livestock Risk Protection A fire, pandemic, and cybersecurity attack have rocked cattle markets over the last two years. ...
Cyberattack Hits Processing Sector The cyberattack on the world’s largest meat processor and subsequent shutdown of processing facilities coming ...
Managing Cattle for Profit Nebraska Extension will host a series of workshops in June and July focused on profitability ...
USDA Hosting LMR Webinars The USDA will host a series of three webinars about the Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) ...