South Dakota feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained 185,000 cattle on feed on Sept. 1, 2024, according to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. This inventory was up ...
Placements of cattle into U.S. feedlots during August were down slightly on the year. The USDA says those placements were 1% ...
Producers and livestock industry leaders voiced their support for a proposed rule surrounding the Packers and Stockyards Act.
Many communal farmers are not aware of prevailing market dynamics and livestock pricing structures, and this can cost them dearly when selling their animals, says.
LINCOLN — Construction workers are hurrying to put the final touches on what is planned to be the state’s largest feedlot for feeding cattle. Blackshirt Feeders, led by a trio of Canadian ...
Beef-on-dairy breeding has revolutionized the U.S. cattle industry, shored up dwindling fed-beef cattle supplies, and added ...
A new feedlot with a 150,000 head capacity will soon be operational in southwest Nebraska. Eric Behlke, one of the owners of the Blackshirt Feeders project, tells Brownfield they expect the first ...
Dr. Eric Behlke is a western Nebraska farm kid all grown up. He’s been based in Okotoks, Alberta, for about 15 years using ...
Quoted paddock-sale prices for 400kg plus flatback steers in Southern Qld/northern NSW have wound back in recent weeks in ...
David and Danielle Statham are selling their largest holding – St Ronans in Far North Queensland – as they focus on ...
The key is demand and managing feedlot break-evens as cattle numbers continue to decline,” says John Nalivka, president of ...