18+ hour, 5+ min ago   (684+ words) A cattle mineral program should account for more than the mineral concentrations listed on a feed tag or setting out a mineral block, according to Twig Marston, beef nutritionist at Hubbard Feeds. Marston spoke at the Crops and Cattle Conference…...

4+ day, 9+ hour ago   (459+ words) One order, “Supporting Americas ranchers,” calls for a broad review of federal regulations and policies affecting cattle producers. The second, “Promoting fair competition in livestock markets and expanding market access for American meat producers,” focuses on enforcement of the Packers…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (268+ words) The Red Angus Association of America announced that its board of directors voted unanimously in June to relocate the association’s headquarters from Commerce City, Colorado, to Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In an August press release, RAAA stated the association was leasing…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (439+ words) The nation’s cattle herd is at a 75-year low, and the USDA cited the loss of family ranching operations, regulatory burdens and changes in beef production policy as challenges facing producers. “We are investing real dollars to rebuild the great…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (122+ words) High Plains Journal TCFA Beef Showcase set for Sept. 17 The 2026 Texas Cattle Feeders Association’s Beef Showcase is set for Sept. 17 at the Happy State Bank Academic & Research Building on the West Texas A&M University Campus, 600 WTAMU, Canyon, Texas. The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (280+ words) U.S. Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-MN, and Mike Rounds, R-SD, introduced legislation on Aug. 19 designed to expand grazing opportunities and rebuilding the nation’s beef cattle herd. The senators said the legislation is intended to address historically low livestock inventories, which have dropped…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (270+ words) Farm Credit Bank of Texas, Austin, on July 31 reported financial results for its second quarter and first half of 2026. Net income was $63.7 million and $137.5 million for the three months and six months ended June 30; increasing 31.4% and 37.5%, respectively, compared with the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (458+ words) Phased reopening of ports to Mexican beef cattle imports won’t do much to expand the herd in the United States, said James Mitchell, extension livestock economist for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. Following the reemergence of the New…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (398+ words) The big news in the cattle industry is the closing of the Tyson processing plant in Joslin, Illinois. This closing will leave 2,700 people without jobs on a single day notice. They will receive pay for two months. This plant opened…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (245+ words) Estimates suggest nearly 66% of farmers and ranchers have no estate planning tools in place. That’s a problem Oklahoma State University Extension and the Noble Research Institute hope to help solve this fall through a partnership that brings practical farm-and-ranch transition…...