10+ hour, 15+ min ago   (712+ words) MINNEAPOLIS — A Federal Reserve survey found agriculture conditions across the Corn Belt improved slightly, but generally remained strained. The Federal Reserve’s Beige Book, published Sept. 2, is intended to characterize the change in economic conditions since the previous report was issued…...

17+ hour, 55+ min ago   (200+ words) BREESE, Ill. — The Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition will host two Grazing Schools this September, giving producers across the state hands-on, practical instruction to help them implement and expand managed grazing on their own operations. • Sept. 12 — Evan Schuette’s beef cattle farm, Iuka....

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (366+ words) NASHVILLE, Tenn. — CattleCon 2027 is returning Feb. 2-4 to the Music City Center in Middle Tennessee, with business meetings beginning Feb. 1. Attendee registration and housing are now open for the biggest cattle industry event of the year. As the cattle industry continues…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (554+ words) Decisions made today can shape America’s beef supply for years to come. For ranchers, few decisions carry more weight than whether to rebuild a herd — a process that takes years of careful planning, significant investment and confidence that the market…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (742+ words) For many years, R-CALF USA has been a lone voice within the cattle and beef industries warning that unmanaged imports were dismantling the domestic beef supply chain’s competitive infrastructure. That imports are taking a serious toll on our domestic beef…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (810+ words) Over the past three years, the quantity of beef produced from domestic cattle decreased year over year while domestic beef consumption increased year over year. This is Exhibit 1, demonstrating severe market failure in the downstream beef side of the supply…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago   (786+ words) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Current projections suggest many cattle finishers could see little to no profit — or even losses — through the rest of 2026 and into 2027. Fed cattle prices are near record highs. So, why aren’t cattle finishers necessarily making record profits?...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (749+ words) Congratulations and thank you to everyone who called their U.S. senators urging them to support a “yes” vote for mandatory country-of-origin labeling for beef in the 2026 farm bill. You won the vote on Aug. 6 in the Senate Agriculture Committee — and you…...

3+ week, 7+ hour ago   (576+ words) WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced on his social media account he is suspending import tariffs quotas on ground beef for three months. “As we work to rebuild (the American beef) herd and help our ranchers, for the next 90 days, the…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (847+ words) DEPEW, N.Y. — Keeping sows productive through additional parities helps spread gilt development costs, maximize lifetime pigs weaned and improve overall herd profitability. But while longevity is one of the industry’s most important performance indicators, many operations may overlook an early factor…...