Anthrax Confirmed on Uvalde County Premises

Austin, TX – The first anthrax case of the year was confirmed in one captive antelope on a premises in Uvalde County on June 19, 2019. “The p...

Hinkson Angus Ranch Named BIF Seedstock Producer of Year

Hinkson Angus Ranch, Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, was named the 2019 Beef Improvement Federation Seedstock Producer of the Year during an awards cere...

Feeder Flash 6/26: China Blocks Canada Meat

Mineral Nutrition Vital for Summer Cattle Grazing Programs

Forage testing offers the potential to improve livestock performance and reduce costs. Proper miner...

RMA Announces Change to Haying and Grazing Date for Prevented Planting Acres Planted to a Cover Crop

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2019 – Farmers who planted cover crops on prevented plant acres will be permitted to hay, graze or chop those fields earlier ...

Feeder Flash 6/25: Cash Feeders Resisting Board

USDA Offers Producers Options to Re-enroll or Extend Expiring CRP Contracts

WASHINGTON, June 21, 2019 – Farmers and ranchers with expiring Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts may now re-enroll in certain CRP conti...

Feeding Moldy Hay Can Create Problems in Livestock

STILLWATER, Okla. – With the abundance of rain Oklahoma has received over the last several weeks, farmers and ranchers around the state are likely...

Cattle Market Summary: Neutral COF

NBAF Transfer From Homeland Security to USDA

(Washington, D.C., June 20, 2019) – Officials from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today s...