While feedlots are incentivized to push for record weights, ranchers are feeling the strain of larger, high-maintenance cows.
Dawn and Grant Breitkreutz’s journey into regenerative agriculture started nearly 25 years ago on their cattle and farming operation, Stoney Creek Farm, located near Redwood Falls, Minnesota. Their ...
It’s never been so expensive for Americans to buy a steak or hamburger, but cutting those costs requires ranchers like ...
Since President Donald Trump’s comments last week, a lot has been discussed on social media and at the coffee shop about increasing beef imports from Argentina, beef retail prices, the cattle market ...
It includes a column by Dr. P.H. Stephens, director of research, Farm Credit Banks of Wichita titled, “The break-through in beef production.” Dr. Stephens explained: “Cattlemen know they are doing a ...
Collaboration across state lines is helping strengthen the U.S. beef industry as organizations navigate higher costs, workforce changes and evolving consumer expectations, according to Dave Maples, ...
Cattle futures contracts have jumped more than 25% over the past 12 months as ranchers face rising costs and cut the size of ...
A decade ago, a pound of ground beef cost about $3.52. Today, that same pound runs north of $6 — and in some corners of the country, close to $7. The surge has redrawn grocery budgets, upended ...
The global leader in beef production is also steeped in beefy controversy. This South American country may be at the top for meat packing, but at what cost?
The U.S. cattle and sheep industries have experienced significant decline due to zero-tariff policies allowing cheaper imports to displace domestic production. This decline in domestic production ...
Beef prices are rising amid tight supplies, but here are six issues on the horizon that producers should keep an eye on.