…From: USDA National Agriculture Statistics Service Sheep and Goat Inventory The purpose of the Sheep and Goats Inventory survey is to provide information on inventory of breeding and market sheep,…
More Volatility Ahead for Cattle Markets
Cattlefax CEO Randy Blach (Block) recently spoke at the Kansas Livestock Convention about volatility in the cattle markets, including what’s causing the downturn and what to expect in the months…
Proposed Tax Regulation a Threat to Future Cattle Farms
…assets just to survive.” From the National Association of Farm Broadcasting news service. From: National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Proposed Tax Regulation Threaten Multigenerational Cattle Operations Cattlemen Call for Proposed IRS…
Canada Ranchers Under Quarantine to Receive Federal Funding
…having to feed and maintain quarantined cattle they cannot move or sell can expect a federal AgriRecovery plan to help cover the costs. The government will be working with the…
Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Wisconsin Dairy Bull Calves
…infected 21 people from eight states, and the first illness was reported in January of this year. Dairy bull calves are young, male cattle that have not been castrated and…
November 2016 Farm Income Forecast
…billion) in cattle/calf receipts. A marginal expected gain in crop cash receipts is driven largely by a $5.3-billion increase in oil crop receipts, primarily soybeans, while feed crops (mainly corn)…
More Cattle Culling Planned in Canada Amid Bovine TB
…known to co-mingle with the six confirmed TB-infected cattle has expanded to cover adult cattle and calves on 18 premises, up from just six. Online publication Ag Canada reports the…
Trump EPA Administrator Pick on the Horizon
…White calls WOTUS a power grab. She has previously headed the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and is a member of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association. From the…
Optimizing Oats for Use as Dairy Forage
…cattle to graze them through late November or harvest the crop in early November for later use. The strategy allows production of an additional forage crop before winter. The oats…
Canada Confirms More Bovine TB cases
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has confirmed five more cattle from southeastern Alberta have been infected with the bacteria that causes bovine tuberculosis. Ag Canada reports the five animals were…
Ranchers Collaborate with UC Researchers
…in infected cattle, which can jeopardize a cattle producer’s business,” said Stott. Funding for the study has been provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the California Cattlemen’s Association and…
Cattle on Feed Review
…565,000 head. Marketings of fed cattle during October totaled 1.71 million head, 5 percent above 2015. Other disappearance totaled 57,000 head during October, 24 percent below 2015. Cattle and calves…
First Organic Grower to be President of Santa Cruz County Farm Bureau
…Directors assuming new duties November 1st (19 members total on Board of Directors) For 1st term, three-year directors: Gordon Claassen – Cattle John Pisturino – Cattle Dennis Webb – Timber…
Lone Star Ranch Named 2016 California Leopold Conservation Award® Recipient
…road-related erosion, not cattle grazing, was the largest source of sediment. Over 15 years, the Moore’s and other YES families have made sediment-reduction improvements on more than 400 miles of…