…I’m Mark Oppold with an American Agriculture History Minute. American Agriculture History Minute: Western Great Plains Becomes Open Cattle Range The western Great Plains became open range country hosting cattle…
April Updates in Cattle on Feed Findings
Cattle feedlot south of Portales, New Mexico Quintin Soloviev / Wikimedia Commons image What did USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report reveal regarding year-over year cattle inventories, placements, and marketings?…
April Updates in Cattle on Feed Findings
…analyst Anthony Fischer talks about fed cattle placements and impacts of now resolved ban of fed cattle from Mexico due to New World Screwworm concerns. April Updates in Cattle on…
CoBank: Trump’s Tariffs, Inflation, Trade Policy Compounding Economic Anxiety
…the blender’s tax credit, pushing prices above petroleum. Record high prices for beef cattle remain across the sector despite continuing herd liquidation. The U.S. pork sector is positioned for moderate…
AgNet News Hour Monday, 04-14-25
…their personal favorite cheese dishes. discuss the cattle industry and share some new report export numbers, which show exports are up. They also discuss whey this part of the ag…
Ag Groups Call for Trade Fix After Tariff Announcement
…critical. Ethan Lane of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association supported the move, saying U.S. beef producers face unfair treatment abroad. He pointed out that countries like Vietnam and Thailand impose…
American Agriculture History Minute: Ethnicity Develops Early Farming Techniques
…the farm in the family and avoid having their children move to towns. The Scottish and Irish built their livelihoods on sun farming, but more herding hogs and cattle. That’s…
AgNet News Hour Tuesday, 04-08-25
…discussed the impact of bird flu on various species, including dairy cattle and poultry. The conversation shifted to California Assembly Bill 928, which limits rooster ownership to three per acre…
FAPRI Releases 2025 U.S. Agricultural Market Outlook
…for American farmers, shaped by falling crop prices, high production costs, and record returns in the cattle sector. For many crop producers, net returns have dropped significantly from recent highs….
Farm Closures Feared as Ag Industry Responds to New Tariffs
…strengthens American agriculture rather than destabilizing it. From the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association: Today, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Ethan Lane issued a statement…
UK Detects First Case of Bird Flu in a Sheep, Stoking Fears of Spread
Bird flu has been detected in a sheep in northern England, the first known case of its kind in the world, Britain’s government said, adding to the growing list of…
Factors Behind March Cattle on Feed Report
How do lower placements of cattle in feedlots for the month of February factor into USDA’s latest look at cattle inventory? Rod Bain reports. Factors Behind March Cattle on Feed…
American Agriculture History Minute: Transitioning of the Midwest
…a major meat packing center. Large cattle drives from Texas brought herds of cattle to Dodge City and other Kansas towns. That’s today’s American Agriculture History Minute. I’m Mark Oppold….
AgNet News Hour Friday, 03-28-25
…led to cattle depredation, prompting a local emergency in one county. Between October and December 2024, wolves killed 19 cattle in rural counties. The issue mirrors that in Colorado, where…