The USDA just released it’s update of the national beef cow herd. As of January 1, 2018, the number of all cows and calves in the U.S. totaled 94.4 …
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by Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist The beef cow herd began recent expansion in 2014 growing 0.75 percent followed by more significant growth in 2015 (2.95 percent) …
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Fall is that time of year when cow calf producers are gathering in the calf crops, weaning, vaccinating, and pregnancy checking cows. It should also be a time when marketing …
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by Taylor Grussing, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist It’s that time of year when driving along the countryside or sitting in the sale barn cows start to show …
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A large swath of livestock producers across Eastern MT and the Western Dakotas are going through one of the worst droughts on record in 2017. The financial cost of the …
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Dry conditions are impacting range and forage production across much of Montana, the Dakotas and Nebraska. This is causing producers to sell yearling cattle early and prompting them to consider …
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CBS Denver reports: A rare spring blizzard slammed extreme western Kansas, southeast Colorado and the panhandles of Texas and Oklahoma April 29-30. In some places the snow …
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Associated Press reports: An eastern Oregon rancher has been indicted by a grand jury after authorities say they discovered dead and starving cattle. The East Oregonian reports that an Umatilla …
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Many North Dakota ranchers are faced with a continual lice infestation in their herd this winter, even though they have treated their cattle. “Some have even treated more than once …
