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Can you afford an open cow? Or, cull her now or pay to hold her open?

March 22, 2023
Agriculture

AMES, IA – The time commitment and financial investment in developing a replacement heifer is a daunting task―especially when one can come up open after having only one or two […]

More females placed on feed will result in tighter cattle inventories for years to come

October 13, 2022
Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The year kicked off with a cattle inventory estimated to be down 2%, thanks to a 2021 calf crop down 2.3% from the previous year, due largely […]

Cattle on Feed Report shows more signs of herd reduction

July 27, 2022
Agriculture

WASHINGTON, D.C. – USDA released the July Cattle on Feed Report as well as the biannual Cattle Inventory report last Friday. They also released the latest Cold Storage report. Cattle […]