Nebraska stands up for farmers in CAFO attack
With contributions in the neighborhood of $13.8 billion in 2018, livestock production is leading the way for the Nebraska economy. According to a report by Glennis McClure and Brad Lubben at the University of Nebraska,...
Milk price highest in 5 years
U.S. dairy farmers are seeing more profit from their milk price. The Agriculture Department announced the August Federal order Class III benchmark price at $17.60 per hundredweight, up a nickel from July, $2.65 above August...
Green Plains sells a share of its cattle company
Green Plains Inc, based in Omaha, Neb., completed the sale of 50 percent of Green Plains Cattle Company for $77 Million to AGR Partners, TGAM Agribusiness Fund Holdings-B LP and StepStone Atlantic Fund LP s....
Frey returns to Centennial Livestock Auction
Tom Frey is once again calling bids at Centennial Livestock Auction in Fort Collins, Colo. Frey grew up in Nebraska and joined the CLA team following graduation. In 1999, he and his wife Leisa, moved...
Tyson beef plant fire will be historically significant to beef producers
Although Tyson has announced they will rebuild the beef harvesting facility in Holcomb, Kan., the shuttering of the plant after a fire Aug. 9 caused disruption in the market to the tune of limit down...
Chocolate milk outperforms sports drink in strength test with teen athletes
Jim Webb has long been a proponent of chocolate milk as a refuel beverage. His kids, all athletes, would joke that he was “old school.” Perhaps others thought his recommendation stemmed from his bias as...
Dr. Maggie Baldwin named Colorado assistant state veterinarian
BROOMFIELD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture announced the selection of Dr. Maggie Baldwin as assistant state veterinarian for the state of Colorado. In the role, Dr. Baldwin will focus on emergency management and...
Invitation to Longhorn breeders: Join us at Denver’s National Western
All Texas Longhorn breeders are invited to enter Denver’s 114th National Western Stock Show coming up Jan. 11-26, 2020. The NWSS is known for being The Best 16 Days in January and Longhorn cattle are...
CFTC orders Iowan to pay $1.25 million over cattle futures fraud
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order filing and simultaneously settling charges against Nathan Harris, a CFTC registrant, of Akron, Iowa, for fraud, unauthorized trading, and violating speculative position limits in live cattle...
K-State Olathe lab testing delta-9 THC, CBD cannabinoids for hemp growers
OLATHE, Kan. — Researchers at Kansas State University’s Olathe campus are helping Kansas hemp growers clear the smoke when it comes to knowing the levels of delta-9 THC and CBD concentrations in their industrial hemp...
Catahoula Leopard Dog: Not your average stock dog
“A Catta whatta?” That’s the most common response that owners of Catahoula Leopards get after answering the question, “What kind of dog is that?” The largest breed of stock dog, a Catahoula, typically weighs between...
Livestock producers and feedlots are facing a trucker shortage
Labor shortages are complicating the daily activities in production agriculture in all segments, including livestock hauling. While finding truck drivers is difficult in this market, finding livestock-savvy drivers able to transport hogs and cattle is...
Royal Heritage: American Royal prepares for a move
The American Royal will be making its move to Wyandotte County, Kansas, after being rooted in Kansas City, Missouri since 1899. What originally began as the National Hereford Show has evolved into a multifaceted event...
Why cattle ranchers have one of the most positive outlooks
“Economic and political order has become disorder,” said AgResource President Dan Basse, in market analysis comments at the 2019 Feeding Quality Forum in Amarillo, Texas. In a third of the world’s economies today, Germany included,...
Pawnee Buttes Grass Tour held in Grover
The Pawnee Buttes Seeds grass tour met Aug. 15-16 at the Lonesome Pines Land and Cattle Company in Grover, Colo., an area firmly in grazing country. The program concentrated on what rancher Jim Sturrock has...
Blue Valentine continues to be a favorite with area ranch horse breeders
The Quarter Horse is America’s horse. The American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) was formed in 1940 and has over 4 million Quarter Horses in its registry. The foundation for the modern Quarter Horse is built...
Dusty Road Solutions
Dust is a price many of us pay to live in the country. Some 70% of U.S. roads are unpaved, and the EPA says about 40% of dust particles come from these unpaved roads right...
Cell-based protein companies form alliance
Five companies that grow red meat, poultry and seafood from animal cells outside the animals formed a coalition in August to focus on educating consumers and dealing with government regulation and labeling. Founding member companies...
Industrial hemp production: A risk assessment
STERLING, Colo. — Farming and ranching is a very risky business. Many times the success or failure of an agricultural business is determined by the ability of the operator to manage risk. One of the...
EPA approves use of insecticide sulfoxaflor
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a long-term approval for the insecticide sulfoxaflor, saying that it has less of an impact on bees and other non-target creatures than the organophosphates, neonictinoids and other alternatives used to...
