BEEF Cow-Calf Weekly

Beef demand remains robust and beef continues to hold some pricing power in the marketplace. That reality is critical if the market is going to fight off bearish supply pressure heading into spring.

For a cow-calf producer, there’s not another disease that comes close to the economic impact of trich. Here’s a primer on what trich is, how to avoid it and what to do if your herd contracts it.

The manure and waste hay at a single feeding site can produce more than 1 million stable flies.

Led by outstanding growth in chilled beef exports ($3.38 billion, up 26%), the U.S. remained the largest exporter in the world on a value basis, posting a 15% year-over-year increase to a record $7.27 billion.  

Commonly referred to as overeating disease, enterotoxemia is a disease that can proliferate rapidly and cause sudden death. And in order to prevent death loss from it, you need to move fast.

Businesses are beginning to make sustained investment in their operations. That’s a positive sign for the economy over the long run.

The latest issue of BEEF is hot off the press. This month's issue is packed full of practical information, including our annual feed composition tables. Read it now.