Author: Dr. Laura Hayes

The Drive. Get your complimentary subscription to the latest facts, statistics and stories highlighting real ways your checkoff dollars are driving demand for here at home — and around the globe. Subscribe to The Drive. May 1, 2024.

Find current and historical data, projections, and reports on U.S. and global and markets, including production, trade, prices, and policy. Learn about the latest trends, issues, and challenges in the and sector.

Learn about the industry, production, and management from Penn State Extension experts. Find online courses, articles, events, and resources on topics such as breeds, nutrition, reproduction, marketing, and more.

Nebraska’s Natural Resources. Nebraska’s farms and ranches utilize 45.2 million acres (18,413,270 hectares) – 91% of the state’s total land area. Nebraska is fortunate to have aquifers below it. If poured over the surface of the state, the water in those aquifers would have a depth of 37.9 feet. The state has 96,509 registered, active …

MILWAUKEE, July 6, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — In the 2022 AAEA Annual Meeting session ” and Challenges with the Supply Chain” authors discuss how the Agricultural & Food Policy Center (AFPC) at Texas A&M University recently released a book titled The U.S. Supply Chain: and Challenges. This book was the culmination of a …

Impact of Livestock on Climate Change. The most important greenhouse gases from animal agriculture are methane and nitrous oxide. Methane, mainly produced by enteric fermentation and manure storage, is a gas which has an effect on global warming 28 times higher than carbon dioxide. Nitrous oxide, arising from manure storage and the use of …

Innovative grass-based production systems can help address the challenges faced by the European sector as well as citizens’ concerns about the sustainability of the current production and consumption levels. When managed correctly, grass-based production systems contribute to improving biodiversity, capturing carbon …

Most recently, year-to-date imports have ticked up by approximately 117 million lbs. vs. 2013. The 2014 increase has received quite a bit of attention; however, that needs to be placed within the context of slowing domestic production of about 625 million lbs. through June. Last week’s -At-A-Glance was largely focused on the …

Selection for accelerated growth also posed welfare in sheep and goat breeding. The callipyge gene in sheep has been reported to cause a similar double-muscled phenotype in sheep to that seen in cattle; however, a study done by Jackson et al. (1997) indicated that none of the adverse effects associated with double muscling in …

Fifty years ago, ranchers got over 60 cents of every dollar a consumer spent on , compared to about 39 cents today. Similarly, hog farmers got 40 to 60 cents on each dollar spent 50 years ago …

The happening within the may potentially affect other animal industries. Some p… View the full answer. Previous question Next question.

Big business. “Here the is a full-time occupation for most cattle producers with large corporate as well as large family-owned enterprises,” says Charmley. “Our average herd size here would be much larger than in Canada, I suspect, being around 400 head in the south and 1,600 in the north.”.

Part Two Outlines Some Social . Oct 4, 2022, 04:30am EDT. Investors And Buyers: Very Confusing Sustainability Choices In The Auto . Oct 4, … For cows for or veal, that same …

Across the liver abscesses are a significant concern, a defect Lawrence says results in a $409 million loss over the 27.3 million animals harvested last year. Compared with standard cattle and traditional dairy cattle, however, the -on-dairy crosses “stick out as a problem,” Lawrence says.

Abstract. Genetic and reproductive advancements in the dairy , volatile milk markets, and packer restrictions on dairy carcasses have increased the popularity of crossbreeding sires to dairy cows in the United States. This observational study aimed to understand performance of dairy cows bred to sires and feedlot and …

Research shows that 90% of lameness is caused by in the foot. Two of the most common are foot rot and toe abscess, which can require two different treatments. Foot rot is an infection of the skin between the toes, often showing a lot of swelling and usually has a foul smell. Most foot rot responds well to antibiotics approved …

Published: April 26, 2023. News. A new study examines challenges facing both federally and provincially inspected processors in Alberta. Photo: Canada Inc. How can we build a more competitive, resilient processing ? A report released earlier this spring aims to provide some answers.

Overcrowding and Confinement. Animals in confinement are frequently densely crowded or confined to cages without enough space to turn around. Industrially-raised broiler chickens (those raised for meat) are raised in large open houses, not cages; but guidelines from the National Chicken Council, an group, require less than three-quarters of a square foot per market-weight bird – a …

Industrial livestock farms or factory farms account for more than 50% of global pork and poultry meat production and 10% of and mutton production.Graphic exposés of how animals are processed …

Facing the . Environmental, diet-health, animal rights, food safety are many concerns and that face the . Environmental.

Learn about the most popular in North America, their characteristics, profitability, and consumer trends. Compare different based on time to slaughter, carcass weight, and cost range.

Beef breeds as they are known today did not always exist, and many are of recent origin to meet an increasing demand for beef. The various breeds were eventually established by years of careful selection and mating of animals to attain desired qualities, emphasizing traits such as disposition , fertility, weight, conformation, and hardiness.

One pound of requires 298 square feet of cropland and 211 gallons (800 liters) of water, on average. An average cow produces close to 400 pounds of meat. Adding it all up, that means a single cow will require 84,000 jugs of water piled on two football fields of cropland to become the hamburger you order at a drive-thru.

The study was funded by the Crystal Cox/Business Insider Meyerowitz-Katz also notes a glaring issue with the study: that it’s funded by the meat .

Glenmary Farm is a multi-faceted three generation farm in Rapidan, Virginia. Learn more about their cattle operation and how they produce high quality through investment in genetics and innovative practices. Their newest venture is Glenmary Reserve Meats, a dry-aged business that ships direct to customer. Glenmary Farm Video.

How it’s made, environmental impact and more – BBC Science Focus Magazine.

Corn Exports Are Up for 2023/24 and 2024/25 on Strong Demand. The 2023/24 corn export estimate is raised by 50 million bushels from the April WASDE report to 2,150 million bushels. U.S. corn exports totaled 1,181 million bushels through March, according …. Read more.

The U.S. market for grass-fed was about $4 billion in 2017, just 4% of the national market, but more recent market analyses forecast a global $9.53 billion increase in value by 2025.

3. Water Scarcity and Inadequate Infrastructure. In many regions of Kenya, water scarcity is a significant problem for farmers. Limited access to clean and sufficient water for both livestock consumption and hygiene purposes poses a considerable challenge. Additionally, inadequate infrastructure, such as water storage facilities and …

From dream to nightmare. Argentina used to breed free-ranging cows on open grasslands, but its ranchers have shifted to industrial meat production in fattening corrals. This change has increased like deforestation and carbon emissions. Leonardo Rossi. Christian Guy/lineair Gaucho on horseback, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. 09.10.2015.

Beef are cattle raised for meat production (as distinguished from dairy cattle, used for milk production). The meat of mature or almost mature cattle is mostly known as beef . In beef production there are three main stages: cow-calf operations , backgrounding , and feedlot operations.

The United States boasts a rich diversity of beef breeds, each with unique characteristics that make them more suitable for different regions and production goals. This guide explores the most popular breeds, including Angus, Hereford, Charolais, Simmental, and Brahman, exploring their traits, adaptability, and best management practices.

Jason Strong says the is working to become carbon neutral by 2030. (ABC News: Chris Gillette) He said the authors had misrepresented the food production system and they were wrong …

According to a U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) report published this summer, “Since its March implementation, the U.S.-China Phase 1 Economic and Trade Agreement has sparked growth in China’s demand for U.S. . July exports were record-large at 2,350 metric tons, up 160% from a year ago, valued at $14.9 million (up 92%).

The strategic importance of feed security for the economic and environmental sustainability of the is emphasized in countries such as Canada, which is the 10th largest producer in the world (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2021) and aims to sustain or expand its export of live and meat (Ghazalian …

These cycles of negative feedback will send the , which already operates on tight margins, into what analysts at RethinkX call a “death spiral.” If you’re interested in where these forces will take the , I highly recommend reading the full RethinkX report. The predictions are dramatic and, for anyone working or invested …

A new Global Quarterly Q4 2022 report from analysts at RaboResearch Food & Agribusiness (Rabo) anticipates falling production in Europe and the U.S. but growing to flat production in …

The 25 yr, 1958 to 1983, were dynamic, but stressful, growth years for the cattle . Cattle numbers increased in a cyclical manner by over one million head/yr. consumption/capita increased from 28 kg in 1958 to 43 kg in 1976 and then declined to about 35 kg. A broad spectrum of economic, cultural and technological factors …

Published: October 25, 2018 6:48am EDT. As the scale and impacts of climate change become increasingly alarming, meat is a popular target for action. Advocates urge the public to eat less meat to …

Published: October 13, 2023. Cattle, News. High cattle prices may help Canadian cattle producers in 2024, says market analyst Anne Wasko, but it all depends on the moisture and feed situations. Photo: Supplied. The United States Department of Agriculture has dropped a report painting a grim picture of the Canadian in …

About. The Canadian Cattle Association (CCA) is the national voice of Canada’s 60,000 farms and feedlots. Founded by producers and led by a producer-elected board, CCA works to address that concern Canada’s producers.

There are really three companies that control the in the United States. Excel, which is a subsidiary of the huge agribusiness company Cargill. ConAgra, another huge agribusiness company.

0:03. 0:45. Several U.S. cattle groups have asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to suspend imports from Brazil, based on Brazil’s repeated failures to report outbreaks of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) which is also called mad cow disease. Brazil has a history of failing to report such outbreaks in a timely fashion.

The Value of Traceability in the Markets

Biosecurity is a key component of any animal and public health strategy and disease prevention and control programs. This study reviewed the main findings of different studies implemented from 2015 to 2021 to analyse the biosecurity situation at Belgian cattle farms, including attitudes and behaviours of cattle farmers and rural veterinarians …

Bovine Growth Hormone. Recombinant bovine somatotropin, rBST (also referred to as bovine growth hormone), is a genetically engineered hormone injected into dairy cows to increase milk yield.158 In the 2005-2006 survey of 113 dairies in 5 U.S. states, 71.7% used rBST,159 and of U.S. dairy operations with 500 or more cows, 42% use rBST.

Last modified on Wed 25 Aug 2021 09.44 EDT. The UK’s herd could be at the heart of a sustainable farming system that tackles both the climate and wildlife crises while producing sufficient …

In 2017, a study in the British Medical Journal found at least nine different causes of death associated with red meat—processed and unprocessed. The study concluded that people consuming red meat had higher risks of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, kidney disease, Alzheimer’s, liver disease, infections, lung disease, and cancer.

By John O’Connell. Intermountain Farm and Ranch. A leading research and analytics service is bullish on cattle in 2021, predicting a tightening supply and strong demand will contribute to a profitable year for ranchers. During the recent CattleFax virtual 2021 Cattle Convention Winter Reboot, the company’s vice …

any health in cattle can be managed successfully if they are detected early. Cattle owners can prevent or minimize losses by taking steps to keep the from recurring or spreading to the rest of the herd. Below are common found in cattle as well as the probable causes of those conditions and suggested