WASHINGTON (April 26, 2024) – Today, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) President Mark Eisele, a Wyoming rancher, issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) final traceability rule: “USDA’s final traceability rule updates the existing requirement for animal identification that has been in place since 2013, switching…
Wheat & the weather Is wheat & corn bringing beans along Is influenza working into the grains Could cattle & grains trade together Strong cash movement
Homer Buell has been elected chairman of the board of Sand County Foundation. Buell, a cattle rancher from Rose, Nebraska, was first elected to Sand County Foundation’s Board of Directors in 2014. He succeeds Lynne Sherrod, a Colorado cattle rancher who has served as chairman since 2015. Sand County Foundation is a…
Quiet day in the outside markets Quiet in the grains, except wheat Managed money stays short, what's making them nervous S. America production estimates, what's the cash market telling us A game of headlines in cattle
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University pushed its winning streak to four in a row with a dominating showing at the national Meat Animal Evaluation contest in Laramie, Wyoming. Kyla Mennen (Logansport, Indiana) led a 1-5 sweep by K-State in the overall standings, followed by Cole Murphy (Houstonia, Missouri), Sadie…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday said it detected fragments of the Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza virus in samples of pasteurized milk but said the commercial milk supply is still safe to drink. Although seemingly good news for consumers, the discovery raises questions about how milk from…
The future of the feedlot could include autonomous feed trucks, enabling operations to focus more on product and less on equipment and operations. That is the hope of a Nebraska startup company called ALA Engineering. The company is developing autonomous feed trucks, which would mark a significant leap forward in…
The Loeffel Meat Shoppe at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln will host a grand re-opening celebration event on May 3 from 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The event will include recipe samples, along with demonstrations on food safety, knife care, and proper knife usage in the home kitchen from 11:30 a.m.…
KC wheat thoughts on good start Rally in the markets Chasing the headlines Strong cattle market off Bullish COF report Higher hogs on a Monday
WASHINGTON, April 20, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that these products should not be…