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By Mary Drewnoski, Nebraska Extension Beef Systems specialist, Yijie Xiong, Nebraska Extension specialist, Precision Livestock Management
Virtual fencing’s greatest value may be its ability to make grazing management practices that require frequent fence movement or additional cross fencing more practical. Over the past few years, we ...
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Texas aquaculture stable as producers contend with summer heat, drought
Texas aquaculture remains steady despite seasonal challenges of drought and excessive heat faced by many ...
Fundamental price impacts of announced tariff waiver on ground beef
The cattle markets have been an eventful topic over the past month or so. The ...
Can virtual fence make better grazing management easier?
Virtual fencing’s greatest value may be its ability to make grazing management practices that require ...
Beef imports and the Brazil roller coaster
Beef imports continue to be the subject of political attention that has resulted in a ...
What to expect from Mexican cattle imports
There is lots of speculation on both sides of the border about what to expect ...
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By Jim Banner, Southern Livestock Standard | Columnists
I would venture to say that when we attend church, it’s not considered a very humorous place. Let’s face it, we go to church to ...
Just Your Standard Bull
By Michael Sturgess, Southern Livestock Standard | Columnists
Today is Aug.31, 2026. Today also marks the day when the Risk Management Agency (RMA) publishes the new County Base Values for your Rainfall Index ...
What to expect from Mexican cattle imports
By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension livestock marketing specialist | Marketing
There is lots of speculation on both sides of the border about what to expect with the resumption of cattle trade between the U.S. and ...
Weaning calves during hot, dry weather
By Paul Beck, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle nutrition specialist | Genetics & Performance, Production
Many producers have considered starting to wean their calves early this year due to drought and declining forage quality. Early weaning is an effective drought-management ...
Hunting outlook good, hunters encouraged to report signs of New World screwworm
By Sarah Fuller, Texas AgriLife Today | Crop and Weather
Based on available population surveys and precipitation trends across much of the state, hunters can anticipate an average-to-good fall hunting season across key game species, according ...
The resiliency of U.S. ag exports
By Will Snell, University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Food and Environment | Industry News, Marketing
U.S. agricultural trade has faced a lot of headwinds in recent years. Events such as the global pandemic, international military conflicts, increased competition, a slowing ...
The invisible track highway
By Clay Coppedge, Southern Livestock Standard | Columnists
S.B. Moore started his career with the Southern Pacific Railway as a conductor in California and worked his way up to construction engineer for Southern ...
TAHC releases first eligible New World screwworm infested zones
By hollidacompany@gmail.com | Herd Health, Industry News, Uncategorized
AUSTIN, TX – The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) executive director officially released movement restrictions for areas of Texas previously deemed as New World screwworm (NWS) ...
Looking for the low
By Wes Ishmael, Southern Livestock Standard | Columnists, Weighing the Market
Cattle markets continue searching for a practical bottom to the sharp early-summer correction as cattle prices trended lower from the middle of July through the ...
How much beef is it?
By Southern Ag Today Group | Industry News
On Friday, Aug, 21, 2026, President Trump announced that the United States would allow 300,000 metric tons of ground beef to enter the country over ...
Consumer demand for beef
By Mark Z. Johnson, Oklahoma State University Extension beef cattle breeding specialist | Industry News
The past several years of lower cow inventories, fewer fed cattle, higher values of live cattle and profitability across the sectors of beef production, and ...
AgriLife Extension updates fact sheet with new pasture mealybug treatment
By hollidacompany@gmail.com | Uncategorized
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service updated its treatment options for pasture mealybug in a fact sheet with science-based recommendations for using Centric 40WG to control the pest. The U.S. ...
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