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The Cattle Business Weekly

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For cattlemen, by cattlemen is this podcast bringing you the latest in cattle industry headlines straight from the news desk of The Cattle Business Weekly in South Dakota. It"s a dose of what"s happening in markets, on the ranch and in Washington, D.C. It"s news about everything that impacts a cattle operation"s bottomline (aka profit). Listen to us in the feed truck, on the way to a cattle sale or on the porch with a beer! We promise you won"t go away without having learned something.

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4:33

Eagle Rock Ranch to Receive Colorado Leopold...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/04/22

Eagle Rock Ranch of Park County has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors ranchers, farmers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land. Dave and Jeannie Gottenborg are cattle ranchers and owners of Eagle Rock Ranch near Jefferson. They will be presented with the award in June at the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association’s Annual Conventio...

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2:12

Should You Delay Turnout in 2026?

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/04/15

Kaylee Wheeler SDSU Extension Range Field Specialist As the grazing season is inching closer, dry soil conditions across the region have become very apparent. Lack of dormant precipitation (Figure 2) and dry spring soil (Figure 4) are strong indicators that forage growth will be delayed for the 2026 grazing season. This means it will take more time to be ‘ready to graze.’ It is important that we avoid turning livestock out in the same pasture at the same time year after year, but especially i...

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3:55

Bull Management for Breeding Success

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/04/15

Follow these key strategies to ensure optimal performance “Significant investments are being made in bulls, and the prospects for income from current and upcoming calf crops appear favorable,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri (MU) Extension livestock field specialist. Nevertheless, Davis advises cattle producers to implement effective management practices for bulls as they transition out of the breeding pasture and prepare for future breeding seasons to safeguard their investm...

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3:47

Plains, Midwest Drought Picture Mixed

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/04/08

As early spring moisture remains uneven Much of the region received moisture over the Easter holiday weekend. That is good, because the latest data from the U.S. Drought Monitor released on April 2 paints a familiar early-spring story across the Northern Plains and Midwest: improvement in pockets, stubborn dryness in others, and a growing dependence on timely April moisture. Released weekly through a partnership led by the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, the map shows drought inte...

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3:19

Mexican Border Basics

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/04/08

Prior to the border closing in November 2024, U.S. imports of Mexican cattle had averaged 1.18 million head annually in the previous decade (Figure 1) and 1.12 million head per year in the previous 35 years. Mexican cattle imports equaled 3.4 percent of the total U.S. calf crop from 2015-2024 and 3.1 percent since 1990. The brief border opening in 2025 allowed about 230,000 head to cross, 0.7 percent of the 2025 calf crop. The typical pattern is bimodal with peaks in...

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5:34

Langland Cattle Co. Committed to Whole Use Harvesting

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/04/01

Driven by love for their family, a creative wife and an analytical husband have turned a simple solution into a business that changed their lives. Meet Tyson and Kendra Langland of Brookings, South Dakota who are third-generation cattle producers. In 2016, when Tyson took over the family beef business, he had a goal to become a 100% grass fed beef cattle operation. With the cattle being a short drive away just outside of Bruce, South Dakota, the Langland family spends qui...

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3:43

The Great American Agriculture Celebration

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/04/01

By Codi Vallery-Mills Gathered on the South Lawn of the White House on Friday, March 27 where hundreds of farmers and ranchers, Agribusiness leaders and members of FFA and 4-H for the Great American Agriculture Celebration. At the ag appreciation event, President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins addressed the crowd, which is said to have been the single largest gathering of American farmers the White House has ever seen. Trump gave remarks highlighting key areas in ...

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2:42

War Volatility Bleeds into Cattle Markets

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/03/25

The U.S. conflict with Iran has introduced volatility across commodity and financial markets since the war started on February 28. Producers who haven’t been following these developments closely should be aware of four ways that these developments now affect cattle markets. First, elevated movements in broader markets are pulling cattle futures lower. When the CBOE Volatility Index — the VIX, often called the ‘fear gauge’ of markets — spiked above 29 on March 6, feeder cattle futures dropped ...

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5:03

Rollins Visits Fires, Ranchers in Nebraska

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/03/25

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Monday toured the destruction left behind by the Morrill Fire near Ogallala, Nebraska. She was joined by several state leaders, including Gov. Jim Pillen, Sens. Deb Fischer, Pete Ricketts and 3rd District Rep. Adrian Smith. The visit comes as fire crews have nearly reached containment on the Morrill Fire, the largest wildfire in Nebraska’s history. Nearly 200 fire personnel were still stationed on that fire as of Monday afterno...

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3:58

Navigating the "Everything All At Once" Season...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/03/25

There are weeks where the calendar looks less like a schedule and more like a battlefield. That’s been me lately—an “Everything All At Once” season. Army Guard command doesn’t pause because home life is busy. The coaching and speaking business still needs built—calls returned, content created, talks booked, relationships kept warm. And the ranch? Calving season doesn’t care how you slept. We’re wrapping a long run of checking pairs, fixing what got tore up in the mud… and now we’re already pi...

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Walls of Fire - Nebraska ranchers suffer major losses...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/03/18

By Codi Vallery-Mills Walls of fire with 40 mph winds pushed flames into this week after starting last week in Nebraska. Ranchers and volunteer firefighters have been working around the clock to stop forward progress of the fires consuming the Husker state. Much of the state is currently experiencing severe drought conditions and is considered a “tinderbox.” High winds gusting to 70 mph helped create conditions that ignited four large fires – the Morrill, Cottonwood, Anderson Bridge, an...

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3:54

Build Smarter Deworming Plans with Diagnostics

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/03/18

Incorporating diagnostics into deworming plans gives cattle producers a clearer handle on parasite pressure and product performance. It helps confirm when treatment is needed, when it isn’t, and when a protocol might need adjusting. For operations like Leaning Oak Ranch in Okemah, Oklahoma, that clarity has become a key advantage. And it starts with putting real numbers behind decision-making. Turning data into decisions Diagnostics provide a straightforward view of th...

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3:52

What Heifers Will Fit My Forage Resources?

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/03/11

Every transition matters The old phrase, “horses for courses” now has a complementary phrase of “cows for resources.” Approximately 75% of the feed that goes towards producing a pound of beef comes from forage. Recent research at Oklahoma State University by Dr. David Lalman has shown that there are significant differences in how efficiently heifers convert forage to pounds of beef in a growing diet consisting of good quality hay. In a recent article titled “Finding Forage...

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4:46

Consumers Want Beef

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/03/11

Beef producers can take heart: Americans still love beef and are willing to pay for it. But, the modern consumer is far from a single, predictable buyer. “Today’s marketplace includes more distinct generations than ever before,” said Mandy Carr Johnson, Ph.D., senior executive director of scientific affairs for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA). Generation Alpha is just entering its teen years. Gen Z runs up to about age 30. Millennials typically span 30 to about 45...

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5:52

Tips for Managing Beef-on-Dairy Calf Transitions

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/03/11

Beef-on-dairy calves often change locations multiple times before they’re 6 months old, facing new environments, nutrition and herd mates at every stop — all of which can stack up the stress and risk of bovine respiratory disease (BRD). According to Curt Vlietstra, DVM, Boehringer Ingelheim, the frequent transitions beef-on-dairy calves experience in early life make it more important than ever to minimize stress where you can, and be ready to respond quickly when BRD issues aris...

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Diversifying the Ranch: Adding Buffalo to S.D. Cattle...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/03/10

On most days, Drew Anderson moves between two herds that require very different mindsets. In one pasture, black Angus cows ease toward the pickup, calm and predictable. In another, a herd of buffalo stands broad and alert, their steady gaze a reminder that not all livestock respond the same way. “We weren’t looking to run buffalo, but when the opportunity came up, it felt like something we couldn’t pass up,” Anderson says. “It’s been a learning experience, but it’s also exciting to add a new ...

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$150 Million Expansion at Cactus Beef Production...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/03/04

JBS USA broke ground Feb. 27 on a 0 million expansion project at its beef production facility in Cactus, Texas. The project includes construction of a new, state-of-the-art fabrication floor and an expanded ground beef room, strengthening the long-term competitiveness of one of the company’s largest and most important beef plants. This major investment is designed to increase operational efficiency, enhance production capacity, and create new opportunities for cattle producers, customers, tea...

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4:35

Paul Hill to be Inducted into Saddle - Sirloin

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/03/04

Paul H. Hill is the 2026 inductee into the prestigious Saddle & Sirloin Portrait Gallery. A special induction ceremony dinner and portrait presentation is scheduled for Sunday evening, November 15, 2026, during the North American International Livestock Exposition and the National Angus Convention, at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds, Louisville, Kentucky. Hill’s record-breaking success with leading Angus seedstock operations throughout the past half century is well documented. He wa...

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5:04

Production Testing at the Core of Johnson Angus

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/26

“Performance is what we were looking at then, and it’s still what drives our decisions today,” says Bailey Johnson, fourth-generation producer at Johnson Angus near Mobridge, South Dakota. For more than six decades, production testing has been central to the Johnson Angus program. Long before performance data became common, the Johnson family committed to evaluating cattle based on measurable results, longevity and real-world functionality. That commitment continues to shape breed...

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8:01

Quad Calves Sell

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2026/02/25

In February of last year, Stavick Simmental near Veblen, S.D. welcomed the birth of quadruplet calves—a rare event that Mike Stavick describes as extremely lucky. Remarkably, these calves thrived and made history again this year when they were sold through the ranch’s sale ring. The odds of a cow giving birth to four healthy bull calves are extraordinarily low, estimated by some to be just 1 in 179.2 million. Having those calves mature into breeding animals makes the occurrence e...

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