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The Cattle Business Weekly

The Cattle Business Weekly newspaper

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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3:45

U.S. Red Meat Symposium Provides Deep Dive into...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/07/03

With U.S. red meat exports reaching record levels in Mexico, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) held the inaugural U.S. Red Meat Symposium in Mexico City June 13-14 to examine its economic and political climate, highlight the market’s continued growth potential and explore emerging opportunities for U.S. red meat. USMEF Chair Randy Spronk and Secretary/Treasurer Dave Bruntz participated, along with key USMEF staff from Mexico and the Denver headquarters, to emphasize the industry’s commi...

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5:23

Considerations for Beef Producers Following a Flood...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/07/01

By Erin DeHaan, SDSU Extension Beef Specialist Floods can be one of the more challenging weather events to prepare for. Weather monitoring websites and tools can be used to aid in monitoring flood levels. If there is a lot of predicted precipitation in the forecast, and your cattle herd is located in a lower area of land, you may want to be proactive and consider moving the herd prior to the weather event. In the aftermath of a flood event, there are different items to be considered for beef ...

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3:53

Prime Time Gala presents check for $303,622 to...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/26

Total donation from South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation exceeds .7M in 11 years On Saturday night , June 22 during the Prime Time Gala, the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation presented a donation to Feeding South Dakota, on-stage at the Denny Sanford PREMIER Center, in the amount of 3,622. This makes the overall donation to Feeding South Dakota ,720,044 in the last 11 years. As of May 31, funds raised from past galas have helped to purchase 1,543,890 pounds of beef for those that need it the...

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1:41

Bill to block mandatory EID ear tags

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/26

U.S. Rep. Harriet Hageman and Sen. Cynthia Lummis, both R-Wyo., on June 20 introduced a joint resolution disapproving of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) rule mandating electronic identification (EID) ear tags for bison and cattle moving interstate. Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., has also joined this legislation as an original cosponsor. Hageman said in a news release: “This rule is a solution in search of a problem that will advance a federal mandate which the American ran...

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2:24

Too Much Water

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/26

Flooding takes out bridges, weakens dams, evacuates towns By Codi Vallery-Mills It began as one inch, and then two, and before farmers in southeastern South Dakota, Nebraska, and northwestern Iowa knew it they were past the 10-inch mark for rain in a few short days. South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem stated in a press conference Monday that Canton, South Dakota had received 18.2 inches since Thursday of last week. It was said 21 of the state’s 66 counties were experiencing flooding. Iowa was e...

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2:55

United States Cattle on Feed Down Slightly

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/25

By Matthew Diersen, Risk & Business Management Specialist, Ness School of Management & Economics, South Dakota State University Heading into the June Cattle on Feed report, the average trade expectation was for a slight decrease in the total on feed, with no analyst expecting an increase. Marketings were expected to be unchanged from last year. Placements were expected to be lower, with little consensus about the level. After the markets closed last Friday the report came out showing ...

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4:39

Cattle Plan for Summer 2024

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/24

By Sean Lusk, Walsh Trading In my view the packer continues to show they are worried about cattle supply. It has been my experience that they don’t pay up unless they have to. They are showing they have to pay higher prices to get needed numbers to slaughter. Fed cattle slaughter has been moving higher as a percent of total slaughter as cow slaughter has dropped. They are lucky feed costs have fallen, in my opinion as it has allowed feedlots to keep cattle in their yards longer to get them to...

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2:49

50th Cattlemen's Summer Tour Heads to Northwestern...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/19

The Minnesota State Cattlemen’s Association (MSCA) Summer Tour has traveled around the state of Minnesota for 50 years, this year making its way to Thief River Falls on June 25. The Northwestern Stockmen’s Association (NWSA), one of 21 MSCA local affiliate associations, will host the tour, highlighting cattle operations and unique businesses in northern Minnesota. “The NWSA and supporting cast are very excited to host this year’s Summer Tour,” says NWSA President Dana Didrikson. “We’ve...

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5:06

High Plains Hit By Heavy Rains

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/19

A highly variable precipitation pattern was noted across the contiguous 48 states in early June, resulting in a significant number of changes in the Drought Monitor depiction. Another week of heavy rain June 4-11 continued to ease drought and abnormal dryness in parts of the central and southern Plains, with excessive amounts resulting in 2-category improvements in portions of central Kansas. Midwest A warm and wet spring eliminated much of the drought that had plagued western parts of this r...

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5:34

Genetic Merit Pricing Task Force Pursue Genetic...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/19

The Genetic Merit Pricing Task Force held its third meeting May 7-8 in Denver. Since convening in late 2023, the industry-based group has been working to help the cattle industry transition toward widespread use of genetic information in pricing feeder cattle and calves. More than 95% of U.S. feeder cattle change ownership without the benefit of shared genetic information. Therefore, objectively determined genetic information plays no meaningful role in the value-discovery process in to...

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1:21

BIF Selects New Board, Officers

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/19

The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) announced new directors and officers June 12 during the group’s annual symposium in Knoxville, Tennessee. Gordon Jones, Lafayette, Tenn., was introduced as the 2024-25 BIF president during the Wednesday awards luncheon. Gordon Hodges, Hamptonville, N.C., is the new vice president. Directors elected to serve on the BIF board were breed association representatives Lindsay Upperman, Red Angus Association of American; and Bruce Holmquist, Canadian Simme...

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1:30

Summertime

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/19

By the time you are reading this week’s column, the calendar says we are officially enjoying the Summer season of 2024. For most of us, it is a much better year than a year ago. Mother Nature has been kind, giving us adequate moisture since the beginning of April. The pastures are green and growing, the dams are full of water and the creeks continue to flow. All in all, the first six months of 2024 are much better than we had back in 2023. Unfortunately, if you l...

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1:56

The Summer Lull

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/18

By Codi Vallery-Mills As summer officially arrives on the calendar so does the summer lull of cattle going through the local auction barns. There are still weekly sales, but weighup bulls and cows make up the bulk of the consignment listing. In the fed cattle market, a few places like Yankton’s Stockmen’s Livestock Auction are still bringing good numbers for fat cattle. On June 4, the barn sold close to 3,000 head. “Cash exploded in the north last week with trading as high as 198.00 on a live...

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1:52

Jerry Oster Named 2024 Governor's Ag Ambassador

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/12

Jerry Oster of Yankton is the 2024 Governor’s Ag Ambassador Award recipient. Jerry will be recognized on Wednesday, June 12, as part of the annual Governor’s Agricultural Summit (Ag Summit) in Huron. Throughout his 49-year long career with WNAX Radio Station, Jerry Oster provided immeasurable benefits to South Dakota’s agricultural community and listeners across a 5-state region. Jerry worked daily to provide credible, real-time updates of the everchanging commodity market report...

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3:38

Simplify Genetic Testing Sample Collection and...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/12

As commercial cow/calf producers drive through their pastures evaluating their spring calf crop and contemplating which heifer calves will make the short list of future herd replacements, now is the time to think about genetic testing. Genetic testing is a practical, proven tool that provides dependable genetic predictions and actionable insights about individual animal performance. In situations where resources are limited or herd inventories need to be tightly managed, information from gene...

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4:16

Farmer Sentiment Recovers in May

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/12

Interest in Solar Leasing Rising By James Mintert and Michael Langemeier, Purdue Center for Commercial Agriculture Farmer sentiment recovered somewhat in May following a sharp drop-off in April. Increases in crop prices provided producers with a somewhat more optimistic financial outlook, which helped boost producer sentiment. Although sentiment and financial performance expectations improved in May compared to April, they both remain weak from a longer-term perspective. There was...

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4:44

Producer Profitability Listening Sessions give...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/11

By Codi Vallery-Mills When a blizzard rolls in or a grasshopper infestation sweeps through, you and your neighbors are often on the same footing. It doesn’t matter political affiliation or cattle association allegiance – everyone faces the same struggles. This spring the Montana Stockgrowers Association hosted listening sessions to gauge what farmers and ranchers list as their top struggles in being profitable and sustaining an operation for the next generation. Politics and “big ticket” catt...

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Expert Panel Focuses on Opportunities for Cattle...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/05

Beef cattle play an important role in sustainability – and sustainable management practices are critical for ranching resilience. With increasing opportunities for premiums, incentives, and cost-shares linked to sustainability, ranchers have new options to improve herd efficiencies as well as their soil and grassland health. So, where do they go to find incentives, premiums and cost-share programs? And what impact will these programs have on their operations? A Friday, June 21 panel discussio...

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3:10

Reynolds signs law requiring clear labeling of meat

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/05

By Katarina Sostaric Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a bill into law this May that bans the “misbranding” of lab-grown and plant-based meat and egg alternatives. Starting July 1, lab-grown and plant-based imitation meat and egg products sold in Iowa stores will have to be labeled with words like “fake,” “lab-grown,” “meatless,” “imitation,” or “vegan.” The labeling requirements also apply to meat alternatives made with insect protein. Reynolds signed the law at a farm in Ladora. She said it’s a...

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6:12

New genetic defect impacting cattle morbidity and...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/05

Cattle have long been a cornerstone of agriculture, providing us with milk, meat, and various other products that nourish and sustain our communities. Ensuring the cattle’s health and optimal muscle development is vital when producing high-quality beef. However, various genetic conditions can disrupt muscle metabolism, affecting animals’ well-being and the quality of the meat they produce. Researchers at the University of Nebraska — Lincoln have discovered a new defect in composite cattle (Si...

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