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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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3:10

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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2:24

Vanhove Cattle Company - Madison Genetics

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/06/05

By Kristen Smith Vanhove Show Cattle of Madison, South Dakota is home to Rob and Sherly Vanhove. Home to the Dakota Classic Female Sale and the newly added, Madison Genetics. 4-H and the passion for making great cattle is where Vanhove Cattle Company started 25 years ago. Their mission is to help their customers achieve their goals in the show ring and the barn. For years, Vanhove’s used artificial insemination before making a transition toward embryos. Vanhove’s felt...

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6:46

Lance and Roni Lesmeister's Rodeo Legacy

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/29

By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union Lance and Roni Lesmeister’s ranch house sits atop a bluff overlooking the Cheyenne River Valley. From the glass patio doors in their living room the couple can take in the breathtaking scene of rolling hills, the river and more than a hundred horses. Happy horses. Triple L Ranch bucking horses spend their days grazing the Cheyenne River breaks with their colts bucking in the sunshine. And when its rodeo season, they only perform about ...

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9:15

ProRodeo Hall of Fame's 2024 Inductees Named

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/29

Kaycee Feild, who set the gold standard for PRCA bareback riders, winning an event record six PRCA World Championships, headlines the 2024 ProRodeo Hall of Fame class announced on April 8. Feild, who won PRCA World Championships in (2011-14, 2020-21), is joined in the class by contestants – team roper Art Arnold, a 1968 RCA World Champion; bull rider, the late Blue Stone, a PRCA World Champion in 2001 and 2002; stock contractor Sammy Andrews; bullfighter Darrell Diefenbach, who was selected t...

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1:04

U.S. Cattle on Feed Down 1 Percent

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/29

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on May 1, 2024. The inventory was 1 percent below May 1, 2023. Placements in feedlots during April totaled 1.66 million head, 6 percent below 2023. Net placements were 1.60 million head. During April, placements of cattle and calves weighing less than 600 pounds were 335,000 head, 600-699 pounds were 220,000 head, 700-799 pounds were 375,000 head, ...

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5:40

The Dynamic Duo of The Spur Line Ranch and Feed Store

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/29

By M.P.Cremer A piece of advice young people hear in regard to romantic relationships is “date your best friend.” It makes sense — if your relationship is successful and lifelong, you’ll likely be around this person daily and will make tough decisions with them. A solid foundation built on friendship is important in those hard-to-deal with situations. But could the same be said for the relationship between two business owners? Lily Andersen and Lauren Kett, co-owners of Th...

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4:20

The Family Who Rodeos Together...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/28

Winner Rodeo Family Shares Their Story By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union All three of Heather and Cody Moore’s sons are rodeo athletes. And the Tripp County parents say in addition to all the great life lessons Rowdy, Roper and Rider have gleaned from competing in the sport, it’s the friends they have made that they are most grateful for. “There’s the rodeo family, and then there’s your other family,” Heather explained. “The whole family goes to the rodeo...

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4:25

North Dakota group may buy cattle company that owes...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/22

By Jeff Beach, North Dakota Monitor A North Dakota rancher said he is working on a deal for a small group of investors to take over a cattle and beef marketing business that was labeled a Ponzi scheme and owes North Dakotans millions of dollars. Wylie Bice, who ranches near Killdeer, said the group is close on a final price for Texas-based Agridime, with the goal of making it an asset to North Dakota ranchers. Bice said he hopes the group can close on a deal by July 1 to take over...

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3:59

Checklist to Pasture Turnout

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/22

By Sydney Vanderhoff SDSU Extension Beef Nutrition Field Specialist There is nothing quite like seeing green grass after what seems like a long winter. It is an encouraging reminder that spring is on its way and marks the start of a new grazing season. When preparing to turn your herd out to pasture, there are a few management decisions that need to be made. Having a simple checklist is an easy way to make sure you are prepared. Turnout Checklist 1. MINERAL The picturesque view of lush spring...

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3:13

Should I trich test my mature bulls?

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/22

By Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist & Kacie McCarthy, UNL Cow-Calf Specialist We are nearing spring turnout and breeding season, and with that, many producers may be getting bulls tested right before turnout. So, what should producers be considering to maintain herd health within their mature bull battery? Bovine trichomoniasis “trich” testing – what is it? Trichomoniasis (trich) is a venereal disease that causes infertility, open cows, and the occasiona...

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Should I trich test my mature bulls?

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/15

By Becky Funk, DVM, Animal Health Teaching and NE Extension Specialist |and Kacie McCarthy, UNL Cow-Calf Specialist We are nearing spring turnout and breeding season, and with that, many producers may be getting bulls tested right before turnout. So, what should producers be considering to maintain herd health within their mature bull battery? Bovine trichomoniasis “trich” testing – what is it? Trichomoniasis (trich) is a venereal disease that causes infertility, open cows, and the occ...

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2:49

Farm Bureau Urges Federal Agency to Rethink Removing...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/15

Montana Farm Bureau has expressed strong concern at the proposal by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to remove agriculture from Refuge lands. In a letter to the federal agency, the state’s largest general agricultural organization pointed out that hard-working, family businesses raise food and fiber on a combination of private, federal and state land and some of those families have cooperative agreements on wildlife Refuge lands. MFBF President Cyndi Johnson explained that with 22 wildlife ...

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5:52

Breeding Better: Across-Breed EPD Table and Improvements

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/15

By Larry Kuehn and Mark Thallman Across-Breed EPD (ABEPD) Adjustment Factors: National Cattle Evaluation (NCE), and the resulting Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs), have resulted in substantial genetic change since their inception in the 1970s. However, EPDs are generally only comparable within breed because of differences in the genetic base. Since 1993, the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center (USMARC) has produced a table of factors to adjust the EPDs of cattle so that the...

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2:25

Rounds Introduces Bill to Prevent Mandatory EID Tags

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/08

U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today, May 8, introduced legislation that would prevent federal government overreach on the operations of South Dakota farmers and ranchers. The bill would prevent the Secretary of Agriculture from implementing any rule or regulation requiring the mandatory use of electronic identification tags, or RFID tags, on cattle and bison. In January 2023, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) published a p...

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2:51

Proposals Finally Seen on Farm Bill

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/08

By Codi Vallery-Mills After months of waiting, there is movement on farm bill legislation in Congress. On May 2, both the House and Senate provided farm bill proposals. The USDA has been operating on a 1-year extension of the 2018 farm bill. That is set to expire on Sept. 30. Areas taking top priority in the two bills are conservation, nutrition programs, and energy alternatives and incentives. Deeper in the proposals, emphasis is placed on beginning farmers and ranchers. Lending ...

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5:41

FerAppease(R) improves carcass characteristics

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/08

In a two-part Texas A&M University research study by Cooke et al. (2024)*, researchers administered FerAppease to finishing cattle and evaluated its impact on carcass characteristics. Results showed that FerAppease, a unique analogue of the naturally occurring Maternal Bovine Appeasing Substance (MBAS), lowered plasma cortisol concentration upon slaughter and improved carcass dressing percentage. The study was recently published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the American Society...

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3:29

North Dakota cropland values up significantly while...

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/08

North Dakota cropland values increased 11.59% heading into the spring of 2024, marching upward from 2,863 per acre to 3,174 per acre, says Bryon Parman, North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension agricultural finance specialist. This represents the third year in a row where North Dakota cropland values have increased more than 10%. The increase follows cropland values appreciating 10.92% and 13.46% in 2022 and 2023, respectively. This is according to the North Dakota Department of T...

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4:57

SD Junior Beef Ambassadors Are Lighting a Fire for Beef

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/08

By Sarah Hill The future of South Dakota’s beef industry sure looks bright—especially with a cohort of 43 Junior Beef Ambassadors educating consumers about the benefits of beef. The South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) operates the Junior Beef Ambassador program, and Riley Zoss-Littau, Communications Manager for the SDBIC, coordinates the program. “Our youth are the future of the beef industry, and the South Dakota Junior Beef Ambassador program is giving these kids the platform to tell...

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2:31

Final Rule: EID Tags

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/01

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Update: Avain Flu and Beef

The Cattle Business Weekly ·

2024/05/01

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