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Industry At A Glance: Annual Beef Cow Inventory & Cow-Calf Returns
2013-02-14 20:55:00| Beef
The latest U.S. cattle inventory report shows that the beef cowherd continues to shrink and has shed an average of 350,000 head annually for the past 17 years. With numbers down and calf prices up, the basic fundamentals are in place for heifer retention to begin in earnest. But, while prices have been high, they apparently havent been high enough. The ultimate question becomes, given the new operating dynamics, what level of return will be required to reverse this trend and encourage producers to begin rebuilding the cowherd? read more
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Beef Quality Assurance Award Winners Honored At Cattle Industry Convention
2013-02-08 19:43:00| Beef
Beef Checkoff News Two producers were honored with the checkoffs annual national Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) award and Dairy Beef Quality Assurance (DBQA) award, created to recognize outstanding beef and dairy producers from across the country who incorporate BQA principles as part of the day-to-day activities on their operations. One individual was also recognized with the BQA Marketer Award, and one individual received the BQA Educator Award. read more
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South Dakota's agriculture industry excited about eased beef restriction
2013-01-29 21:36:34| Agriculture - Topix.net
The Agriculture Department has announced Japan will loosen its restrictions on U.S. beef shipments.
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Industry At A Glance: Beef Cow Inventory
2013-01-14 19:22:00| Beef
By Nevil Speer, Western Kentucky University Though the U.S. cattle inventory will likely show contraction again this year the 17th consecutive year of fewer numbers, an increase in animal productivity has softened the blow. That continually shrinking inventory, however, poses severe challenges on the U.S. industrys infrastructure and service industries. read more
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Industry At A Glance: Out-Front Beef Sales Increasing
2013-01-02 19:34:00| Beef
By Nevil Speer, Western Kentucky University Market trends depict a growing proportion of branded beef sales over time. Another trend in the wholesale market is the increasing proportion of out-front sales of beef. The result is this segment much like the live-cattle market is utilizing the spot market less and less. read more
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