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The 71st Annual National Red Angus Convention wrapped up in Lincoln, Nebraska, with a packed Commercial Cattlemen’s Symposium. On Friday, Sept. 13, academic and industry leaders took the stage, offering invaluable insights on a range of critical topics, equipping attendees with essential knowledge to navigate the future of Red Angus cattle production. Derrell Peel, Ph.D., from Oklahoma State University, discussed the challenges and opportunities in the cattle market, highlighting the historically low cattle numbers. Due to drought, U.S. cow herds have shrunk to their lowest since 1961, likely ..read more

Photo credit Troy Walz. By Troy Smith Most cow folk have realistic expectations. They understand that reproductive failures can and do occur in cow-calf operations. Some cows do fail to become pregnant and some cows may conceive but experience early embryo loss or abortion. Conscientious cow-calf producers want to minimize the occurrence of reproductive failures by addressing the reasons they occur. But the right reasons can be hard to identify. “There are many potential causes,” says South Dakota State University (SDSU) Extension Veterinarian Russ Daly, noting how the reasons for reproducti ..read more

The Canadian cattle herd is forecast to sustain the long-term trend of contraction to begin 2025 but will begin to stabilize by year’s end on improved feed pricing and availability. A smaller calf crop will be produced based on 2024 breeding stock but heifer retention should improve if feed conditions continue to remain stable or improve. Higher heifer retention coupled with a smaller calf crop will see lowered beef production and slaughter in 2025. As a percent of production, Canadian beef exports are forecast to remain strong while imports are forecast to soften on weakened consumer demand ..read more

Weather, port worker strikes and a looming presidential election has many farmers feeling skeptical. Declining income expectations helped to push farmer sentiment down again in September as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index fell 12 points to 88. Both of the barometer’s sub-indices, the Index of Current Conditions and the Index of Future Expectations, declined as well. The Current Conditions Index fell 7 points to 76, and the Future Expectations Index dropped 14 points to 94. These were the weakest barometer and future expectations readings since March 2016, when the f ..read more

Spencer Shifflet has been hired as a Cattle Business Weekly fieldman serving Nebraska. The Cattle Business Weekly is excited to announce Spencer Shifflet of Long Pine, Nebraska has joined its team as a fieldman selling advertising and serving as a ringman for production sales in the Nebraska region. Shifflet is a native of Nebraska growing up in the Cambridge, Neb. area on a commercial cow/calf operation. He served as a lineman for 10 years after graduating college from Northeast Community College in Norfolk. He then returned to his ag roots when he purchased a feedstore he operated for eigh ..read more

John and Karen Price of Price Ranch in Deer Trail, Colorado, were awarded RAAA Commercial Producer of the Year at the 71st Annual National Red Angus Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska. From left: John Price, Karen Price and Craig Bieber who presented the award. John and Karen Price of Deer Trail, Colorado, were presented by the Red Angus Association of America with the 2024 Commercial Producer of the Year Award at the National Red Angus Convention in Lincoln, Nebraska, Sept. 13. RAAA Board Director Craig Bieber of Bieber Red Angus in Leola, South Dakota, presented the award. This award held spe ..read more

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