NEWS

A vast majority of producers use a pour-on dewormer when processing their cattle, according to a Progressive Cattle online poll. 

President Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe signed a limited trade deal Sept. 25 that includes reduced tariffs on U.S. meats.

Dr. Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality extension specialist in the department of animal science at University of California – Davis and well-known authority on greenhouse gasses, addressed a full house during the 2019 Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course general session.

The USDA reported Sept. 1 feedlot inventories at 10.98 million head, down 1.3% from one year ago. This is the first year-over-year decrease in monthly cattle on feed totals in 33 months, since December 2016.

Montana-based news outlet Western Ag Reporter (WAR) launched a week-long Twitter campaign Sept. 23, urging producers to take to social media in an effort to enlist President Trump’s aid in bringing balance back to the cattle markets.