NEWS

The five-year expansion of the beef market will continue in 2019 at a slower and more measured pace, explained Kevin Good of CattleFax. And while it may cause some alarm among the beef industry, it’s a measured and typical slowdown based on the business cycle.

Jennifer Houston of Sweetwater, Tennessee, was named president of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) at the organization’s annual meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, Feb. 2. Houston had served as the 2018 president-elect.

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program, has announced the winners of its 2019 Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) Awards at the 2019 Cattle Industry Convention in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Extreme cold temperatures and heavy snow is gripping much of the eastern half of the country this week. From eastern Montana, across the Great Lakes and the Midwest to the East Coast and the Southeast, wind, snow and winter mix will likely impact cattle, travel and a host of markets.

Most Progressive Cattleman readers agree with the USDA’s decision to relocate its headquarters outside of Washington, D.C.