OSU found that cows with one or two dry quarters had calves with severely reduced weaning weights (50 to 60 pounds) compared to cows with no dry quarters. Proper cow culling will reduce the chance that a cow carcass is condemned at the packing plant and becomes a money drain for the entire beef industry. Although the producers are doing a much better job in recent years of culling cows before "cancer-eye" takes its toll, every cow manager should watch the cows closely for potentially...

Tight supplies of grain-fed cattle this year have kept cattle prices high, while a slower-than-expected resumption of beef exports to some countries have hurt sales. High cattle prices have been particularly troublesome for the company. Tyson has been hurt by high corn prices as ethanol makers compete with livestock producers for the feed grain. Data delayed at least 15 minutes unless noted with a lightning bolt for Real-time snapshots. Wall Street on average expected 10 cents per share,...

WA producers have had enough of consistently receiving significantly less than their eastern states counterparts have received, particularly in the beef sector. Karridale, WA, cattle producer Gary Buller has been one of the main drivers in getting some sort of producer forum in place to try to put pressure on the supermarkets to pay more at the farm gate for beef. The meeting follows weeks of calls by producers for some action to be taken against the perceived duopoly within Australia s...

VANCOUVER The discovery of bovine tuberculosis in a bull will force the slaughter of 470 cattle and has resulted in the quarantine of almost 30 farms in B. Clearly, by international standards and by risk based assessment, Canadian beef is safe to eat and Canadian cattle are safe to trade. farmer who owned the infected bull downsized over the summer, selling almost 400 head of cattle at an auction in Innisfail, Alta. The outbreak couldn t come at a worse time for the beef industry....

Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that by the end of the year it will quit serving cheese made with milk from cows treated with the synthetic hormone rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone), making it the first national restaurant chain to eliminate rBGH from its menu. Chipotle Mexican Grill announced that by the end of the year it will quit serving cheese made with milk from cows treated with the synthetic hormone rBGH (recombinant bovine growth hormone), making it the first national...