The total number of beef cattle in the United States is at the lowest level since the 1950s. To make up for the lack of beef cattle while still producing ...

One of the things that we come to appreciate while working with producers in small-scale finishing systems is that there is more than one right way to finish a steer (or heifer). Answering several ...

Producers are meeting beef demand with larger cattle. However, heavier animals are presenting new challenges in transport and processing.

While U.S. cattle herd size contracts, feedlot sectors in South America, Africa, and Australia expand, reshaping where the ...

Recently, a group of University of Kentucky extension agents and specialists wrapped up a 4-week series of virtual meetings focusing on producing freezer beef in northern Kentucky. The UK beef ...

U.S. feedlot inventory hits 11.5 million as the closure of Lubbock Feeders signals growing pressure from border disruptions ...

Visit NAP.edu/10766 to get more information about this book, to buy it in print, or to download it as a free PDF. For several decades, the National Research Council’s series on the nutrient ...

Florida ranching lasts longer than most residents imagine. Beef production sits at the center of the state’s agricultural heritage for more than 400 years, anchored in a working landscape that often ...

Cattle price spreads widen beyond norms as processing plants exit. Calf prices challenge stocker and feedlot operation economics.

After 70 years of operation, the 50,000-head capacity Lubbock Feeders has announced it will close its West Texas feedlot as soon as current contracted inventories are fed and finished. After doing the ...