Has a cattle industry tool lost its edge? Tim Nolte isn’t surprised by the question. “That’s something I’ve been asking myself. Is the cattle cycle still working? It doesn’t seem to be, at least not ...
Most folks who follow the ag markets know about the cattle and hog supply cycles, in which herds routinely expand as price rise, only to reverse when the supply of animals and products exceeds demand ...
JAMESTOWN, N.D. — In 2018, Colin Beal was working both in the cattle industry and as an engineer mapping life cycle assessments for clients — basically, looking at the environmental impacts of ...
“Cattle crisis” has a nice alliterative ring to it—and that may be why we’ve heard the phrase lately. It’s irresistible to headline authors and television personalities. Just because they like to ...
The cattle herd is progressively shrinking, and as of Jan. 1, it totaled 87.2 million head. This year’s inventory is the fewest since 1951, when the herd totaled 82.1 million. Each subsequent peak in ...
The U.S. cattle and beef industry enters 2026 with strong but volatile market conditions, as historically tight cattle ...
Calculating calving distribution is one way to evaluate the previous year’s cow herd reproductive performance. This assessment calculates the number of cows calving in 21-day periods during the ...
Recent advances in sensor technology and data analysis have transformed the field of reproductive management in dairy cattle. Research now focuses on automated estrus detection, utilising a range of ...