Victoria Myers

A more profitable cow-calf sector equals a more sustainable beef industry moving forward.

Markets have nowhere to go but up, as a new USDA report shows the industry starts 2023 with the smallest beef cow herd ever.

For the cow-calf producer, high-grading and high-cutability carcasses, along with improved maternal traits and feed efficiency will become increasingly important as expansion moves forward.

The final Show-Me-Select sale of Fall 2022 brought some of the strongest sale numbers of the season, with average prices at $2,471, maximum price at $3,800, and total sales adding up to $682,050.

The nonprofit Mighty Earth has filed a complaint with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission against JBS over a bond issue it is calling "greenwashing" so severe it should be investigated as securities fraud.

The economic and cultural impacts of the "Yellowstone" television series continue to grow as creator Taylor Sheridan adds new related series, like the prequel series, "1883," and now "1923."

Nebraska cattle producers, like many others across the country, are optimistic 2023 will bring more average rainfall levels and help rebuild pastures and reduce feed costs, giving them more reason to retain ownership of heifers.

As cropland values surged in 2022, pasture and rangeland values tracked upward as well. A strong cattle market in 2023 is expected to help bolster land prices.

Stockers will be competing hard this year to increase average daily gains on cattle, as they look to take advantage of this year's strong market for beef.

Costs tied to cover crop production may be offset by adding livestock to the mix.

Landwatch Recent Farmland Sales

Yield potential, technology, data and even climate change play a part in determining value in today's hot land market.

An ongoing story about a Tennessee farm family's right to sell goods from a store on their own land, against the wishes of local, small-town leaders, was Progressive Farmer Senior Editor Victoria Myers' favorite story of 2022.

DTN continues its countdown of the top 10 agriculture stories of 2022 with No. 4. A number of new packing plant projects were announced in 2022, as the Biden administration offered incentives to help build a more resilient meat...

A profitability squeeze, maybe unlike any seen since the late 1970s, is something most economists are expecting as a 2023 recession unfolds.

Cold and rapidly changing weather patterns can affect bull fertility in several ways, from frostbite to illness.

Carbon credit contracts can be tied to an agreement to use certain agricultural practices or to a measurement of carbon sequestered. It's important to know which type of contract you're considering and whether it pencils out...

What consumers want from cattle producers continues to shift, creating marketing opportunities for those willing to meet particular criteria.

Landwatch Recent Farmland Sales

Supply pressures in the beef market leave consumers paying to access the available supply, creating a strong upside to price and the redistribution of trade volumes.

Costs associated with cover crops may be offset by diversifying into an integrated crop-livestock system.

By classifying certain feed additives as drugs, the American Feed Industry Association says the FDA continues to prevent U.S. farmers and pet owners from accessing technologies already available in many other countries.