by Mark Magnuson | Nov 29, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, Cattle Industry Convention 2019, Farm Progress Show 2018, News, Trade Talk 2018
Producers are always looking for ways to farm as efficiently and economically as possible, but in a time of depressed commodity prices that becomes an even bigger priority. Isaac Anderson is a market development agronomist with Winfield United and he says that while...
by Mark Magnuson | Nov 28, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, News
The United States-Mexico border was closed for the importation of Mexican cattle after a cow was detected with screwworm in southern Mexico on November 22nd. However, a USDA veterinary official says the situation has not worsened and the U.S. and Mexico are continuing...
by Mark Magnuson | Nov 27, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, Cattle Industry Convention 2019, Farm Progress Show 2018, News, Trade Talk 2018
With cooperative weather throughout much of the fall, harvest moved quickly and efficiently for most producers in 2024. It’s also allowing producers some much needed time for rest and relaxation at the end of one of the busiest times of the year for farmers. That is...
by Mark Magnuson | Nov 26, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, Cattle Industry Convention 2019, Farm Progress Show 2018, News, Trade Talk 2018
President-elect Donald Trump has announced Brooke Rollins as his pick for ag secretary when the new administration takes office in January. Rollins is a former White House aide that served with President Trump during his first term in office. Rollins is the current...
by Mark Magnuson | Nov 25, 2024 | 5 Ag Stories, Cattle Industry Convention 2019, Farm Progress Show 2018, News, Trade Talk 2018
The key takeaway from the USDA November Cattle on Feed report is that the number of placements into feedlots remains high. That’s USDA livestock analyst Michael McConnell who says that producers placed more cattle into feedlots in October than a year ago with...
