Beef News

• Nebraska Beef Innovators: Miller’s Research Aims to Aid in Feedlot Management Decisions December 10, 2024
  University of Nebraska-Lincoln doctoral student Jessica Miller is researching how using ethanol byproducts and housing systems affects livestock performance and manure nutrients.
• Preparing Small Ruminants for Kidding and Lambing December 10, 2024
  With kidding and lambing season right around the corner, owners should prepare their animals to get the best outcome.
• Framing Strategic Risk and a Look at the Calf Retention Decision December 9, 2024
  A business strategy is a plan of action designed to achieve specific goals and objectives using available resources.
• October Red Meat Exports Above Year-Ago Levels; Pork on Record Pace December 9, 2024
  Exports of U.S. beef and pork posted year-over-year increases in October, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF), with pork exports well-positioned to set annual volume and value records in 2024.
• Early Reports of Feedlot Performance and Carcass Quality of Cattle When Feeding Experior December 9, 2024
  Although Experior’s (lubabegron) novel label claim is to reduce ammonia gas emissions from cattle fed this product, what effect can it have on feedlot performance and carcass quality?
• New Named 2024 Michigan 4-H Animal Science Youth Sportsperson of the Year December 6, 2024
  St. Joseph County 4-H member Keegan New wins prestigious sportsmanship award for his involvement in 4-H animal science projects.
• Feeding Grazing Cattle Seaweed Cuts Methane Emissions by Almost 40 Percent December 6, 2024
  Seaweed is once again showing promise for making cattle farming more sustainable. A new study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed supplement in pellet form reduced their methane emissions by almost 40 percent without affecting their health or weight.
• Gene Editing and Plant Domestication Essential to Protect Food Supplies in a Worsening Climate, Scientists Say December 6, 2024
  We all need to eat, but the impact of the climate crisis on our crops is throwing the world’s food supply into question.
• Cattlemen Relieved by Court Decision to Halt Corporate Transparency Act December 6, 2024
  This preliminary injunction prevents the Corporate Transparency Act from taking effect until the outcome of the case Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland is fully decided by the courts.
• Controlling Infectious Disease Between Wildlife and Livestock on Shared Rangeland December 6, 2024
  Texas A&M AgriLife-led research looks at the nexus of wildlife and livestock for solutions to zoonotic disease