Drovers

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Collin Peterson lost his bid to retain the seventh district House seat in Minnesota, losing to the state’s former lieutenant governor, republican Michelle Fischbach. Peterson, a…

Cattle markets entered November with solid gains across all sectors. Cash fed cattle markets traded $1 to $2 higher, with prices in the South at $107, while prices in the…

Pork exports continue to maintain a record pace in 2020, increasing 10% year-over-year in September. According to new data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation,…

Normally, Texas Tech University’s Meat Judging Team in the Department of Animal & Food Sciences has to travel three states away to compete for – and claim – a national…

Two state ballot propositions that affect agriculture have yet to be decided as of Thursday morning, Nov. 5. In California, Proposition 15 was losing by about 403,000 votes, with 51.7%…

In an effort to continue to highlight beef’s place on the plate, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, has partnered with the Produce for…

The Euken-Myers family of Lewis, Iowa, were announced as winners of the Region 3 Environmental Stewardship Awards Program.  The Euken-Myers family run a cow-calf operation, feedlot and row-crop farm. Randy…

No matter what type of livestock operation you run, biosecurity should always be at the forefront of your mind. Putting biosecurity protocols in place can help reduce the risk of…

Under constant strain from volatile markets and devastating weather events, cattlemen also face an existential threat to their livelihood – that beef is environmentally unstainable and will be rejected by…

A national study focusing on cattle health and management on U.S. feedlots with at least 50 head will get underway in 2021. Between March and August, the USDA’s National Animal…