CattleFax has introduced its annual cow-calf survey. Information requested in the survey provides participants and the rest of the industry with valuable data regarding industry benchmarks and trends.

There are many opportunities ahead for the U.S. cattle industry, CattleFax CEO Rancy Blach told attendees at the 2021 U.S. and Global Protein and Grain Outlook Seminar at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Convention and Tradeshow in Nashville, Tennessee. 

After two years of liquidation due to pressure from drought conditions, the industry is headed into shorter beef supplies over the next three to four years, CattleFax analyst Kevin Good told attendees at the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Cattle Industry Convention and Tradeshow in Nashville, Tennessee. “The U.S. beef cattle herd is undergoing liquidation. Beef cow slaughter is up 10 percent. There are less replacement heifers and more heifers going to the feedlot.”

CattleFax CEO Randy Blach stops by to is it with Progressive Cattle Editors in the second of three podcasts from the NCBA convention in Nashville. Randy shares how leverage is looking to change toward the cow-calf producer as the supply chain sees lower cow and cattle numbers, and a look at how more packing facilities and shackle space is on the horizon. Mitch Blanding of Zoetis and Ted Perry of Purina come to explain Purina’s new Purina Plus program to utilize nutrition planning with several pharmaceutical companies’ herd health protocols. And Catltemen’s Beef Board Chair Hugh Sanburg drops by to discuss Beef Checkoff success in its 35 years of promoting beef demand.

This year’s National Cattleman’s Beef Association (NCBA) Cattle Industry Convention and Tradeshow promises opportunities for education, networking and industry fellowship at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

Randy Blach, CEO of CattleFax, shared an optimistic industry outlook with producers during the National Cattlemen’s Association 2021 Winter Reboot virtual event, held on Feb. 24.