Cattle markets in 2015 transitioned from what 2014 was to more like what 2016 will be. Beef production will be up 3 to 4 percent annually from 2015 levels, which was the lowest since 1993.

Bayer HealthCare Animal Health has announced the Tolfenpro Insecticide Ear Tag, an ear tag option with a new active ingredient to help producers control horn flies and face flies in beef cattle, non-lactating dairy cattle and lactating dairy cattle.

It’s prediction time, when ag analysts and economists will try to predict what will happen this year. So it’s a good time to remind you that they have no idea what will happen. None.