On July 25, the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its biannual Cattle report. The previous July edition of the report was released in 2023, as the July Cattle report was not conducted in 2024. According to the report, on July 1, 2025, all cattle and calves were estimated at 94.2 million head, down 1.2 million head, or 1.3%, from July 1, 2023.

The July Feed Outlook report shows record-high U.S. corn production is projected for the 2025-26 marketing year, based on the season’s first survey-based corn-yield forecast of the year and updated area estimates from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service.

Even if you’re not an economist, you probably know how AI – artificial intelligence – has become the defining modern technology for Wall Street, Main Street, factories, government, schools, hospitals and yes, even your ranch or farm.

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins announced on July 15, 2025, the U.S. plans to build a $750 million factory on Moore Air Base outside Edinburg, Texas, about 20 miles from the U.S. and Mexico border.

As dry conditions persist across much of the West, beef producers should be cautious about a silent threat in their hay: nitrate toxicity.

High cattle prices and good feed availability, coupled with low cow inventories, set up a common conversation around feeding and breeding cull cows.

I didn’t invent the “Swiss cheese model,” but it’s one of my favorite ways to explain best management practices in beef cattle production.

Some distillers grains are excellent feed supplements, while others are often not worth the hassle. To understand the differences, it is important to know where and how the distillers grains were produced and the terminology the industry typically uses to describe each source.