Joe Mushrush of Mushrush Red Angus, Craig Bieber of Bieber Red Angus Ranch and Steve Koester of Koester Red Angus tell why they recommend other beef producers read Progressive Cattleman magazine. This video was produced to show on RFD TV in January 2014 leading up to NCBA in Nashville, Tennessee.

With only two weeks in the books, 2014 has started strong out the gate with price records shattering for many segments of the industry. I suspect most observers are not shocked by this phenomenon, myself included, but events like this can cause some trepidation because as the adage goes "nothing cures high prices like high prices."

The USDA-AMS LGMN Branch provides a weekly video providing timely market information and quotes pertaining to feeder cattle. The LGMN Branch compiles and disseminates information aiding producers, consumers, and distributors in the sale and purchase of livestock, meat, grain, and their related products.

Beef market economists and feedlot specialists continue to preach the critical role beta agonists have played in building the national beef supply. Yet no one can say exactly when one beta agonist will return to the market.  

Now you can tend to your cattle from several feet away. AgriLabs and SmartVet USA Inc. have formed a long-term partnership to launch the first-ever VetGun delivery system in the U.S. to effectively treat horn flies and lice in cattle.

As the busy bull-buying season approaches, Red Angus stakeholders are now armed with updated selection tools to assist them in bull battery purchases to enhance their own herds’ genetics for long-term productivity and profitability.  

A limited water supply is predicted west of the Continental Divide, according to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) National Water and Climate Center (NWCC) data in its first forecast of 2014. The NWCC also predicts normal water supply east of the Continental Divide and will continue to monitor, forecast and update water supplies for the next six months.

The USDA announced on Jan. 2 that it would permanently allow schools to use flexibility in serving larger portions of lean protein and whole grains in the federal school lunch program, following months of complaints from students and parents about fewer calories in meals.

Real-world research utilizing Hereford bulls has led to documented real-world results in baldie female demand compared to straight-bred Angus females.    During the Circle A Ranch Sale Oct. 19, 29 black-baldie heifers averaged $2,960, and the top-selling lot was black-baldie heifers bred with heifer-calf-confirmed pregnancies at $3,450 each. The average price paid for the 269 straight-bred Angus heifers was $2,431. That’s a Hereford-sired advantage of $529 per head in price.