The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) and Public Lands Council (PLC) recently released a news statement condemning the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) decision to relocate its headquarters to Washington, D.C. amid multiple historic environmental crises in the western U.S.

Whether your chute is less than 5 years old, or more than 30, it is a critical piece of equipment on any operation. 

Last month brought Hurricane Ida, numerous wildfires and devastating floods, capping off a summer of record heat and rainfall for many states throughout the country.

Byproduct values for cattle have increased dramatically in the past few months. Hide and offal values, which have generally declined in recent years, bottomed during the early stages of the pandemic in 2020 to the lowest levels since 2009.

The week of Sept. 6, the Brazilian government announced the discovery of several atypical cases of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as mad cow disease.

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.”