NCBA has instituted a working group with the CME Group to address volatility in the cattle markets. “Recently, the cattle markets have been susceptible to volatile limit price moves without corresponding market news,” said Colin Woodall, NCBA senior vice president of government affairs.

The search for a new CEO for the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is still continuing after an initial search that included more than 100 resumé applicants.

It is a pattern as predictable as it is hollow. In every U.S. presidential election year, the guys in polished suits scrambling to get like-minded voters to the polls throw out a tired old claim that this is the most crucial election our country has ever faced. 

Ranching leaders were hardly surprised at the announcement of three new national monument designations made by President Obama. But the sheer total size of the designations has them shaking their heads.

Ag producers and cattle ranchers will see ample supplies of grain, feedstuffs and fuel, with good weather and favorable production keeping those trends in play for the remainder of 2016.

The rapid expansion seen by the cattle industry over two years will continue in 2016, although probably into a lower gear as the market accommodates larger protein supplies.

The volatility of cattle markets seen over the past 30 months was enough to cover both extremes of gains and losses, said CattleFax CEO Randy Blach at the National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Cattle Industry Convention (CIC).

With the new year came news that the USDA and Department of Health and Human Services approved new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines and an endorsement for red meat as a healthy protein.

The 2015-2020 version of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans released Thursday included science-based recommendations that consuming lean meats and proteins are part of healthy eating patterns and a nutritious diet.

If you went into the cattle business because you relish the chance to work alongside family, in the outdoors and with horses and livestock – you are not alone. Those values remain at the heart of the cattle industry.