Preventing Horn Flies Bleeding Profits
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, TheCattleSite. Problems with horn flies on cattle in the US have been estimated to cost production losses of $730 million a year.

Netherlands Livestock and Products - Opportunities on the EU Market
This article provides the cattle industry data from the USDA FAS Livestock and Products Annual 2007 report for the Netherlands. A link to the full report is also provided. The full report includes all the tabular data which we have omitted from this article....

Public Health Risk-Based Inspection System for Processing and Slaughter
By the USDA, FSIS. The US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is proposing a Public Health Risk-Based Inspection System (PHRBIS) for all processing and slaughter establishments.

US Beef and Dairy Outlook Report - February 2008
By U.S.D.A, Economic Research Service - This article is an extract from the February 2008: Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook Report.

The Cow-Calf Manager Livestock Update, January 2008
By Dr. John B. Hall, Extension Beef Specialist, VA Tech. Livestock Update, January 2008.

Strategies to Deal With High Corn Prices for the Beef Cowherd
By Grant Crawford and Nicolas Di Lorenzo, University of Minnesota Beef Team. This is the first in a two-part series on strategies for cattle producers to deal with high corn prices. Part 2 will focus on strategies for feedlot producers to deal with high...

Ethanol Production to Hit Beef Production
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, TheCattleSite. US beef producers feeding their cattle grain are going to face more price risks according to Dr James Mintert, professor and extension state leader in the Department of Agricultural Economics at the Kansas...

Does Temperament Effect Carcass Quality?
By Heather Smith Thomas, Cattle Today. Published in the Ohio State University Extension Beef Team newsletter, Issue #571. Many cattlemen have suspected that disposition - the mental and emotional attitude of cattle - has an effect on how well they do...

Ethanol By-Products - a Good Feed Additive
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, TheCattleSite. Ethanol co-products are good sources of nutrients for beef cattle and their availability is going to grow as more and more corn is being devoted to the production of the biofuel.

UK Beef Production and Supplies to be Lower
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, TheCattleSite. The outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease in the UK in the middle of 2007 did not see a great difference in the numbers of cattle sent for slaughter.

Beef Management Tips
Dr. John B. Hall, Extension Beef Specialist, VA Tech, Livestock Update, February 2008.

US Beef Industry Facing Crisis of Overcapacity
By Chris Harris, Senior Editor, TheCattleSite. One of the major problems facing the US beef industry is overcapacity in its processing sector.

25 Years of Technical Development
By John Fleming, British Blue Cattle Society. Last year was a year to remember in more ways than one for the ‘British Blue Cattle Society’.

Pest and Disease Occurences - Update on the European Animal Situation
By USDA FAS GAIN Files. Foot and Mouth Disease, Bluetongue and Avian Influenza have developed beyond expectations in 2007. The impact on markets has, however, been limited to mostly smaller, temporarily intra-EU disruptions. These disease outbreaks...

In Search for Better Forage Grasses for the Southern Plains
By Luis Pons, formerly with ARS published in the January 2008 issue of Agricultural Research magazine. In what’s already been a fruitful pursuit, ARS scientists are looking near and far in studies aimed...