Want To Improve Your Pasture Yield?
Jeff McCutcheon from the University of Ohio looks at how to improve pasture yields through keeping plants vegetative.

US Beef and Dairy Outlook Report - January 2010
US beef exports have benefited from improved demand in Asian markets in late 2009,according to the USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) January 2010 Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook. As the herd size continues to decline, increased demand...

Livestock and Products Annual Report - Brazil 2009
The beef sector is currently facing challenges due to a restructuring of Brazil's cattle sector and lower export volume, according to Joao F. Silva in the latest GAIN report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Livestock And Products Annual Report - Canada
The Canadian Livestock and Products annual report published by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service reports that cattle face continued pressure from drought conditions, low sales prices, fluctuating feed costs, and soft domestic and export markets. However,...

Calves And The Cold
Frost bite, freezing to death and hypothermia are common causes of death of young animals from the cold. Dr W Dee Whittier, Extension Veterinarian at Virginia Tech looks at how, with appropriate management, these losses can be avoided.

Managing Grazing Systems
Jefferson McCutcheon, Assistant Professor at the University of Ohio looks at managing grazing systems through rest periods, grazing periods, stocking density, weather patterns and water access.

Livestock and Products Report - People's Republic of China
Beef production in 2009 is expected to slide six per cent to 5.8 million metric tons and continue falling in 2010, according to Michael Woolsey and Jianping Zhang in the latest GAIN report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Feed Outlook - January 2010
Domestic changes this month are based in part on USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service's Crop Production 2009 Summary and January Grain Stocks reports, according to this month's Feed Outlook Report from USDA Economic Research Service....

World Agricultural Supply And Demand Estimates
According to the latest World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates from the USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board (WOAB), cattle weights are expected to be lower, reducing beef production, whilst milk production is set to increase.

Raising Beef Cattle Naturally
Producers may receive a premium for cattle raised naturally, according to North Dakota State University (NDSU). The need for more return per calf has beef cattle producers looking at alternative production practices.

Quality Grades: Why The Recent Upswing
This paper by Larry Corah and Mark McCully explores the reasons for the unprecedented 7.5-percentage-point shift in carcase grades between 2007 and 2009. Distillers grain byproducts and genetics play major roles.

International Trade Considerations For US Beef
Livestock Marketing Information Centre (LMIC) Director, Jim Robb, offered a “big picture” view of the status of the US beef export market during the opening session of the 21st annual Range Beef Cow Symposium in Casper, Wyoming.

Australia - Livestock and Products Annual 2009
The Livestock and Products Annual report for Australia by the USDA Food and Agricultural Service (FAS) predicts that beef exports will fall in 2010 due to a fall in production and reduced export demand.

The Value Of The Red Meat Industry To Australia
Red meat production and live exports of sheep and cattle accounted for nearly 22 per cent of the total gross value of Australian agricultural production in 2007-08, according to a new report from ABARE for for the Australian Government Department of Agriculture,...

China - Livestock And Products Annual Report
The Livestock and Products Annual report for China by the USDA Food and Agricultural Service (FAS) predicts that beef production will continue to fall in 2010 due to low returns.