Lincoln, Neb. —Beef feedlot managers, owners, employees and allied industries will learn new information related to feedlot management at Nebraska Extension’s 2021 Beef Feedlot Roundtables via webinar in March. “We are hoping feedyard employees and managers find useful information here to use in their own operations,” said Galen Erickson, beef…
As National FFA week comes to a close, Friday Feeders highlights two brothers who are learning about feeding cattle and lambs on the family ranch near Overton, Nebraska. The Walahaski brothers show off their Official Dress. Spencer Walahaski, an S-E-M FFA member, has already started an impressive FFA resume. He…
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University researchers have completed a large study of 211 livestock video auctions, analyzing the sale of more than 60,000 beef calf and feeder cattle lots to determine the effect of trucking distance on sale price of the calves. The K-State team accessed data indicating the…
The U.S. Cattlemen’s Association wants beef imports from Namibia halted following reports of Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks in the country. Namibia’s livestock industry is divided into two zones by what’s called the Veterinary Cordon Fence. North of the VCF is where the infections have taken place, while south of the fence…
The Timmerman Feedyard Management Internship is a nationally renowned feedyard management training program, exclusive to the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, which has been producing feedyard management and industry leaders since 1988. Designed for students interested in pursuing a career in beef feedyard management or other related agribusiness areas, the program trains…
CattleFax has introduced its annual Cow-Calf Survey. Information requested in the survey provides participants and the rest of the industry with valuable data regarding industry benchmarks and trends. Survey participants will receive a results summary packet, with useful benchmarking information that will allow managers and owners to evaluate their own…
The February cattle on feed report from USDA was expected to push near last years record numbers. It followed through with higher than expected placements. According to USDA all cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more…
Whether or not we work in agriculture, in rural Nebraska and other farming and ranching areas, agriculture provides us with some of the first signs of spring. We have all smiled at newborn baby calves bucking, head butting each other, and running with their tails sticking straight out. But those…
DENVER (Feb. 15, 2021) – The 2021 Cattle Industry Convention Winter Reboot is a two-day virtual event and will be held Feb. 23-24, featuring 15 unique educational sessions. The title sponsor of the event is Corteva Agriscience. The Winter Reboot will kick off each day with general sessions followed by…
Terry Crawford and Walking C Cattle Co of Lexington were inducted into the Dawson County Cattlemen's Hall of Fame Saturday 6, 2021 during their annual meeting in Cozad. In making the introduction, Dawson County Cattlemen Executive Director Shannon Peterson said Walking C is a diversified farming operation raising corn and…
