Agricultural Industry News: Stay Updated on Events Impacting Your Cattle Operation

JBS USA to turn Souderton beef plant into value-added operation

Beef processing operations will stop Aug. 14, after which JBS will invest $30M to modernize the facility's value-added and case-ready capabilities.

August 11, 2026 - Industry Release

August 11, 2026

What’s ahead for this fall marketing season?

LIVE STREAM WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12 AT 11:30 AM CT - We take a 30,000-foot view of the current cattle markets with an eye to the general market mood.

August 11, 2026

Short stature corn as an alternative for corn silage

SSC hybrids put more of their biomass into grain and less into stem than tall hybrids.

August 11, 2026

You vs. You: The Walter Mitty syndrome

Many of us react to market fluctuations like Mitty reacts to life: ready to take more risk when the market is doing well but rushing out when it's down.

August 11, 2026

Cattle futures drop amid option expiry

August live cattle rebounded Friday after option expiration caused Thursday's decline. Cash trade held at $235 per hundredweight last week.

August 11, 2026

Time to make it rain

We talk fed cattle and feeder cattle signals, why demand can get “choppy,” how oil and gas prices hit both investor confidence and the everyday consumer psyche, and more.

August 11, 2026

July/August 2026 edition of BEEF available

Where carcass variability creates problems; PLUS: Embryo transfer info; adding value and reputation; and heat stress in the cow herd.

July 30, 2026

Cattle futures end two-week losing streak

Live cattle August contracts rose $2.65 last week, ending a prolonged downturn. Cash trade fell to $230-$231 per cwt, down $7-$8 from prior week.

July 30, 2026

Utah ranch transforms invasive wetland threat into sustainable grazing solution

The success of the approach being taken by the Ferry family demonstrates how innovative agricultural practices can align economic and environmental interests.