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Cost of summer cookout reaches record high

Cost of summer cookout reaches record high

Families celebrating the 4th of July holiday will continue to find stubbornly high prices at the grocery store.

Higher U.S. prices push beef exports to shrink; domestic demand holding steady

Higher U.S. prices push beef exports to shrink; domestic demand holding steady

Quality of beef available to the consumer has never been better.

Modern and precise: Using gene editing to change the blueprint of an organism

Modern and precise: Using gene editing to change the blueprint of an organism

Dr. Jon Beever shares examples of gene edits in livestock and speaks about how molecular genetics drive gene editing and mRNA vaccines.

May placements exceed expectations in June cattle on feed report

May placements exceed expectations in June cattle on feed report

The USDA's June Cattle on Feed Report highlighted unexpected increases in May placements.

Farm Progress America, June 26, 2024

Farm Progress America, June 26, 2024

Mike Pearson takes a look at a new test coming out of California that is a rapid on-farm test for bird flu.

New model Is transforming the study of liver abscesses in cattle

New model Is transforming the study of liver abscesses in cattle

A new study in Applied Animal Science validates a repeatable research model that induces liver abscesses in cattle similar to that observed in the feedlot industry.

Water requirements in the summer

Water requirements in the summer

K-State beef cattle experts discuss how ponds can be a source of water for animals in pastures.

Crazy cattle market

Crazy cattle market

Cash steer prices are at record highs.

Farm Progress America, June 25, 2024

Farm Progress America, June 25, 2024

Mike Pearson tells listeners about a storm last week that left millions of acres of corn, wheat, sugar beets, and soybeans under water in Minnesota, South Dakota, Iowa and Nebraska.

East/Gulf Coast contract talks major concern for meat exporters

East/Gulf Coast contract talks major concern for meat exporters

About 45% of U.S. waterborne pork exports go through the Gulf and East coasts, 25 to 30% on the beef side.