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We’re well into 2025!

We’re well into 2025!

A look at the beef market influences and fundamentals—how things are stacking up for the second half of 2025.

Grassland quality can impact rebreeding success in beef cattle

Grassland quality can impact rebreeding success in beef cattle

Knowing your grasses helps ensure your herd's nutritional needs are met.

Cattle theft: Not just a thing of the wild west

Cattle theft: Not just a thing of the wild west

Scarlett Madinger, the vice president of communications at the Kansas Livestock Association, provides methods for preventing cattle theft.

Consider grazing wheat and delaying turnout on drought-stressed pastures

Consider grazing wheat and delaying turnout on drought-stressed pastures

Due to drought and low wheat prices, grazing wheat may be more profitable than harvesting it for grain in parts of Nebraska.

Consumers keep voting for beef

Consumers keep voting for beef

Consumers continue to surprise to the upside and prove willing to spend up to purchase beef.

U.S. halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating fly

U.S. halts cattle imports from Mexico over flesh-eating fly

The United States has suspended livestock imports from Mexico.

Wild cattle markets create opportunities for savvy producers

Wild cattle markets create opportunities for savvy producers

Market literacy and the willingness to break from outdated paradigms are proving crucial as unusual price relationships emerge in both the female and feeder cattle markets.

NCBA urges FDA to toughen rules for fake meat marketing

NCBA urges FDA to toughen rules for fake meat marketing

The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) urged the FDA to strengthen labeling guidelines to stop plant-based meat companies from using misleading labels.

Report explores heritable genetic modification of food animals

Report explores heritable genetic modification of food animals

Food products from animals with heritable genetic modifications represent a potential boon to producers, consumers and animals.

U.S. suspends live cattle imports at southern border

U.S. suspends live cattle imports at southern border

APHIS says efforts to contain New World screwworm have not been effective at stopping its northward spread.