AUDIO: Interview with Gilles Stockton, cattle and sheep rancher in Grass Range, MT
Gilles Stockton discusses how vertical integration has already taken out thousands of independent cattle feeders. Cow calf producers are feeling vertical integration through subtle instances such as the USDA pushing for mandatory RFID tags and the push for certain bloodlines.
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 26, 2021
World’s top meat supplier envisions separate plant-based company https://finance.yahoo.com/news/world-top-meat-supplier-envisions-100000499.html The world’s largest meat supplier, JBA SA, plans to set up a new global company focused solely on plant-based products....Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 25, 2021
Cattle feeders: Competing to sell cattle for the lowest price https://www.cattlerange.com/comprehensive-cattle-market-reports-analysis/cattle-industry-news/cattle-feeders-competing-to-see-who-will-sell-for-the-lowest-price/ In February of 2013, fed cattle were trading...Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 24, 2021
USRSB sustainability modules for feedyards and auctions https://www.drovers.com/news/industry/usrsb-sustainability-modules-feedyards-and-auctions The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef (USRSB) has released additional sustainability modules for both the feedyard and...
VIDEO: Discussion with Oklahoma rancher Jerod McDaniel
Jerod McDaniel believes that the mess we have in the cattle industry is one that can’t be untangled. It’s obvious that the system is rigged, but for some reason we all continue to play. “A lot of the cattle industry problems fall right at the feet of the producers themselves who have refused to take the bull by the horns and say we aren’t going to take this anymore.”
Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 23, 2021
Encouraging outlook: current market projections bring good news to beef producers Encouraging outlook: Current market projections bring good news to beef producers Commercial Cattle Manager and Livestock Market Analyst for DV Auction, Corbitt Wall, was recently...Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 22, 2021
South Dakota legislature approves COOL resolution https://www.tsln.com/ag-politics/sd-legislature-approves-cool-resolution/ Last week, Senate Concurrent Resolution 604, “A resolution to Support Trade Negotiations to Remove Barriers to Country of Origin Labeling”...Current Cattle Market Daily Headlines for February 19, 2021
Winter storm Uri batters agriculture supply chain https://www.feedstuffs.com/news/winter-storm-uri-batters-agriculture-supply-chain During a Feedstuffs 365 live stream, panelists explained that Texas has been hit the worst by the most recent winter storm that made its...CURRENT CATTLE MARKET DAILY HEADLINES FOR FEBRUARY 18, 2021
Where’s the beef? Cattle, money missing https://news.yahoo.com/wheres-beef-cattle-money-missing-231600875.html In late 2020, the Thomas County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama received a complaint from a stockyard regarding bad checks they had received from a gentleman...
