ANGUS BEEF BULLETIN EXTRA

March 6, 2024 | Vol. 16 : No. 3-A

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Feedlot Inventory

Looking at Feedlot Inventory as Percent of Cattle Inventory

All signs point to a shrinking supply of feeder cattle entering the feedlot.

The latest Cattle on Feed report pegged the Feb. 1 feedlot inventory at 11.8 million head, fractionally higher than year-ago levels. Feedlot inventories are declining after rising higher than year-earlier levels last October.

News & Notes

News from around the country pertinent to farmers and ranchers.

This month’s “News & Notes” features an update on the Texas wildfire situation, USDA requests input on corn cultivar, a new office launched by EPA, how wheat’s hollow stem affects grazing, leadership academy enrollment, information on CattleCon25, a webinar series by Illinois AgrAbility and a video game to assist cattle handling.

Farm Bill Summit Focuses On Unprecedented Times

Experts offer their opinions and outlooks for the future farm bill.

Seven state and national agricultural experts spoke at the first Ohio State University (OSU) College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Farm Bill Summit, convened on Friday, Feb. 23, at OSU. The speakers unraveled the complexities of farm bill legislation and discussed how the bill shapes the future of farming and related industries.



February 21, 2024 | Vol. 16 : No. 2-B

New Census Shows Alarming Loss of Family Farms

Farm Bureau President points to factors leading to decline in acres, operators.

New agriculture census data released by USDA Feb. 13 is cause for concern as the number of farms operating in the United States and the number of farm acres have both fallen significantly. The 2022 Census of Agriculture reports 141,733 fewer farms in 2022 than in 2017. The number of farm acres fell to 880,100,848, a loss of more than 20 million acres from just five years earlier.

From the Field

Bull management tips from three of your Association regional managers.

The search for bulls may be over for 2024. But just because you have secured the next genetic powerhouse for your herd doesn’t mean the work is over.

Winter came, and now what?

With winter often comes a myriad health challenges. Two University of Missouri health experts share wellness strategies for cattlemen and women.

We know you’re thinking about it: Turning the corner from winter into spring. Although warmer days are on the horizon, the effects of weeks of gray, winter days are real. For some, winter weather comes with a particular dose of biological adversity — seasonal affective disorder, appropriately known as SAD. Follow along for a Q&A with University of Missouri psychiatrist Arpit Aggarwal to learn what SAD is and how to combat its symptoms. He also provides tools and techniques to give your mental health a boost to conquer the last remnants of the dark season.