Copeland & Sons tailor cattle nutrition to each animal's end goal. Different rations feed range cows, sale bulls and show cattle appropriately.
Oklahoma's attorney general accuses Tyson Foods of spreading "misinformation" and using farmers as "pawns" in a 20-year Illinois River watershed pollution lawsuit.
In a letter to USDA leaders, policy groups with diverse positions on federal spending are calling on the department to ensure any ad-hoc aid to farmers focuses on need and uses clear eligibility standards to reduce the risks of waste and fraud.
Fertilizer prices continued to be mostly higher for the third week of November 2025. For the second week in a row, six of the eight major fertilizers were higher in price compared to last month while the other two were slightly less expensive. No fertilizers had a significant price move, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.
Tyson's recent announcement in the beef processing sector has caused discussion in the industry. The closure and cutback it announced will reduce slaughter capacity by 7.5%-9% amid historically low cattle numbers.
Claas pushed its Omaha, Nebraska, factory to work overtime in the spring to produce the Lexion combine for the Canadian market, but with tariffs now in place, it's filling new Canadian orders from Germany. Nevertheless, the company is going forward with new construction in Omaha, and the United States is critical to the success of much of the new equipment the company is rolling out.
Horses are quarantined after an EHV-1 outbreak from a Texas rodeo event. Multiple states are affected, with some horses euthanized and strict biosecurity measures implemented.
Iowa farmers and businesses have until March 17, 2026, to file bankruptcy claims against Hansen-Mueller Co. to potentially receive payouts from Iowa's grain indemnity fund.
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on Nov. 1, 2025. The inventory was 2% below Nov. 1, 2024, USDA reported on Friday.
Fertilizer prices continued to be mainly more expensive for the second week of November 2025. Six of the eight major fertilizers rose in price compared to last month, while the other two were slightly cheaper. No fertilizers had a significant price move, which DTN designates as anything 5% or more.
