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 11.1 million head on July 1, 2025. The inventory was 2% below July 1, 2024, USDA NASS reported on Friday. All cattle and calves in the United States on July 1, 2025, totaled 94.2 million head, 1% below the 95.4 million head on July 1, 2023.
After a 20-year ban, U.S. beef exports to Australia will resume following successful trade negotiations between the countries. This breakthrough ends protectionist measures that allowed Australia to export $29 billion of beef to the U.S. while blocking American beef imports since the BSE crisis.
Copeland & Sons Herefords prioritizes cattle health through strategic vaccination programs starting before birth. The ranch's comprehensive approach includes mineral supplementation, multiple vaccine rounds, and stress reduction techniques at weaning to ensure optimal performance throughout each animal's lifetime.
The Trump administration's plans to relocate more than 2,000 USDA employees to five regional hubs, is sparking concerns and calls for congressional hearings.
Day 3 of the Wheat Quality Council's Spring Wheat and Durum Tour concluded Thursday with the final three-day total weighted average yield estimate of 48.3 bushels per acre (bpa) of 307 fields total for the three days.
Day 2 of the Wheat Quality Council's Spring Wheat and Durum Tour concluded Wednesday with a total weighted average yield estimate of 46.2 bushels per acre for 150 total fields sampled.
Nearly 18 months after a federal court in Arizona vacated the registrations for three over-the-top dicamba products, EPA announced a proposed decision to re-register the herbicides.
Congressional hearing reveals Proposition 12 threatens small farms, livestock health and raises consumer prices, with experts urging federal action to prevent state regulation patchwork.
Average retail prices for five of the eight major fertilizers were higher compared to last month. For the sixth week in a row, no fertilizer price was considerably higher or lower. DTN designates a significant move as anything 5% or more.
Scouts participating in the 2025 Spring Wheat and Durum Tour rolled through the southern third of North Dakota on Tuesday, estimating an average yield of 49.8 bushels per acre from 171 observed fields.
In this Equipment Roundup, DTN/Progressive Farmer looks at Massey Ferguson revealing its 8S Xtra tractor, CLASS building its 10,000th LEXION combine, Case IH's Quadtrac 715 tractor winning Red Dot Design Awards, Briggs and Stratton adding a partner to its battery enterprise, and Kubota North America Corporation announcing leadership changes.
