There are 27.9 million beef cows in the U.S. as of Jan. 1, down 1% from last year. The number of milk cows in the U.S. increased slightly to 9.35 million. The U.S. calf crop was estimated at 33.5 ...

Drop in cattle on feed numbers came as no surprise to livestock economists as headwinds remain, Dave Bergmeier writes.

The survey is conducted for the MDA by the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agriculture Statistics Service out of their regional offices in Missouri. Minnesota farmers may be getting calls ...

The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has entered its fourth week as of Jan. 15. The shutdown officially began after Dec. 21. Through the holiday season, most of the discussion regarding the ...

It’s also important to note that the marketing year for wheat does not start until June 1, 2025. So while producers have to ...

The Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute, NRI, has published the latest Texas Land Trends Program report, “Status Update and ...

There were 86.7 million head of cattle and calves on U.S. farms as of Jan. 1, 2025, according to the Cattle report published ...

The nationwide spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI, also known as avian or bird flu, has many in Illinois ...

According to the latest USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Agricultural Prices report, the average price farmers in Wisconsin received for corn in December 2024 was $4.03 per bushel. This ...

As of January 1, 2025, Wisconsin’s cattle and calf inventory was estimated at 3.25 million head, marking an increase of 50,000 head from the previous year, according to the USDA’s National ...