by external | May 2, 2025
David Anderson, Texas A&M Livestock and Food Product Marketing Specialist, Southern Ag Today – April 29, 2025 The cattle market has experienced a lot of volatility in recent weeks, especially in the futures market, due to tariff announcements and recession...
by Doug Mayo | Apr 25, 2025
This week’s featured video was published by North Carolina Extension. In the video, Anthony Growe, Richmond County Agent, provides a step by step demonstration of H-Brace construction for a high tensile electric fence, however these steps are similar for other...
by external | Apr 4, 2025
The 74th Annual Beef Cattle Short Course will be hosted on May 7-9, 2025, in Gainesville.The theme for 2025 is “Riding the High Tide – Decision Making in a Record Cattle Market.” A slate of nationally renowned speakers is scheduled to provide...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 28, 2025
Expected Progeny Differences (EPDs) have been a major tool for genetic selection of breeding cattle for many years. One of the issues, though, is that EPDs are only useful within a single specific breed. Because each breed manages and presents its own data somewhat...
by Doug Mayo | Mar 28, 2025
This week’s featured video goes back a few years to a 2008, when Photo-Journalist Bob Hite filmed a documentary on the history and culture of the Florida Cowboy, and the birthplace of the U.S. Cattle Industry. In the video, Hite interviews key cattle families...
by Sally DeNotta | Mar 21, 2025
New World Screwworm (NWS), Cochliomyia hominivorax is a type of fly found throughout the world. When Screwworm fly larvae (maggots) burrow into the flesh of a living animal, they cause serious, often deadly damage to the animal. NWS can infest livestock, pets,...
