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SDSU Extension hosting webinar on backgrounding calves

SDSU Extension is hosting a webinar series on backgrounding feed strategies for cattle producers.  The series, entitled “Backgrounding Fundamentals,” is from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. CST/11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. MT on Jan. 10, 17 and 24, 2024. Backgrounding is the term for strategically feeding calves from weaning until they are ready to be […]

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Cattle, hog by-product values trending lower

Over the last two months, by-product values for steers, cows, and hogs have been trending generally lower, according to the Livestock Marketing Information Center (LMIC). The steer hide and offal value started off 2023 around $14.00/cwt. and moved below $13.00/cwt. by the end of June. In July, the steer hide and offal value began to […]

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Farm Progress America, December 28, 2023

Mike Pearson tells listeners how the migrant crisis in the southern borders are impacting grain exports after two tracks were closed for five days so staff could be reassigned. The tracks reopened but uncertainty remains. On Monday, Dec. 18, the freight trains using the railroads in EL Paso Texas and Eagle Pass Texas were stopped […]

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