Lamb industry loses Livestock Risk Protection program
The lamb market is doing well but a lack of market data has forced USDA's Risk Management Agency to cancel the program. A replacement may be two years away.
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The lamb market is doing well but a lack of market data has forced USDA's Risk Management Agency to cancel the program. A replacement may be two years away.
While the WASDE report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture was generally bullish for wheat, the supply and demand situation makes the wheat market more susceptible to price swings, a North Dakota State University economist says.
While the WASDE report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture was generally bullish for wheat, the supply and demand situation makes the wheat market more susceptible to price swings, a North Dakota State University economist says.
Strategies to manage herds during drought include well-developed culling plan NDSU Extension FARGO, ND – Weather forecasts predict worsening drought conditions in the northern Great Plains for the 2021 growing season, which is bad news for cattle producers. Many cattle operations will find themselves without enough forage and feedstuffs to maintain their current herd size. “Unfortunately, often decisions are made more with emotion than logic during stressful times,” says Lisa Pederson, Extension livestock specialist at North Dakota State University’s Central Grasslands Research Exte...
Many cattle operations will find themselves without enough forage and feedstuffs to maintain their current herd size.