As 2022 comes to a close, it appears that feedlot inventories have peaked and cattle slaughter should begin to decline in the next few months. With drought conditions continuing, it is unclear when herd liquidation will cease and herd rebuilding can begin. However, it is clear that feedlot production, cattle slaughter beef production will fall in 2023. How much they will fall depends on when drought conditions will improve.
Bovine thrombotic meningoencephalitis
Bovine thrombotic meningoencephalitis (TEM), formerly known as thromboembolic meningoencephalitis (TEME), is a neurological disease, primarily of feedlot cattle between the ages of 6 to 12 months. In the case of TEM, it is thought the organism gains entry to the body through the respiratory tract before moving into the nervous system. Onset of disease can range from acute death without premonitory signs to chronic disease.
Reducing Emissions and Creating New Beef Industry Revenue Streams
Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. has coupled their new ammonia recovery system (ARS) with an anaerobic digester to bring new revenue streams to large scale beef production.
Thanksgiving week is a very slow week for cattle markets. But there are a few much talked about market events that are worth repeating and emphasizing. The feeder cattle and calf movements were light the holiday week. But prices were strong and buyer interest was moderate to good.
Flying by the Numbers
It’s Monday morning at Kirkland Feed Yard in Vega, Texas, and Robby Kirkland has plenty on his to-do list. He looks over his show list for the week and orders head counts on those pens. But it’s not a task he bothers his cowboy crew with. They are busy riding pens, doctoring and putting up go-homes. Instead, he’ll have those numbers shortly thanks to the feed yard’s drone.
