Tag: Beef Cattle

Drought, Input Costs, & Heifers on Feed

by hbaker
April 22, 2026

The first four months of 2026 have not fallen short of keeping things interesting, for lack of a better term, in the cattle industry. Despite rising cattle prices, hesitancy to rebuild is growing as severe drought conditions persist, input costs ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Beef Cattle Market, Hannah Baker, Panhandle Agriculture, Range Cattle REC, SV Ag Update

Apply Now for the 2026 Florida Producer Educational Tour!

by hbaker
April 15, 2026

CALLING ALL FLORIDA CATTLE PRODUCERS! Applications are now being accepted for the 2026 Florida Producer Educational Tour to Amarillo, Texas! This tour is hosted by UF/IFAS Extension with the support of the Florida Cattlemen’s Foundation ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Events, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Educational Trip, Hannah Baker, Panhandle Agriculture, Range Cattle REC, SV Ag Update

Pasture Management During the Spring Transition

by Mark Mauldin
April 8, 2026

It's spring. The hay barn is almost empty, it has finally rained (a little) and the pastures are green – I completely understand the allure of just opening the gate and moving on to something other than feeding cows. However, for the long-term ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Cattle, Forages, Forages; Livestock, Panhandle Agriculture

NFREC Beef & Forage Field Day – April 7

by Doug Mayo
April 3, 2026

The University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) North Florida Research and Education Center (NFREC) will host the 2026 NFREC Beef and Forage Field Day on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, near Marianna. The event will ... READ MORE

Category: Agriculture, Events, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Forage, NFREC, NFREC Marianna Beef Unit, North Florida Research And Education Center, Panhandle Agriculture

All About Beef: Prices & Production

by hbaker
March 31, 2026

Prices Beef prices were and still are a main topic of discussion among consumers, producers, and analysts – and rightly so. Retail prices for choice beef products hit just over $10/lb in December and have stayed in that price range so far ... READ MORE

Stabilizing & Growing the Herd: What We Know & Don’t Know

by hbaker
February 26, 2026

For this update, I wanted to provide some “quick facts” concerning inventory, prices, and differences in this cycle. Both producers and consumers are navigating decision-making in uncharted territory as we enter year 12 of the current cattle ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Beef Cattle Market, Hannah Baker, Range Cattle REC, SV Ag Update

Cattle Industry Update: Why 2026 Looks to be Another Favorable Year for Beef Cattle Producers

by hbaker
February 9, 2026

This blog is a short summary of the Annual Florida Cattle Market Report that is put together at the beginning of each year. The purpose of the report is to summarize the different sectors of the cattle and beef industries to provide an outlook ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Beef Cattle Market, Hannah Baker, Range Cattle REC, SV Ag Update

New Year, Same Signals: Heifer Retention Still Not in Full Swing, Yet

by hbaker
January 28, 2026

The latest Cattle on Feed report summarized December placements, marketings, and total cattle on feed for the month of December. As of January 1, there were 11.45 million head of cattle on feed, a 3.2 decline from January 1, 2024. Placements ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Beef Cattle Market, Hannah Baker, Range Cattle REC, SV Ag Update

Beef Production: Past, Present, Future

by hbaker
December 17, 2025

Beef production, and the future of it, have been at the forefront of conversations lately in the cattle industry. Knowing that cattle inventories are at the lowest they have been in over 70 years, it is also known that the quantity of beef produced ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Market, Hannah Baker, Range Cattle REC, SV Ag Update

Cattle on Feed Update

by hbaker
November 24, 2025

Due to the government shutdown, the October Cattle on Feed report was not released along with many other data reports used to make informed assumptions about what is going on in the industry. A breakdown of heifers and steers on feed is released ... READ MORE

Category: Agribusiness, Agriculture, Farm Management, Livestock, UF/IFAS Extension
Tags: Beef Cattle, Beef Cattle Management, Beef Cattle Market, Hannah Baker, Range Cattle REC, SV Ag Update

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