The Cattle Business Weekly
For cattlemen, by cattlemen is this podcast bringing you the latest in cattle industry headlines straight from the news desk of The Cattle Business Weekly in South Dakota. It's a dose of what's happening in markets, on the ranch and in Washington, D.C. It's news about everything that impacts a cattle operation's bottomline (aka profit). Listen to us in the feed truck, on the way to a cattle sale or on the porch with a beer! We promise you won't go away without having learned something.
Podcasting since 2025 • 48 episodes
The Cattle Business Weekly
Latest Episodes
Four Market Headwinds for First Half of 2026
A new year brings with it new opportunities and challenges for cattle producers. Here are four trends to watch in the first half of 2026, and what they might mean for cattle producers navigating a complex market. 1. Interest rates to dro...
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BetterFed Beef: Best of Both Worlds
A locally sourced, producer-owned, certified and locally processed beef system seems like a dream for most cattle producers, but there are 17 family farms in the Upper Midwest that have cracked the code. BetterFed Beef partners with multi-gener...
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Could Agriculture Survive a Cyber-Attack?
Biosecurity plans. Emergency or disaster plans. Succession plans. It seems like ranches today need a plan for everything—and that’s the prudent thing to do. Add one more plan to that list: how to keep the ranch running in case of a cybersecurit...
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Using Ionophores to Increase Efficiency of Heifer Development
Ionophores are feed additives that improve ruminal efficiency by shifting fermentation toward greater propionate production and reducing energy lost as methane in the rumen. The ionophores monensin (marketed as Rumensin® by Elanco Animal Health...
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