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.
Episodes
52 episodes
New additions to Team Hereford
Friedt makes move to mountain region A familiar face, Aaron Friedt, Mott, N.D., was recently named the American Hereford Association’s mountain region field representative. His new territory covers Colorado, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota ...
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Key Points on Beef Cattle from the Sept. 2025 WASDE Report
The USDA released its World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates on Sept. 12. Here are the key takeaways for beef cattle. Beef production for 2025 has been reduced The forecast for red meat production was lowered from the previous month. Be...
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Taking South Dakota Ag to the Global Stage
By Sarah Hill Cattle Business Weekly Telling the story of rural America is no easy task, but The Honorable Luke Lindberg, Under Secretary of Agriculture for Trade & Foreign Agricultural Affairs (TFAA) at USDA, is taking his South Dakota exp...
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Rook named 2025 Friend of the Beef Industry
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Sept. 15, 2025 — Michelle Rook has been named the 2025 recipient of the South Dakota State University Friend of the Beef Industry award for her contributions to the South Dakota beef industry. Currently the national new...
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British Whites acclaimed at Gieselman's Iowa farm
British Whites acclaimed at Iowa farm By Melisa Goss Cattle Business Weekly Of the 94.2 million head of cattle in the U.S., only about 2,500 are British Whites. While the breed is uncommon, there’s a lot to appreciate about them, says Paul Gies...
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Beef Promotion Operating Comm. Approves $38.1M
In programs of beef promotion, research, consumer information, industry information, foreign marketing, and producer communications In action at the end of its September 3-4 meeting in Denver, Colo., the Beef Promotion Operating Committee (BPOC...
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Why Weigh Livestock?
While it seems easy enough to eyeball animals to guess individual weights, the human eye can be deceiving. When you have digital cattle scales available, you can expect hefty benefits, such as: Improved Reproductive Performance By capturing ind...
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Banners Wave for Hereford and Charolais
At the 2025 South Dakota State Fair By CBW Staff The afternoon of Aug. 30, the Supreme Row Champions were selected in the Open Class Beef Show at the 2025 South Dakota State Fair. Fairgoers gathered together in the DEX to see judges Bill...
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New Research: Meat May Protect Against Cancer Risk
A large study found that animal protein is not linked to higher mortality and may even help lower cancer-related deaths. Eating foods that contain animal protein is not connected to a higher chance of death and may even provide some prot...
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Fall Is Prime Time for Weed Control in Pastures
By Ben Beckman & Ryan Benjamin Nebraska Extension Educators As the growing season winds down and pastures go dormant, weed management might not be top of mind—but fall can be one of the most effective times to control some of our toughest r...
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Select Sires Hires Brent Thiel as a Beef Analyst
Select Sires is thrilled to announce that Brent Thiel has joined the Select Sires team as a beef sire analyst. He will be responsible for working with the beef sire acquisition team to select new sires to enhance the Select Sires lineup. With 4...
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Feeder Cattle Loan Rates Falling
Will Continue to Fall Moving Ahead By Matt Dabrowski Interest rates for livestock loans are falling, but rising sale prices means loan principals are growing. The Federal Reserve Banks of Dallas and Kansas City both survey lenders in their reg...
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Current Value of Replacement Heifers
If feed resources allow, here’s why today may be the best time from a breakeven perspective to expand by adding new females to the herd. By Mark Johnson Oklahoma State University Extension There is some evidence of an increase in heifer retenti...
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From Dakotafest: Legislators remark on what's left in farm bill
By Melisa Goss for The Cattle Business Weekly While the farm bill is on its second one-year extension, South Dakota’s political leaders said President Trump’s officially titled One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) has taken care of much of what...
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Fighting to Prevent
USDA takes more steps against New World Screwworm By Codi Vallery-Mills Cattle Business Weekly The Cattle Business Weekly took part in a USDA webinar on Aug. 13 regarding the New World Screwworm in Mexico and the U.S. response to it. Veterinari...
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Building Relationships Opens Export Market Access
By Sarah Hill Cattle Business Weekly The beef industry never lacks for discussions around politics and hot industry topics, and the Midwest Agricultural Export Summit in Sioux Falls on August 13 had plenty to talk about. The Summit featu...
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USDA takes more steps against New World Screwworm
By Codi Vallery-Mills Cattle Business Weekly The Cattle Business Weekly took part in a USDA webinar on Aug. 13 regarding the New World Screwworm in Mexico and the U.S. response to it. Veterinarians presenting on the webinar emphasized that the ...
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Iowa Governor's Steer Show Surpasses $6M
In Donations for Ronald McDonald House of Charities The 43rd annual Iowa Governor’s Charity Steer Show continues to make an impact, raising 9,000 for the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Iowa. Including this year’s donations, the Io...
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Three cattle operations share how their summers have gone
By Melisa Goss Cattle Business Weekly Knock on wood, but this summer, at least so far, Mother Nature has been kind to producers across the upper Midwest - a welcome respite from the significant drought that has plagued much of the region over ...
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Managing Cows with Limited Perennial Pasture - A Producer Perspective
By Karla Wilke Nebraska Extension Cow/Calf Systems and Stocker Management Specialist By interseeding annual grass into established alfalfa fields and applying water with a K-line irrigation system, Jerry Weekes has developed a system for mainta...
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Thomas Herefords to Receive Montana Leopold Conservation Award
Thomas Herefords of Gold Creek has been selected as the recipient of the 2025 Montana Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors ranchers, farmers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in the management of soil health, water quality...
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2025 Marks Final Year for Sioux Empire Livestock Show
By CBW Staff After 72 years of being held, the Sioux Empire Livestock Show will mark 2025 as its final year. In a Facebook message it was announced that the show would not continue on. “After thoughtful consideration, the Greater Sioux Falls...
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SD Beef Industry Council Names New Executive Director
The South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC) is proud to announce Jon Dilworth as its new Executive Director. In this key leadership position, Jon will oversee the Council’s statewide beef promotion, education, and research programs fu...
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