An American Farm Bureau Federation leader says a solution needs to be found soon to allow more foreign labor visas.  Joby Young is American Farm Bureau’s Executive Vice President.  He tells Brownfield a large number of U.S. farm workers are undocumented. “A lot of reports and studies, those are estimates that it can be as […]

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At the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, live cattle were up and feeders were lower ahead of the week’s direct business. February live cattle closed $.27 higher at $226.95 and April live cattle closed $.20 higher at $226.90.  January feeder cattle closed $.15 lower at $335.50 and March feeder cattle closed $.27 higher at $330.15.  Direct cash […]

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The president-elect of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is looking to maintain momentum in the cattle industry. Gene Copenhaver operates a stocker operation in southwest Virginia. “We’ve had a good run here in the industry the last two to three years, but we need to continue that run. And we need to develop more tools […]

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An eastern Iowa cattle producer says 2025 has been a strong year for his business. Lance Lillibridge raises red angus cattle in Benton County. “This is probably the first year in about 10 that I’ve really felt great about the cattle,” he said. “I mean, what a blessing it is to finally have prices that […]

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