Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on April 1, 2026. The inventory was 1% below April 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on Friday.
New research from Cornell University indicates the nutrients in animal and human waste could reduce U.S. farmers reliance on synthetic fertilizer use. This waste could meet 102% of nitrogen and 50% of phosphorus needs for U.S. agriculture. A major challenge remains a mismatch between the location of the waste and agricultural regions with the highest fertilizer needs, according to the study.
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins told the House Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee on Thursday she favors an increase in the $30 billion annual limit in USDA's authority to spend under the Commodity Credit Corp.
Nebraska wildfires burned nearly 950,000 acres last month and multiple relief programs from private organizations and federal agencies are now available to help affected farmers and ranchers.
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A sharp cold front will move through the country Friday and over the
weekend. Significant severe weather is forecast for Friday, followed by
extremely cold temperatures this weekend. That will cause frosts and freezes
for large portions of the Plains and Midwest.
BAg Weather Forum
Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States
for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.6 million head on
April 1, 2026. The inventory was 1% below April 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on
Friday.
:^USDA April 1 Cattle on Feed Report
Recent Sales Results From Franklin County, Illinois; Clay County, Iowa;
Miner County, South Dakota; and Pepin and Pierce Counties, Wisconsin
I^Landwatch Weekly
U.S. officials are taking prevention measures as New World screwworm cases
in Mexico reach over 20,000, prompting border closures and heightened
biosecurity. A new USDA sterile fly production facility in Texas aims to combat
and ultimately eradicate the pest.
FTexas NWS Facility Breaks Ground
Without rain, a once-promising hard red winter wheat crop in the Central
Plains has slowly disappeared this spring.
BOptimism Wanes for Hard Winter Wheat
