One of the things that we come to appreciate while working with producers in small-scale finishing systems is that there is more than one right way to finish a steer (or heifer). Answering several ...

Reducing the average finishing age of the ‘prime’ beef cattle population to 22-23 months of age, by 2030, is one of the main greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation strategies for the Irish beef sector.

Cattle finishing is a tight-margin business in which profitability relies on feeder cattle prices relative to fed cattle prices and feed costs. This means relatively high fed-cattle prices, as we are ...

Teagasc, Dawn Meats and Shinagh Estates have established a 138-hectare calf-to-beef demonstration farm in County Tipperary.

Many consumers want to buy locally produced beef, and University of Missouri Extension economists can help producers deliver. Beef producers who want to finish their cattle on their farms now have ...

Midleton beef farmer Denis Hickey is making the most of autumn grazing while regular weighing and drafting help him reduce ...

One UK producer who has increased cattle growth rates by 30% and cut finishing times by up to 75 days may be proof that this ...

If your idea of a perfect steak includes the description "grain-finished," you're in the majority. Only an estimated 5% of the U.S. finished beef supply is forage-finished. However, if you market your ...

Profit margins for both cattle and hog finishing operations saw modest gains last week but also carry significantly higher feed costs than a year ago. Cattle feeders saw average profits of $222 per ...