Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States
for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.7 million head on
June 1, 2026. The inventory was 2% above June 1, 2025, USDA NASS reported on
Thursday.
BUSDA June 1 Cattle on Feed Report
Recent Sales Results From Ogle County, Illinois; Lee County, Iowa; Rock
County, Minnesota; and Keith County, Nebraska
I^Landwatch Weekly
Farmers with losses from flooding or other storm damage should have
already contacted their crop insurance agent and had an adjuster come out. An
insurance provider may decide it is still practical to replant a crop, but that
decision often falls within 10 days of the final planting date. While final
planting dates differ around the country, the window has passed for corn's
late-period planting.
FInsurance and Replanting Damaged Fields
New World screwworm has emerged in Texas, prompting urgent calls for
livestock producers across the country to implement preventative practices,
increase surveillance, and report suspicious cases immediately. A producer
meeting served as an educational event for all attending.
@^Texas NWS Meeting Draws Many Producers
While most people look at soybeans as a cash crop, it can also be utilized
as forage for livestock. A new study from the University of Missouri shows
soybeans can be used as a summer annual which can fill the gap for producers
needing forage in the face of rising feed costs and unpredictable weather
conditions.
BSoybeans Emerging as a Summer Forage
