Feeder

Oklahoma State’s Derrell Peel says the beef industry needs time — not politics or policy — to solve beef supply and demand realities.

The 2025 State of the Beef Industry Report summarizes optimism prevails yet challenges persist in today’s beef industry.

The U.S. feed grain supply is expected to grow by 3.4 million metric tons, propelled by a projected increase in corn yields for the 2023/24 corn production forecast, reports the USDA Economic Research Service.

Tony Schwarck of Riceville, Iowa, diversified his family’s crop operation with a feedlot.