Feedlots are emptier than usual as tough cattle markets continue
Cattle producers and lenders are becoming increasingly concerned about the impact of poor profitability in the feedlot business. A lender and producer from south-central North Dakota talk about the cause, impact and countermoves they’re making. 5:31 am, Feb. 1, 2021
EDGELEY, N.D. For the fourth year, cattle feedlot operators are feeling the pressure from what they’re worried is a no-win market.
Brandon Schweigert, 39, of Edgeley, N.D., says he’s trying to survives the difficult economics for beef feedlot owners by partially-filling his 2,000-head feedlot with bred cows, and hoping for fair winter weather to get them calved out. Photo taken Dec. 29, 2020, near Edgeley, N.D. Mikkel Pates / Agweek
AgweekTV for Jan. 30-31, 2021. Written By: Emily Beal | 5:30 am, Jan. 30, 2021
Coming up on AgweekTV, we will talk about how President Biden has kicked his term off with several executive orders affecting agriculture. We will take a look at the uncertainty farmers are facing in regards to dicamba use in 2021 and beyond. We ll discuss the South Dakota Beef Industry Council s Build your Base with Beef program has gone national. Finally, we ll look at the cattle market squeeze and how it has left some lots empty and forced other operators to exit the business.
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PRESIDENT BIDEN KICKS OFF HIS TERM WITH SEVERAL EXECUTIVE ORDERS AFFECTING AGRICULTURE.