Welcome to the 138th edition of Ranching.com – the leading cattle management resource for a community of 96,000+ ranchers and farmers.

🐂 New Orders Target Cattle Markets - President Trump signed executive orders aimed at increasing transparency and competition in cattle markets, including greater scrutiny of packer practices and foreign ownership in the beef supply chain. The actions come as the administration works to address rancher concerns while supporting domestic cattle production and rebuilding the U.S. herd.

📉 Beef Pressures Tyson - Tyson Foods lowered its 2026 outlook as tight cattle supplies and volatile cattle prices continue to squeeze margins in its beef business. The company now expects a larger beef segment loss as one of the most severe U.S. cattle shortages in decades continues to challenge processors.

🍂 September Ranch Checklist - September is a key transition month for cow-calf producers, with fall management decisions affecting both herd performance and winter readiness. From evaluating forage and body condition to planning weaning, vaccinations and winter feed needs, now is the time to get ahead before colder weather arrives.

🐄 What Dairy Brings to Beef - Beef-on-dairy calves carry traits from both sides of their genetics, with dairy influence contributing frame and growth patterns while the beef sire can add muscling, carcass yield and earlier maturity. Understanding those differences can help feeders adjust nutrition and management to better capture the potential of these crossbred calves.

🍂 Why Fall Calving? - More ranchers are considering fall calving as a way to take advantage of cleaner calving conditions, reduced insect pressure, different marketing windows and a more spread-out workload. Success depends on planning ahead for nutrition and forage, since cows reach peak lactation as pasture quality declines and winter approaches.

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