Welcome to the 109th edition of Ranching.com – the leading cattle management resource for a community of 96,000+ ranchers and farmers.

🤏 Small Herd Profits - Small cow-calf operations can stay competitive by knowing their numbers, targeting the right market and adding value to their calves. Focusing on efficiency instead of size helps smaller herds capture profit even when they cannot match larger operations head-for-head.

🏷️ Traceability Changes Coming - Canada’s cattle identification system is preparing for new traceability requirements that will track animal movements more closely and speed up reporting. The goal is quicker response during disease events and stronger market confidence, though producers will need to adapt to updated record and reporting practices.

 🍔 Why McDonald’s Invested - McDonald’s committed $200 million to regenerative agriculture to strengthen its long-term beef supply while supporting soil health and grazing sustainability. The effort aims to help ranchers adopt practices that improve land resilience and keep beef production dependable for the future.

🤠 CattleCon Takeaways - CattleCon 2026 highlighted strong beef demand, tight supplies and continued focus on policy, trade and herd health priorities across the industry. Producers left encouraged but cautious, with an emphasis on efficiency, biosecurity and planning for long-term growth.

🦟 New Screwworm Protection - The FDA has issued an emergency authorization allowing an ivermectin injectable to be used preventively against New World screwworm in cattle. It gives producers another tool to protect calves and wounds during high-risk situations while the industry stays on alert for the pest.

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