The Number Of Beef Cows In The U.S. Drops To The Lowest Level Since 1962 As The Global Food Crisis Intensifies

[okiefarmer]

All my family is involved with some form of ag. You are the problem with modern ag.

Sooooo, why did we start feeding corn to cattle?

 

[12v71]

Sooooo, why did we start feeding corn to cattle?

Because cows love GMO...

 

[rowjimmy]

Uhhhhh, no. Where did I give the bat signal?

The term "price gouging" you used above...

 

[okiefarmer]

The term "price gouging" you used above...

doh.

I thought the bat signal was $.89.

 

[Black Blade]

Go To The Stores And Stock Up On Meat Now Because The US Cattle Herd Hit Lowest Level In 61 Years

Get prepared to eat a lot less beef this year because the size of the national cattle herd has shrunk, and now livestock producers are warning that there won’t be enough meat supplies to meet demand in the months ahead. Prices are also expected to explode, and of course, all of this is happening in the context of a much larger crisis that is turning not only America’s but the world’s food supply chain upside down. Our food supply is steadily shrinking, and now we’re clearly starting to see the effects of drought, crop failures, and the massive loss of cattle herds in our food systems. In fact, the latest biannual report from the USDA shows that the national beef cow herd has dropped to 89.3 million, marking the lowest level since 2015. Of that number, 38.3 million cows and heifers have just calved. Today, there are only 28.9 million beef cows in the U.S. food system, which are those explicitly bred for slaughter and meat sales. That figure is down nearly four percent from last year and the lowest the agency has recorded since 1962.

BLACK BLADE: And now you know why the WEF and the Elites are preparing us to eat adulterated foods and even consume insects. The global food supply is shrinking and the ability to produce more has been undermined by absurd ESG protocols limiting food supply investment, limited supplies of fertilizers, petrochemicals including pesticides and herbicides. No wonder the billionaires of the world are snapping up farms and ranches everywhere.

 

[brunop]

All my family is involved with some form of ag. You are the problem with modern ag.

This ^ statement reads like the guys at gun shows saying "Well my dad was a cop, so I know a ton about guns."

Brother Wayne doesn't need any help carrying water - he's forgotten more about this topic than most people ever learn in their lives. We've gone from farmer/rancher & professional / expert livestock feed consultant (Brother Wayne) and longtime farmer (Okiefarmer) saying "Nope" to bovine laxatives (with very good experience and information) to FF saying "I did my research" and "You're the problem."

I can't be the only person getting a laugh out of this.

 

[brunop]

No wonder the billionaires of the world are snapping up farms and ranches everywhere.

They most certainly are.

Food. It's gonna be a race to the bottom.

 

[Delta-3]

They most certainly are.

Food. It's gonna be a race to the bottom.

I found the "Elites" food processing plant for us unwashed masses.

 

[jimmbob]

not to worry, bill gates to the rescue....

He has come up with a veggie burger that "bleeds like beef"

"It's not that bad" say's the mad self proclaimed doctor scientist philantropist scum manipulator of the world

 

[yellowhand]

Every time I looked into these type threads, hundreds of teens up in Utah order new black ties and white shirts by the gross.

Back to the LDS store I go.LOL

Food Storage | Store

store.churchofjesuschrist.org

 

[LYCAN]

And this gentleman is why if you have property space available you need to grow your own and yeah it’s a labor of love that’s become a necessary labor.

I love it when you talk dirty.

 

[LYCAN]

Jokes aside, I do see a natural grass roots (seriously, no pun intended) revival & Natural re-visitation&/or spur of interest on the gardening/livestock concepts.

People should be blasting blogs, and Pinterest pics, and YouTube videos.

And MOSTLY - to warn them, it requires actual work.

Which a recent Nationally published magazine noted:

Gardening is better for Depression, then Medication

No shit... and btw, Water is wet.

Thanks

 

[the gman]

This ^ statement reads like the guys at gun shows saying "Well my dad was a cop, so I know a ton about guns."

Brother Wayne doesn't need any help carrying water - he's forgotten more about this topic than most people ever learn in their lives. We've gone from farmer/rancher & professional / expert livestock feed consultant (Brother Wayne) and longtime farmer (Okiefarmer) saying "Nope" to bovine laxatives (with very good experience and information) to FF saying "I did my research" and "You're the problem."

I can't be the only person getting a laugh out of this.

You aren't. FF is a clown. Never set foot in Ireland yet is an expert on the Troubles. Closest he's come to 'ag' is wandering around the garden center at Wallyworld. I have good friends with cows; we've talked about me sponsoring a cow and splitting the meat. I'd pay for the feed, shots, care, then we butcher and split it. I had to buy another freezer when I shot an Oryx last year on White Sands Missile Range, half a cow is gonna take up even more room. Another buddy of mine is an outfitter and had no use for cow elk tags until I told him he could sell them for $500. Probably gonna get me one too this year.

Now I work in a school out on the Navajo rez, I have lots of tribal friends who have sheep, goats, chickens and pigs. Navajo's out in the woods know how to live and feed themselves real well. One of our custodians is gonna be planting crops next week on spring break on his irrigated 8 acres; taters, corn, all kinds of goodness. We're gonna do some trading later this year and both eat well. I have a new found respect for Navajo people after working with them, great folks and still very close to the land.

 

[yellowhand]

You aren't. FF is a clown. Never set foot in Ireland yet is an expert on the Troubles. Closest he's come to 'ag' is wandering around the garden center at Wallyworld. I have good friends with cows; we've talked about me sponsoring a cow and splitting the meat. I'd pay for the feed, shots, care, then we butcher and split it. I had to buy another freezer when I shot an Oryx last year on White Sands Missile Range, half a cow is gonna take up even more room. Another buddy of mine is an outfitter and had no use for cow elk tags until I told him he could sell them for $500. Probably gonna get me one too this year.

Now I work in a school out on the Navajo rez, I have lots of tribal friends who have sheep, goats, chickens and pigs. Navajo's out in the woods know how to live and feed themselves real well. One of our custodians is gonna be planting crops next week on spring break on his irrigated 8 acres; taters, corn, all kinds of goodness. We're gonna do some trading later this year and both eat well. I have a new found respect for Navajo people after working with them, great folks and still very close to the land.

I was going to ask what you were doing now, working the Res School, thats a good thing.
The Diné are good folks.

 

[the gman]

I was going to ask what you were doing now, working the Res School, thats a good thing.
The Diné are good folks.

Yes Sir. I'm a Lead Safety Advisor with the school district. There are 10 of us, mostly former LE but some others in the mix. It's a new program for this year, we have 16 schools over an area of almost 3,000 square miles and the contract security folks they had before just weren't invested in the schools. Currently unarmed but working to change that. My work partner is Navajo and very traditional and I'm learning so much from her about their culture, history and traditions. Very, very good people to work with for the most part. I work in a high school and that's a challenge. Kids showing up falling down drunk, bringing big ass knives to school, dealing dope, cough medicine, weed, carrying brass knuckles, yadda, yadda, yadda... Still WAY better than being a cop although I do miss the public service part of it, my buddies and some of the fun but I get paid more, have less stress, weekends and school holidays off. The benefits are amazing too so all in all, its a damn good gig.

 

[rowjimmy]

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Gardening is better for Depression, then Medication



Thanks

Not when your organic garden is overcome with invasive pests...

 

[Black Blade]

STOCK UP On Beef Now! U.S. Cattle Herd At RECORD LOW!

STOCK UP On Beef Now! U.S. Cattle Herd At RECORD LOW! 2023 is witnessing a dramatic decline in herd size in many key producing cattle states in America. The drop in herd size translates to what we refer to as culling. Which means the cattle are being sent to slaughter and served in a grocery store near you. The drought has played a huge role in the reduction of herds across the country, with Oklahoma showing the largest total inventory decline among top cattle states with an 11% decline. Oklahoma also experienced a 7% decline in beef cow inventories, which, along with Kansas, represents the largest percentage cow herd decline. The biannual cattle inventory report from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) was published, and it mostly met predictions.

 

[Nitram68]

Just drove I-80 through Utah and Wyoming. Passed at least 50 frozen roadkilled elk,deer and pronghorn. Alive, saw 1,000 plus along the way.

We won’t go hungry for meat around here.

 

[Black Blade]

Ranchers Warn About Record Drop In Cattle Production As Retailers Brace For Disastrous Meat Shortage

U.S. ranchers are shocked to see the biggest drop in cattle production in almost 60 years. Costs are shooting up as well, with everything from livestock to supplies to feed and fuels facing increases of more than 50%. Industry experts say that now profitability is in jeopardy, and many operations are becoming unviable due to the massive losses farmers and ranchers have suffered in recent years. The outlook couldn’t be gloomier for the nation’s food supply chain. Beef prices are expected to skyrocket as inventory shrinks even more in the months ahead. This is an unprecedented crisis that will hit producers, retailers, and consumers alike and trigger some worrying consequences for our food systems. In 2022, producers sold thousands of extra cattle in the fall to make up for a shortage in feed, adds Stuart Smyth, associate professor in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources. "People just had to take a huge hit that year," he said. "Cattle producers are used to dealing with extreme situations," Laycraft stressed. "Unfortunately, when you get multiple years in a row, that's where you start to run out of the feed inventories. And that forces you into more difficult decisions in terms of reducing cattle numbers.”

 

[Colts4me]

Mass Casualty Incident Declared After Explosion at Dairy Farm in Dimmitt, Texas – Nearly 20,000 Cattle Die (VIDEO)

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Plus China has put MRNA in cows milk.

 

[Black Blade]

Ranchers Report Biggest Cattle Supply Drop In 40 Years As Shortages Hit Grocery Stores

Tens of thousands of ranchers are reporting the largest beef supply drop since 1962 as herds continue to shrink all across the country. The meat shortages we have been warned about for months are now hitting all major grocery stores, and consumers are seeing prices soar to levels last seen during the inflation peak of June 2022. However, livestock economists say that a price spike will likely be seen in the months ahead, with summer demand further squeezing inventories at supermarkets. A new report reveals that many Americans have already begun stockpiling meat to get ready for the shortages that are rapidly emerging, but millions who didn’t prepare will have to be forced to consume less or eat cheaper cuts as shelves go empty and costs spiral. That’s what we’re going to expose in today’s video.

BLACK BLADE: Meat prices keep rising as heard populations fall and food processing plants burn and Elites at the World Economic Forum encourage the Serf classes "eat bugs" for protein even as they dine on filet mignon and lobster. That said, many of us are prepped with canned and freeze-dried meats beyond what we have in our freezers saving us from rapidly rising food inflation and a deepening Recession-Depression.

 

[KoKodog]

probably because they hammer it

although I have seen milk cattle flip each other upside down into feeding troughs to get at fresh green chop ( first alfalfa cutting ) and if you let them have too much they can shit through a straw

round here dairy cattle get corn silage as a base and each one gets as per requirements to give max milk and high milk fat

Sooooo, why did we start feeding corn to cattle?

 

[okiefarmer]

probably because they hammer it

although I have seen milk cattle flip each other upside down into feeding troughs to get at fresh green chop ( first alfalfa cutting ) and if you let them have too much they can shit through a straw

round here dairy cattle get corn silage as a base and each one gets as per requirements to give max milk and high milk fat

“Hammered it”, lost me there.

Seriously, when the country was getting settled, and prosperous, they developed taste buds for beef. One of the most famous cattle herd paths runs through my farms in central Oklahoma. Hundreds of thousands of mostly longhorn herds, made that torturous trek to the railheads to get beef to the east coast consumers. Ultimately the supply could not keep up with the soaring demand. You just can’t put enough weight on a bovine frame fast enough to meet the demand of today’s meat eaters. Corn rations fed in confined lots (limiting the walk-off of weight) was the only way to keep up with demand. This even took place before the advent of GMOs and ethanol mandates. ETOH took a share when the mandate took effect, but the leftover DDGs was some damn good feed. It all works out

 

[Black Blade]

Ranchers Warn About Record Drop In Cattle Production As Retailers Prepare For Awful Meat

Beef producers in the U.S. are still thinning their herds in near-record numbers, and experts are warning that this will lead to alarming supply problems in the beef industry starting this summer. In the past few years, extreme drought has prompted U.S. ranchers to reduce their herd sizes by sending more cattle to slaughter. Typically, this would drive cattle prices down, but now, in an environment of inflation and high demand, prices are at record levels. And if there's less supply in the future, that will push up prices further, consequently affecting consumer prices.

BLACK BLADE: Been seeing price increases for beef. Have taken a few pounds of grass fed beef into the freezer that should last into late winter. Still have plenty of elk, pronghorn and deer as well as some kokane. Still, beef prices are much higher over the last couple years.

 

[okiefarmer]

In the past few years, extreme drought has prompted U.S. ranchers to reduce their herd sizes by sending more cattle to slaughter. Typically, this would drive cattle prices down, but now, in an environment of inflation and high demand, prices are at record levels. And if there's less supply in the future, that will push up prices further, consequently affecting consumer prices.


BLACK BLADE: Been seeing price increases for beef. Have taken a few pounds of grass fed beef into the freezer that should last into late winter. Still have plenty of elk, pronghorn and deer as well as some kokane. Still, beef prices are much higher over the last couple years.

Only problem is most of those "extra cattle going to market were not prime/choice animals. Many were mamma cows, they eat the most grass, and some calves that were not really at good slaughter weights, and many went on to feedlots way earlier than they normally would have. Much of what got thinned out went to ground beef and lower cost roasts. The culled mamma cows didn't go into steaks or top end cuts.