more... > Beef Cattle > Marketing, Economics, & Business > June 26 Livestock Market Outlook [Image: Livestock Outlook] This newsletter provides marketing information for livestock producers in Louisiana in addition to management tips. Updates are every 2 weeks and posted for 3 months. Archived editions are available by contacting Ross Pruitt. June 12 Livestock Market Outlook [Image: Market Outlook] This newsletter provides marketing information for livestock producers in Louisiana in addition to management tips. Updates are every 2 weeks and posted for 3 months. Archived editions are available by contacting Ross Pruitt. May 29 Livestock Market Outlook [Image: Livestock Outlook] This newsletter provides marketing information for livestock producers in Louisiana in addition to management tips. Updates are every 2 weeks and posted for 3 months. Archived editions are available by contacting Ross Pruitt. May 15 Livestock Market Outlook [Image: Livestock Market Outlook] This newsletter provides marketing information for livestock producers in Louisiana in addition to management tips. Updates are every 2 weeks and posted for 3 months. Archived editions are available by contacting Ross Pruitt.  more articles... May 1 Livestock Market Outlook [Image: May 1 Livestock Market Outlook] This newsletter provides marketing information for livestock producers in Louisiana in addition to management tips. Updates are every 2 weeks and posted for 3 months. Archived editions are available by contacting Ross Pruitt April 17 Market Outlook [Image: April17 Market Lotlook] This newsletter provides marketing information for livestock producers in Louisiana in addition to management tips. Updates are every 2 weeks and posted for 3 months. Archived editions are available by contacting Ross Pruitt, Louisiana Cattle Market Update April 3, 2009 [Image: Livestock Outlook Newsletter April 3, 2009] This newsletter provides marketing information for livestock producers in Louisiana in addition to management tips. Updates are every 2 weeks and posted for 3 months. Archived editions are available by contacting Ross Pruitt, Cow/Heifer Investment Decision Tool [Image: Excel Spreadsheet screen image] The Cow/Heifer Investment Decision Tool was developed as a farm planning decision aid for Louisiana cow/calf producers. This decision aid is an Excel spreadsheet that allows cow/calf producers to project if investing in a heifer is a profitable investment and the maximum dollar amount that can be paid for the animal. Producers are able to adjust prices, calf sale weights and cash cow costs to determine the amount that could potentially be paid for a cow/heifer. Louisiana Cattle Market Update March 20, 2009 [Image: Louisiana Cattle Market Update March 20, 2009 ] This document provides an update of Louisiana cattle markets by weight class for the week of March 20, 2009. Louisiana Cattle Market Update March 6, 2009 [Image: Louisiana Cattle Market Update March 6, 2009 ] This document provides an update of Louisiana cattle markets by weight class in early March 2009 Country of Origin Labeling (COOL): A Guide for Louisiana Cattle Producers [Image: COOL] Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) mandates that the majority of livestock commodities be identified by country of origin. This document provides producers with the information they need to be in compliance. (PDF Format Only) Beef Cattle Shrink Many producers do not understand that shrink is a weak link in marketing cattle. Cattle producers spend a great deal of time and energy to make their cattle gain weight and weigh as much as possible. Then, when they pen, process and transport their cattle for market, the cattle lose weight. An increase in knowledge about shrink and the factors that affect it is critical to maximizing profits. Southwest Louisiana Cattle Producers Still Hoping For Comeback [Image: Stranded calf in Vermilion Parish after Hurricane Rita] The sound of rain falling Wednesday night (Dec. 14) was sweet as a symphony to Gary Wicke, an LSU AgCenter county agent in Cameron Parish. Reducing salt contamination in the marsh from Hurricane Rita will improve chances for cattle forage to regrow. The sooner that happens, the better, Wicke said. Meetings Bring Farmers Together To Consider Options After Storms [Image: Farmers attending workshop on options after storms] Farmers attending workshops in Acadia and Calcasieu parishes Tuesday (Oct. 25) learned about assistance for dealing with hardships caused by two hurricanes that struck the state this summer. Similar sessions, organized by the LSU AgCenter, were planned for New Iberia, Hammond and Raceland over the next few days. Click for more information...