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Beef industry should enjoy profitable 2025, analyst tells Farm Show audience
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Akron News-Reporter, Local

Beef industry should enjoy profitable 2025, analyst tells Farm Show audience

By Jeff Rice | Akron News Reporter Don’t look for retail beef prices to come down any time soon. That was part of the message from an industry expert Tuesday at the Colorado Farm Show in Greeley. Tyler Cozzens, an economist for Livestock Marketing Information Center in Lakewood, told a small crowd of about 70 people that cattle prices finished strong in 2024 and look to remain strong throughout the coming year. That translates into higher prices in the local supermarket. “Retail beef prices will stay high, but demand is very strong,” Cozzens said. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE AKRON NEWS REPORTER
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Cattle rustling, labor and tariffs among concerns for ranchers, Cattlemen’s Association tells Farm Show audience
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Rocky Mountain Voice, State

Cattle rustling, labor and tariffs among concerns for ranchers, Cattlemen’s Association tells Farm Show audience

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice There's some similarity in a 19th century problem, which led to the beginnings of the Colorado Cattlemen's Association, and today's environment for cattle raisers. Founded in 1867, the Colorado Cattlemen's Association predates statehood and helped form the National Western Stock Show in 1899, the Colorado Brand Board in 1902, and the Colorado Beef Council in 1956. "We are still focused on the same issues today — we are still dealing with cattle theft," said Erin Karney, the organization's executive vice president during a lecture kicking off the Colorado Farm Show. A year ago in Rifle, there were 150 or more head of cattle stolen. Just recently, there were 160 or more head of cattle stolen from a handful of landowners in Montrose, she note...
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Colorado Farm Show is Jan. 28-30 at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley
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Local, Rocky Mountain Voice

Colorado Farm Show is Jan. 28-30 at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley

By BRIAN PORTER | Rocky Mountain Voice A winter rite of passage in agriculture returns this week, as the Colorado Farm Show takes place at Island Grove Regional Park in Greeley. The three-day exhibition of farm and ranch equipment, vendors, exhibits, seminars and more takes place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 28, and Wednesday, Jan. 29, and from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 30. Admission is free. A $5 fee for parking assists in funding of youth agricultural scholarships. Read the full schedule of events HERE. See the list of scholarship recipients HERE. See exhibitor maps HERE. See the Greeley Tribune's Farm Show Guide HERE.
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