Welcome back to a new season of the Barnyard Broadcast, which is Penn State Extension Livestock Team’s podcast! We are celebrating the new season with a brand-new segment titled the Research Update. The focus of this segment is to bring the research that is being done at Penn State University Park to all our livestock producers. Join us as we interview the people behind the research and hear all about their hard work!

Our first Research Update will focus on the research being done by Dr. Tara Felix and Ingrid L. B. Fernandes. Their published papers and bios are available below!

The association of lung consolidation in beef × dairy cattle at weaning with feedlot growth performance, carcass characteristics, liver health, and liver microbiome diversity

The association of lung consolidation and respiratory pathogens identified at weaning on the growth performance of beef-on-dairy calves

Ingrid L. B. Fernandes - Ingrid has a degree in Animal Science with experience in beef cattle production, traceability, and management, with international experience in Wisconsin, USA. Currently, she is a Graduate Student at Penn State, studying beef x dairy crossbred cattle for meat production. Her studies bring more information on the long-term impacts of diseases in cattle. She believes that science drives industry improvement and that this must be done with ethics and purpose.

Dr. Tara Felix - Dr. Tara Felix is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Animal Science at Penn State University and the state Extension Beef Specialist. Dr. Felix joined Penn State University in 2016. She received her Master's in ruminant nutrition from the University of Florida and her PhD in feedlot nutrition and management from the Ohio State University. She served on the faculty at the University of Illinois prior to her appointment at Penn State. Her research emphasis is on ruminal metabolism in beef cattle fed grain-based diets. Since joining the faculty at Penn State, Dr. Felix has compared and contrasted the metabolism of Holstein and Angus steers.

Hello everyone! Welcome to another episode of The Market Minute with Mattie! These episodes are smaller segments of the Barnyard Broadcast. It will provide listeners with an overview of the end-of-October numbers and insights into the current markets. If you want to access the reports referenced in this episode, please visit the links below! As always, please contact your local Penn State Extension Livestock educator or visit our website at extension.psu.edu. Thank you for joining me for this month’s instalment of the Market Minute with Mattie! Tuned in for our next episode!

Updated reports can be found on the USDA Market News website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

This week's reports:

10/12/25 – 10/18/25 Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary

Chicago Mercantile Exchange Livestock Futures Settlement

New Holland Sheep and Goat Auction 10/21/2025

New Holland Slaughter Hog Auction 10/23/2025

National Daily Hog and Pork Summary 10/23/2025

National Sheep Summary - please reach out to Mattie Horchler (msh5697@psu.edu) for copies of reports

Hello everyone! Welcome to another episode of The Market Minute with Mattie! These episodes are smaller segments of the Barnyard Broadcast. It will give listeners an overview of the beginning of September numbers and insights into the current markets. If you want to access the reports referenced in this episode, please visit the links below! As always, please get in touch with your local Penn State Extension Livestock educator or head over to our website at extension.psu.edu. Thank you for joining me for this month’s instalment of the Market Minute with Mattie! Tuned in for our next episode!

Updated reports can be found on the USDA Market News website: https://www.ams.usda.gov/market-news/livestock-poultry-grain

This week's reports:

8/24/25 – 8/30/25 Pennsylvania Weekly Cattle Auction Summary- PA weekly cattle auction summary sept 2.pdf

New Holland Sheep and Goat Auction 8/26/2025- New Holland Sheep and Goat Report August 25.pdf

New Holland Slaughter Hog Auction 8/28/2025- New Holland Swine Auction August 28.pdf

National Daily Hog and Pork Summary 5/23/2025- National Swine Summary August 29th.pdf

National Sheep Summary - please reach out to Mattie Horchler (msh5697@psu.edu) for copies of reports