Feeder futures have become increasingly volatile in ways that often appear unrelated to market fundamentals.

Small grains planted last fall are greening up and may be ready to graze soon. This spring, let’s make sure these pastures are productive and safe.

The devastating fire caused evacuations of several communities, herds of cattle have been corralled for safety and a state of disaster emergency has been put in place for Kansas.

Cattle feeders and veterinarians should keep an eye out for E. coli O165:H25, an enterohemorrhagic strain that can cause disease in cattle and potentially poses a food-safety hazard for humans.

Two research studies at the University of Nebraska suggest that the key information needed to identify heifers most likely to be successful as replacements is known the day the heifers are born.

Feed conversions of calves fed creep feeds have been quite variable to say the least.