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Trace Mineral Verification Program Supports Optimal Performance
Trace Mineral Verification Program Supports Optimal Performance

One of the industry’s leading collaborations between Purina Animal Nutrition and Zinpro helps optimize cattle performance.

Westfahl Succeeds Borck as ILS Chairman
Westfahl Succeeds Borck as ILS Chairman

Innovative Livestock Services, Inc., announces leadership change for the company that represents eleven feedyards

Worth Ranch to Receive Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award
Worth Ranch to Receive Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award

The award honors farmers, ranchers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land.

Meat Institute Honors 2023 Environmental Achievement Award Winners
Meat Institute Honors 2023 Environmental Achievement Award Winners

More than 200 meat and poultry plants were recognized by The Meat Institute at the 2024 Environmental, Labor and Safety+ Conference in New Orleans for their positive environmental impact efforts.

The Pros and Cons of Multispecies Grazing
The Pros and Cons of Multispecies Grazing

Kevin Lynch shares the pros and cons of multispecies grazing as well as what beginners need to consider in Season 7, Episode 16 of the Casual Cattle Conversations podcast.

Moving Into the Next Stage of Panhandle Wildfire Recovery
Moving Into the Next Stage of Panhandle Wildfire Recovery

Donation intake closing as distribution continues for AgriLife Extension-operated Animal Supply Points.

Opinions

Nevil Speer
Speer: Limestone vs Protectionist Brimstone

Do America's trade policies push ranchers out of business? That's a protectionist's view, but there's no evidence suggesting ranchers “displaced” by beef imports – nor being unduly damaged in the marketplace.     

John Nalivka
Nalivka: USDA Discontinuing its Mid-year Cattle Inventory

USDA reports are not an exact science of data collection and should not be treated as such. We have to take the information from all reports, reported and/or surveyed, and use it accordingly in our analysis.

Nevil Speer
Speer: Protectionists Make Bad Bookkeepers

There's a lot of rhetoric surrounding beef trade that we shouldn't accept at face value. A closer look at the data shows America’s ranchers are the direct beneficiaries of international trade.

John Nalivka
Nalivka: Ranchers Know Cattle Must “Match the Ranch”

Successful ranchers understand the importance of matching their cow herd to the resources available on their ranch and in their environment.