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As we enter a period of bearish cattle prices, I find myself pondering what other changes might be on the horizon. How will our industry evolve and what adaptations will shrewd cattlemen make to keep that competitive edge? Exploring or cultivating options to add value to your calves may be more important than ever.

The No. 1 failure in the installment of an electric fence system is not properly grounding the energizer. “If you want to get the most out of your charger, then you must install a grounding system—and install it right,” Steve Freeman says.

Whether you’re looking for a permanent fencing solution or want something portable for your grazing system, there are many cost and management benefits to utilizing electric fence. 

Billionaire Stan Kroenke has been approved by a Texas court to purchase the historic W.T. Waggoner Ranch.

There is a close connection between nutrition and reproductive efficiency in beef cows. 

During the recent Cattlemen’s College at the Cattle Industry Convention a speaker discussed the importance of protein in maintaining cow condition and some basics for determining supplementation levels.

The Australian beef industry says claims its beef was to blame for damaging foodborne illness outbreaks at Chipotle Mexican Grill are unsubstantiated. 

Veterinarians have an opportunity to help clients improve production efficiency and returns with customized parasite control.

A fire destroyed 70-year-old Blue Grass Stockyards in Lexington, Ky., over the weekend. 

A recurring discussion in the cattle business, particularly the feedyard sector, has been centered on how to hire and keep good employees. 

During this week’s Cattlemen’s College session at the Cattle Industry Convention in San Diego, Reinaldo Cooke, PhD, Oregon State University, outlined how trace mineral supplementation in gestating cows, perhaps above typically recommended levels, can benefit calf performance.

Clinical signs of congestive heart failure (CHF) in feedyard cattle can resemble those associated with respiratory disease. 

Veterinarians today have access to better vaccines, better treatments and generally better overall cattle management than in the past, and yet the prevalence of feedyard death loss continues to run higher than just a few years ago.

Cattle futures are following the equity markets and clearly remain quite volatile. 

Cattle futures have taken another turn over the past two weeks as prices have drifted lower, correcting the big December 17-24 advance.

Just like a reputable seedstock operation is not built overnight, it takes time to put together an effective marketing plan.

The next step in optimizing your marketing efforts is to know details about who you are trying to reach. 

The first few days an animal spends in a feedlot are critical to their health and overall performance through the feeding period. 

A little rough around the edges? Maybe. Quick as a whip? Most certainly. Sincere? Definitely. Whatever your opinion is of 2015 Saddle and Sirloin inductee Dave Nichols, there is one thing to be agreed upon: He is quite the character.

Servings of lean meat, poultry, eggs and dairy remain in the newly established 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

We’re told again and again that the economy is “improving” or “heating up,” and yet all the data that’s not cooked or spun by the government says the opposite.

If our nation's consumers can limp along and hold this bedraggled economy to its walker, beef should have a chance to make that decent recovery.

Each week, Drovers CattleNetwork wants to show off some of the week's greatest tweets from ranchers-- funny, inspirational and sweet.

Management tips for getting a handle on anaplasmosis.

Genomic testing is a service your vet may start offering.

FDA issued its Guidance for Industry 213, which directs companies to remove performance claims from antibiotic labels by December 2016.

Rabobank’s Global Beef Quarterly 4Q report released Monday shows McDonald's will start being specific about their beef.

Growing piles of evidence show we’ve created an unsustainable and less-profitable or unprofitable cow herd in this nation.

A friend called the other day and asked suspiciously what I thought about the confined-cow idea. He feared it could set up a pathway for true vertical integration in the beef industry.

Based on their results, the researchers conclude that zilpaterol feeding “improved hot carcass weight with little impact on heat stress or mobility, suggesting that animal welfare was not affected by feeding zilpaterol for 21 days at the end of the feeding period.”

Recent research shows Millennials favor beef as a food and says they are willing to pay for things like steak that may seem pricey but which they see as providing quality.

If foot and mouth disease (FMD) were to break out in the United States, the disruption to our cattle industry would be significant, especially if the disease is not quickly identified and confined to a small area.