New diagnostic test enables the identification of cows with superior genetics that lead to enhanced feed efficiency, disease resistance and overall productivity.
Former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and current NBC football analyst Tony Romo is a spokesman for the 'Beef. It's What's For Dinner' promotion campaign throughout the summer grilling season.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson issued Executive Order 22-04 calling upon the Missouri Department of Natural Resources to activate the Drought Assessment Committee and the associated drought impact teams.
Pasture recovery will require more than a few rain showers due to the dry soil profiles and continued high temperatures. Management strategies must focus on pasture recovery after drought.
Flies can be more than an annoyance – they can even be dangerous, whether impacting a ride with your horse in a single, painful bite, or transmitting diseases to horses and cattle.
The Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) presented Rezac Land & Livestock the BIF Commercial Producer of the Year Award June 2 during the group’s annual research symposium in Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The American Hereford Association announces a cooperative research agreement with Colorado State University to leverage decades of AHA genetic data associated with production efficiency and sustainability.
An entomologist and veterinarian discuss the unremitting mosquito. The Culex mosquito, which is responsible for transmitting core equine diseases such as West Nile virus, can populate in the most unsuspecting places.
The Agricultural Business Council of Kansas City honored Jan Lyons, Manhattan, KS, and Dr. Abner Womack, University of Missouri, for their leadership with the Jay B. Dillingham Award for ag leadership and excellence.
Montana's Office of Consumer Protection estimates that a Canadian company has stolen up to $5 million from Montanans after receiving payments but never delivering the promised product.
Midwest PMS will host two workshop training events for feedyard managers and employees to build their operational knowledge and hone their leadership skills.
Ken Holloway, Coyote Hills Ranch, Chattanooga, OK, passed away April 3, 2022. He was a dedicated Limousin breeder and founder of American Cattle Services a cattle marketing and promotion service for breeders.
Kansas State University's Livestock and Meat Industry Council recognized Pat Koons, Burdick, Kan., as the Kansas Stockman of the Year in Manhattan on March 3, 2022.
In honor of National Ag Day, NCBA is sharing the stories of two advocates who play different roles in the industry, but both understand the importance of inspiring the next generation to get involved.
The U.S. House of Representatives' Agriculture Committee will hold a hearing on April 27, 2022, on anti-competitive behavior by the nation’s largest beef packers.
The Ranch Rover is an autonomous ranch vehicle with the purpose of providing aid to the ranch operation in the form of feeding, livestock monitoring, and data collection.
Over a long career, Bill Angell was a livestock judging team coach, field man for a breed association and livestock publication, for Superior Livestock Auction and as Yard Manager for the National Western Stock Show.
An early season barometer of rancher optimism and demand for high-quality bulls, Gardiner Angus Ranch's 5th Annual "Early Bird" bull sale was held on Monday.
George Spencer served at the Executive Vice President of the American National Cattleman's Association for eleven years beginning in 1969, working to strengthen the beef industry and unify competing organizations.
James (Jim) Riemann, former director of beef research and development at Excel and former CEO for Certified Angus Beef, LLC, died January 8, 2022, at his home in Wamego, Kansas.
Ed Czerwien, former general manager for the Saint Joseph Stockyards in St. Joseph, MO, and former Livestock & Grain Market News Reporter for the USDA in Amarillo, TX, passed away Monday.
A confirmed wolf kill was discovered near Walden, Colo., the home of one of Colorado’s wolf packs. This is the first confirmed wolf kill of livestock in Colorado in over 70 years.
Mindset separates abundance thinkers, Tom Field, Paul Engler chair of agribusiness at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, told attendees at the American Hereford Association educational forum in Kansas City.
Through genetic potential, sensors from the environment, and actual practices, producers can predict when an animal is going to be finished or when the animal is going to be optimum in its marketing.
Topper Thorpe, CattleFax' General Manager/CEO for more than 30 years, passed away on Dec. 1, 2021. Under Thorpe's leadership, CattleFax grew to become the premier cattle market information and analysis service.
The Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association submitted comments to the United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service to address questions about labeling of lab-grown protein products.
The Kansas Livestock Association elected Phil Perry of Oskaloosa as its president and Shawn Tiffany from Herrington as the new KLA president-elect during the group’s annual business meeting in Wichita.
Forage growing conditions vary around the country and 2021 brought a lot of variability due to weather so cattle producers should prepare to supplement their herds based on the forage quality they have available.
The Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., announced the sale of its interests in Salacoa Valley Farms of Fairmount, Georgia, one of the nation’s largest cattle operations.
The Beef Grand Challenge Project was launched to ascertain the interaction of genetic and environmental effects, improve production efficiency and evaluate nutritional benefits of beef raised in different environments.
Missouri Cattlemen's Association welcomes American Foods Group's plans to build a new, 2,400-head per day beef processing facility in the Show-Me state.
Fred Knop served as editor of Drovers for 10 years, guiding the publication as it transitioned from a weekly newspaper to a bi-weekly tabloid to a monthly magazine in 1990.
Adding seaweed to animal feed to reduce methane gas released into the atmosphere by ruminants' is a relatively new idea. Early laboratory research at IGFS has shown promising results using native Irish and UK seaweeds.
Standardized ecological, social and economic indicators can help ranchers track and communicate about sustainability, which is vital to feeding a growing world.
Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, Professor at the University of California, Davis, gave a presentation, “Gene Editing Today and in the Future” during the Beef Improvement Federation Symposium June 24 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Greater Omaha Packing announces a partnership with Food Bank for the Heartland to routinely donate high-quality beef, providing nutritious protein for residents in Omaha and Western Iowa communities.
Germany has reported a single case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in a cow, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) announced.
An Iowa man was sentenced to 10 months in federal prison after using loan proceeds from USDA’s Farm Service Agency for personal expenses, including gambling and alcohol.
Agriculture can be a powerful part of the solution in reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. That's the message Frank Mitloehner, animal scientist and air quality expert, delivered at a lecture at Kansas State.
The Crop Residue Exchange, developed by the University of Nebraska/Lincoln, is a free online tool designed to link cattle producers to crop producers with available grazing resources.