Fire consumed a tractor trailer fire hauling straw in Missouri last week—one more reminder to keep hay equipment in good condition. Short supplies of hay, forage and crops mean every bale is valuable.
Is it a Christmas gift, or business expense? Sometimes what’s on your farmer’s wish list can be both. But whether it's gloves, warm socks or tools—when you work 24/7 these gifts can make our day all year long.
Beef exports remained on record pace in October, and talks with Japan are just beginning. Japan is the largest value destination for both U.S. beef and pork but the market is intensely competitive.
As producers rush to complete BQA certification, cattle haulers should also take note—they will need certification in the BQA Transportation program by Jan. 1, 2020.
Placements of calves on feed for the slaughter market in the U.S. for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 head or more totaled 11.7 million head, as of Nov. 1, 2018. The inventory was 3% above the Nov. 1, 2017 report.
It’s time to make your plans to attend the largest cattle convention and expo. The 2019 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show is Jan. 30 to Feb. 1.
Beef packers willl require Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification from fed cattle suppliers, starting Jan. 1, 2019. This is driven by beef retailers and consumers who want assurance about how cattle are raised.
It’s time to get back to what we all love—watching new calves born, feeding the first few loads of corn silage, and seeing your kids help with chores. Here are five rules of wisdom we all need to be reminded of.
It’s time to get back to what we all love—watching new calves born, feeding the first few loads of corn silage, and seeing your kids help with chores. Here are five rules of wisdom we all need to be reminded of.
New genetic evaluation software Biometric Open Language Tools, or BOLT, will enable Red Angus producers to make more informed, lower risk selection decisions.
This year’s Cattlemen’s Profit Roundup, features industry-leading speakers who will provide insight on adding value to your cow herd from conception to consumption.
More than 400 cattle producers met in Ohio this past weekend for the 2018 Angus Convention. Highlights include a upcoming genetic tools, succession and tax planning and the 40th anniversary of Certified Angus Beef.
Your production is directly related to the age of the majority of your cowherd, take our poll to make your voice heard. Low-stress weaning is a popular option for cattlemen.
Your production is directly related to the age of the majority of your cowherd, take our poll to make your voice heard. Low-stress weaning is a popular option for cattlemen.
Don’t get caught by higher hay prices later this winter—be as accurate with your hay needs as you can now while you still have time to adjust your feeding plans.
Don’t get caught by higher hay prices later this winter—be as accurate with your hay needs as you can now while you still have time to adjust your feeding plans.
Pulling performance genetics and heteroisis together can be a great win for some cattle producers. Angus Link offers a new way to validate of genetic potential for Angus-influenced feeder cattle.
Pulling performance genetics and heteroisis together can be a great win for some cattle producers. Angus Link offers a new way to validate of genetic potential for Angus-influenced feeder cattle.
While some cattlemen have already started weaning spring-calving herds, October and November are prime times for feeder cattle marketing decisions. What is your weaning strategy this year?
While some cattlemen have already started weaning spring-calving herds, October and November are prime times for feeder cattle marketing decisions. What is your weaning strategy this year?
In a new Drovers.com poll, we want to know how you plan to feed cows this winter. Do you have enough hay on hand? Do you have extra options, such as grazing corn stalks or another field residue? Make your voice heard.
In a new Drovers.com poll, we want to know how you plan to feed cows this winter. Do you have enough hay on hand? Do you have extra options, such as grazing corn stalks or another field residue? Make your voice heard.
Construction of a large predatory animal sanctuary in Colorado has caught the attention of cattlemen and local residents, sparking concern and questions about land use, property rights and public and livestock safety.
Some 13 years later, tensions remain high over America’s beef checkoff, with a new legal challenge that seeks to deliver a crippling blow to the state beef councils in 15 states.
JBS Tolleson, Inc., a division of JBS SA, is recalling 6.5 million pounds of “various raw, non-intact beef products” due to an outbreak of salmonella, USDA-Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said Thursday.
Oklahoma Cattlemen’s Association adds Taylor Shackelford to the staff team in Oklahoma City to lead OCA’s Foundation and association marketing, along with assisting in OCA’s lobbying efforts.
John Pollak, former director of the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, has been named coordination lead for the Nebraska Integrated Beef Systems Initiative at the University of Nebraska.
After a year of drought and weather challenges, some cattle farmers are putting in extra cover crops this fall to ease the forage burden. Here’s the top six cover crops cattle farmers are using to stretch fall grazing.
Attacks on the checkoff is only weakening the beef industry , says John Robinson, vice president of Membership and Communications, National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
Low-stress weaning—regardless of how we do it—begins with how we gather and bring in the cattle. If we don’t do it properly, the cows and calves are in panic mode before we even have them in the corral.
The 15,000-acre property includes a 3,500-cattle herd with capacity for 10,000 stockers, 2,000-acres of cropland, a private airstrip, oil and gas rights, a family retreat and about 14-miles of Trinity river frontage.
First-half exports to Japan were up 6% from a year ago in volume, while value increased 12% to $1.02 billion. First-half exports to Korea climbed 36%, valued at $802.1 million – up 52% from last year’s record pace.
If there’s any place where a good 2" rain causes dancing in the streets, it’s in West Texas. In a land that’s usually dry anyway, the past few years of drought have been challenging to say the least.
Many farm kids grew up with the long, hot summer job of painting the barn. But a project to from Certified Angus Beef (CAB) is putting the fun back into what used to be a chore.
Sam Kane Beef Processors LLC agreed to promptly repay nearly $38 million in payments owed to livestock sellers, as two complaints were filed saying the company violated the Packers and Stockyards Act.
On the Keeping Ag Real Road Trip, the Schwegert family makes several stops in Wyoming, where the antelope roam, sugar beets grow and livestock feed is explained.
Policy news grabbed the headlines yesterday, as USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue announced a $12 billion relief package for farmers impacted by tariffs. Beef leaders say they look forward to reviewing the details.
The great states of Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming haven’t disappointed. The adventure thus far, has provided our boys opportunity to learn about cow-calf operations, large-scale hay and Colorado agriculture.
Whether you measure ranch output by the animal unit or the acre, market weight is undeniably one of the primary factors in cattle profit/loss equations.
In partnership with Keeping Ag Real, Drovers and AgWeb are following the host Jenny Schweigert beginning Saturday, July 21, as she and her family embark on the first Keeping Ag Real Road Trip.
