Wyatt Bechtel

Wyatt Bechtel is associate editor for Beef Today and Dairy Today.

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The Central Kentucky Premier Heifer Sale hopes to aid in rebuilding the national beef herd through their twice yearly female auction and private treaty sales.
County officials in New Mexico have told the U.S. Forest Service that gates need to be unlocked at a mountain riparian area that is within the Lincoln National Forest so cattle can reach the water in the drought stricken state.
With beef prices reaching record highs there has also been a rapid increase in stolen cattle for Oklahoma ranchers.
As the spring calving season approaches, an increased understanding of the parturition process is helpful.
Cows need a lot of feed to fill them up and keep them full.
Winter-feeding of the beef cows represents the greatest expense in most beef cow-calf enterprises.
Changes to the Waters of the U.S. (WOTUS) rules could help ease tension in agriculture about the regulation originally enacted by the Obama Administration.
After writing a bad check for $300,000 to buy cattle, a man in Minnesota has plead guilty to his crime.
The start and end of the breeding season needs to be put on the calendar just like other special events.
At cow culling time, producers often face some tough decisions. Optimum culling of the herd often seems to require a sharp crystal ball that could see into the future.