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Cattle producers in Kansas recently saw temperatures dip below 0 degrees, which called for a little extra care and attention for their livestock.
Provide cattle with adequate feed and protection from winter weather extremes.
Records show that the U.S. government paid more than $200,000 to help a Michigan Upper Peninsula farmer protect his cattle from wolves.
How much can I afford to pay for a bred female to restock after the drought?
A relief fund for western South Dakota ranchers who lost tens of thousands of cattle in an early October blizzard has collected $3 million, three times as much as expected, an organizer said Friday.
NuAgra, a Brookings, S.D. based company, has begun selling grass-fed South Dakota beef directly to households throughout the United States — and the company’s beef starts out in central South Dakota.
A southeast Kansas farmer whose video parody “What Does the Farmer Say” went viral last month has a new hit with his take on a Miley Cyrus song that features twerking cows.
The Cargill beef packing plant in Dodge City, Kan. was back in full production by the end of last week following a fire in the kill floor area.
With the ever-growing databases and improved techniques and computer applications to access the data, reviewing records of old bulls to access the current genetics within the herd aids in understanding the herd.
The Iowa Beef Center in partnership with the Iowa Cattlemen’s Association is offering the series “Heifer Development 2: Maintaining Your Investment” to specifically focus on management practices to keep young cows in the herd to improve longterm profitability.
Cargill Inc. says it will start labeling beef products that contain “finely textured beef,” following last year’s public outcry over the use of “pink slime.”
Cattle feeders and agri-business professionals are invited to the Feedlot Forum 2014, a day-long program Jan. 21 at Terrace View Event Center in Sioux Center, Iowa.
The popular Cornbelt Cow-Calf Conference has provided timely, accurate and important information to the state’s beef cattle industry for more than 40 years.
A lawyer for ABC on Tuesday asked a circuit judge to throw out a defamation lawsuit related to its coverage of a meat product called lean, finely textured beef, which critics have dubbed “pink slime.”
The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association plans to ask the 2015 Legislature to double the $1-per-head checkoff that ranchers pay when they sell cattle.
Less than two years into a sweeping five-year study focused on prevention of Shiga toxin-producing E. coli in beef, researchers at Kansas State University and elsewhere are making progress on several fronts.
The local community and auctioneers from across the country stepped up to aid a family during their time of need at a recent cattle auction.
Open cows in the herd have a negative impact on profit as they are consuming expensive inputs without contributing back to the operation, but they are worth quite a bit of money, too.
During the last 90 days, Merck Animal Health, with the input and oversight of its Advisory Board, has worked to implement its Five-Step Plan to Ensuring Responsible Beef and has made considerable progress.
Relief efforts have been setup for both North and South Dakota to aid ranchers in need after the brutal October blizzard.
Ranchers in South Dakota are still waiting to see if they will receive any federal aid after losing cattle in an October blizzard.
There are herds of cattle on a pair of remote Alaska islands that have survived for decades despite any number of threats to their existence.
Under the “Fresh From Florida” marketing campaign offered by the state’s agriculture officials to stores and consumers, people are encouraged to buy things that are grown and raised in the Sunshine State, but beef isn’t one of those products, yet.
A Nevada judge ordered a 21-year-old Elko man to serve three years’ probation and pay $1,450 restitution for killing and butchering a rancher’s cow, but not before she lectured him about the cruelty of the senseless crime.
Knowing when to cull open or problem cows can help bring in some additional profit.
The Indiana Beef Cattle Association and Purdue Extension will host 10 meetings around the state in December and January to give cattle producers the latest industry information.
High daily temperatures at 20 and 30 degrees confirm the arrival of winter. A week or more of cold temperatures, particularly below freezing, can take a toll on the cow herd.
Milk is clearly a good thing in the beef cowherd. Heavier milking cows produce heavier calves. But at what cost?
The feed cost environment for 2013-2014 is dramatically different compared to last year.
New owners are opening a new slaughterhouse operation inside a former kosher beef slaughterhouse in northwest Nebraska.