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Beef exports surge despite lower slaughter numbers.
Here are some selection tools to help you make decisions on the next generation of cattle you raise.
Any cow-calf producer will tell you, maintaining a durable livestock fence can be difficult, especially one on a budget.
Researchers in Canada conducted a metabolism trial using fistulated beef heifers to determine whether different types of wheat grain could be fed as an alternative energy source.
Learning the keys to feeding your cow herd during the winter can help increase profitability.
November 15, 2014 is the deadline to purchase or change coverage for the 2015 calendar year.
Many species of wildlife can eat acorns with no ill effects, but cows can contract acorn poisoning from eating too many - especially the green ones.
Merck Animal Health is pleased to announce significant progress in the implementation of its Zilmax Five-Step Plan.
The American Angus Association welcomes visitors Nov. 3 in Saint Joseph, Mo.
Just about every full-time cattle operation needs hired labor once in a while, but feedlots especially rely on their employees.
Another record was set on Oct. 27 at the Southwest Missouri Beef Cattle Improvement Association’s All-Breed Tested Bull Sale.
Early in October, four veterinary clinics in southwest Missouri devoted at least one day to a special bull breeding soundness clinic.
Recent lower prices in corn could translate into fewer planted acres in 2015, potentially putting pressure on bids for beef cattle next year.
A feedlot projection calculator put together by University of Wisconsin Extension could be helpful for beef producers.
Choosing the right feeding site could pay dividends.
For $25, cattlemen can enjoy the Angus convention with a one-day registration.
One would hardly know from Republican Sen. Pat Roberts’ campaign speech that he is revered as a champion of Kansas’ all-important farm economy.
In many situations distillers grains may be a good option to increase weight of calves and yearlings or for use as a winter protein supplement for cows.
Budding plant growth across northeastern Colorado’s Pawnee National Grassland serves as visual evidence of recovery and relief brought by greater rainfall this year.
University of Florida scientists bred two new limpograss cultivars, 4F and 10, for use by select Florida cattlemen.
Nearly 1,000 cow-calf producers and feedlot managers gather in Gray Summit, Mo., to learn new production strategies.
K-State veterinarian, Mike Apley, talks about beef producer adjustments to the phase-out of antibiotic use for cattle growth.
Temple Grandin, an animal scientist whose life story was profiled in an HBO movie, will be the featured speaker at the Four States Cattle Conference Dec. 10 at the Four States Fairgrounds in Texarkana, Ark.
These temporary pastures can present problems for the unaware.
Cooler weather and a resurgence in rain will be sparking regrowth in fescue pastures, but ranchers with fall calving cows may need more than grass to maintain good body condition for cows.
Things to consider when determining whether to retain heifer calves or purchase bred heifers.