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Undergraduate students and current high school seniors who have experience raising and caring for small or large livestock, equine and/or poultry are eligible to apply for a $5,000 scholarship to help them on their educational journey toward a career focused on livestock production and animal stewardship.
The U.S. bovine semen industry’s resurgence in 2024 signifies more than just a recovery. It represents a transformative wave of growth that is poised to impact livestock reproduction on a global scale.
Lucia Sanchez’s ranch is crossed by a knee-high stream, and for decades her family could block trespass up and down the flow. No more.
Actions steps to take before a wildfire threatens your livestock and property.
While tariffs are negative for grain and hog producers, tariffs on U.S. beef and cattle imports have a net effect of tightening supplies and that’s price positive.
Check out the Sterling Marketing’s Profit Tracker ending for week of March 14.
Although EPDs are only comparable within breed, producers can utilize the Across-Breed EPD Table to accurately compare bulls across breeds.
The registration status for pork, beef and poultry plants across the U.S., including some owned by major producers, was changed from “effective” to “expired.”
ENSO-neutral means conditions could be close to average, but Eric Snodgrass, Nutrien’s principal atmospheric scientist, says that doesn’t mean the weather will be normal this spring and summer with growing concerns about drought.
Two generational ranches share the benefits of written grazing management plans for stewardship, profitability and legacy.
Researchers are using gene editing techniques to introduce beneficial traits like polled and disease resistance, as well as exploring innovative approaches like surrogate sires.
To target deworming efforts, producers need to know which parasites they’re dealing with.
The agency will hold at least six listening sessions for stakeholders between late March and into April. Persons or organizations wishing to provide input will be selected on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Calculate a bull’s value proposition and consider how he can meet a herd’s needs and goals before purchasing.
One of the easiest and most effective biosecurity practices to adopt is having separate footwear and clothing for wearing on and off the farm or ranch. Check out the other five ideas our industry experts recommend.
U.S. CattleTrace and Where Food Comes From join forces to unify and support a voluntary traceability strategy and safeguard the beef supply chain in the event of an outbreak.
Virtual fencing allows grazing to continue after wildfire rips through rancher’s BLM allotment.
Total beef cattle harvest last week was up 12,000 head from the prior week at 578,000 head, 6,000 head fewer than the same week last year.
Satellite technology makes real-time water monitoring possible from your smartphone.
Feedlot margins jumped from $198 to $366. Choice steers were up slightly to $201.
While many farmers are comparing the current threats of tariffs and trade wars to the situation they endured in 2018, Joe Vaclavik believes this time will be better.
Identify the parasites at play, then eradicate them before they cause damage.
Virtual fencing provides options for small pasture sizes and not-so-great physical fences.
Report details the areas seeing growth in exports and how they are tied to free trade agreements.
Virtual fencing helps Texas cattleman move cattle from the comfort of home before the summer heat sets in.
With the World Health Organization for Animal Health confirming recent outbreaks of Foot and Mouth Disease overseas, it’s important to know the disease is harmless to humans but is highly contagious for cloven-hoofed animals, including cattle, pigs, sheep and goats.
Water monitors and sensors empower producers with real-time data and automation to improve efficiency, sustainability and profitability.
Virtual fencing offers Wild Olive Cattle Company flexibility in grazing the dry, brushy country of their south Texas ranch.
Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says live cattle see buying interest after strong cash late last week. Corn tries to hold gains with soybeans seeing South American harvest pressure and concern about China’s 10% tariffs on U.S. soybeans.
We’re sharing some Smart Farming features to help you be more efficient with your reproduction and cow herd management.