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Alternative protein products may have drawn rave reviews and national headlines this year, but research says consumers still prefer real beef produced on real farms.
New research looks at the concept of progressively reducing feed intake throughout the diet-transition period in feedlots, with the goal of maintaining a constant body size.
John Nalivka says Americans must look at the bigger picture and our relationship with China as we discuss this complex topic of tariffs.
Cattle imports for July were lower than a year ago, but the total for the first seven months of 2019 are higher.
An Oregon judge on Friday dismissed a federal lawsuit related to the death of rancher Robert LaVoy Finicum, who was shot by Oregon State Police in January of 2016.
Research and practical experience have shown a genetic component to the ability of individual cattle, or sire lines, to resist BRD pathogens.
This summer’s outbreak of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) appears to be losing steam, with no new states reporting positive cases in the USDA’s latest weekly situation report.
You may think you’re feeding cattle, but new research suggests the key is the rumen microbes within those cattle. Technology is providing a research breakthrough.
The nearly 10,000-acre Southern Cattle Lands ranch in the Florida panhandle is for sale via sealed bids.
Proper cow culling will reduce the chance that a cow carcass is condemned at the packing plant and becomes a money drain for the entire beef industry.
It all boils down, so the speak, to basic science.
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has cancelled a series of 14 wolf-related public meetings as a precaution for the safety of the public and staff.
New Mexico officials are trying to seize parts of a ranch owned by Jeffery Epstein after the state commissioner was not allowed to visit the property.
Calves weaned 45 days or longer have a health advantage over calves weaned for a month or less, or those weaned on the way to the auction.
An early peek at winter grazing budgets highlights the huge uncertainty impacting feeder cattle markets, including grain markets and global economic turmoil.
A Kansas City-based cattle company is 100% veteran owned and operated, raising Wagyu beef. Owner Patrick Montgomery decided to use his military past to help provide other veterans with a fresh start.
Zoonotic diseases could pose a risk to animals, producers, public health and livestock markets.
Cash fed cattle prices moved higher in all regions, with the largest gains found in the north. Feeder cattle sold higher at auctions across the nation.
The most recent FDA figures show substantial drops in medically important antibiotics sales and distribution in all U.S. food animal production. Cattle feeders say the facts leave nothing to hide.
South Dakota cattleman Martin F. Jorgensen, Jr. was a pioneer in the development of innovative management practices and the implementation of new technologies.
We need to better address all three components of the disease triad.
Assessing the risk of cattle needing treatment for bovine respiratory disease (BRD) requires consideration of far more than exposure to patahogens.
While researchers and the industry work to develop systems to better prevent BRD, timely treatments with antibiotics will remain a critical tool for minimizing losses associated with morbidity.
We can’t bet the farm on technological updates, but we can invest in doing the right thing, in technology that tracks and proves we are doing the right thing.
So far this summer, the USDA has confirmed vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) on premises in six states.
Congress passed the Wild Horse and Burro Act in 1971, and the law and its stated objectives led to controversy that is as heated today as it was a half century ago.
Selection for the fourth King Ranch Institute NCBA Excellence in Ag Leadership Program will begin spring of 2020.
While the cattle industry continues to refine preventive measures, treatments and overall management, feedlot morbidity, mortality and costs associated with bovine respiratory disease (BRD) stubbornly refuse to improve.
Merck has refined the Whisper system to serve as a decision tool for managing new arrivals.
The Fertilizer Institute’s 4R Advocate awards recognize farmers and fertilizer retailers for their commitment to nutrient stewardship.