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Cows and heifers that gestate in hot weather will often calve a few days earlier than expected.
Zoetis and Colorado State University have signed an agreement to establish a research lab that will explore the livestock immune system and target new immunotherapies.
Beyond Meat reported its second-quarter earnings on Monday, and traders called the news mixed.
Taco Bell says it plans to reduce antibiotics in its global beef supply 25% by 2025, a change it says will affect 9.8 million daily orders.
In a release earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced approval of Monovet 90, the first generic monensin product for use in cattle and goats.
An effort to return grizzly bears to North Cascades National Park is back in motion after officials announced public comment will be reopened.
If reproductive efficiencies seem to be slipping, the underlying cause may be the result of leptospirosis
USDA’s first estimate of the annual calf crop, released in its mid-year inventory report, may be the most important survey number for cattle producers, says John Nalivka.
Monsoon rain storms have become more intense in the southwestern United States in recent decades, according to a study recently published by Agricultural Research Service scientists.
The well-regarded Stockmanship and Stewardship training programs continue this summer, with the next event scheduled for August 9 and 10 in Fort Collins Colorado.
Cargill launches “BeefUp Sustainability,” an initiative committed to achieving a 30% greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity reduction across its North American beef supply chain by 2030.
Cases of anthrax continue to appear in Texas livestock, but so far, the outbreak this summer has mostly remained confined to an area with a history of anthrax.
Colorado, New Mexico and Texas reported new premises infected with vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) over the past week.
Last week’s trade was the greatest disappointment of the last few months of downward trends in the cash cattle market.
USDA’s mid-year inventory totals suggest that the U.S. cattle herd has reached a plateau. I contrast a plateau with a more typical cyclical peak inventory that historically has implied a liquidation phase to follow.
Tips to break the fluke life cycle in cattle
Skin tests that can distinguish between cattle that are infected with tuberculosis (TB) and those that have been vaccinated against the disease have been created by an international team of scientists.
4-H prep should be an Olympic sport. Or at least it felt that way as Miranda Reiman helped her older kids get ready for entry day at the county fair.
With the global market size of agritourism expected to reach $10.16 billion by 2024, the new certificate provides the foundation for creating and operating tourism enterprises.
A U.S. District Judge has granted a partial preliminary injunction, approving an alternative grazing plan for the Hammond’s cattle that the Bureau of Land Management had proposed in June.
Social media doesn’t let Amazon take all the fun.
Four people were injured while trying to corral a bull in southeast Texas. Two were airlifted to a hospital in critical condition.
The College of Veterinary Medicine and the Iowa Beef Center at Iowa State University are asking for help from Midwestern confined cow-calf producers on a survey project.
The website’s mission is to support veterinarians, producers and industry professionals in the control of BVDV across the United States.
Cash fed cattle rallied $3 to $5 per cwt. for the week ending July 12, jumping from $109 in the pre-holiday week to $114 to $116 on Friday.
The USDA’s ORV program is designed to control rabies in wildlife such as raccoons and skunks.
The July weather pattern is posing to offer challenges this week for feedlot operators and cattle producers.
The FDA reminds harvesters that crops harvested from flooded fields are often unacceptable because of contamination.
America’s agricultural economy is bracing for yet another hit as Tropical Storm Barry barrels toward Louisiana, with grain elevators, cotton fields and cane crops in its projected path.
Market fundamentals are dynamic and how these fundamentals affect different people in the supply chain and their reaction is the foundation of market analysis.
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