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Many areas of North Dakota are projected to experience moderate to major flooding this spring. The greatest flood impacts are expected to be on farms and ranches because of overland flooding.
We need to watch, to make sure the data is correct, to make sure the technology is working and to employ intuition and empathy that Siri-like artificial intelligence doesn’t feel.
Spring calving cow herd operations should schedule pre-breeding soundness exams for bulls. Evaluations should be conducted 30 to 60 days before the start of breeding.
Farmers and ranchers may apply to enroll grasslands in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Grasslands signup beginning March 16.
Wildfires burned more than 30,000 acres in western Oklahoma over the weekend, with the Beaver and Forgan communities in the Panhandle evacuated.
Time is of the essence when a calving cow or heifer has a situation where the calf is coming backwards. If the umbilical cord is totally pinched by the pelvic rim, the calf can only survive about four minutes.
Body condition at the time of calving is the most important factor affecting rebreeding performance of normally managed beef cows.
After calving, a normally healthy cow needs 52% more protein and a substantial increase in energy as she begins the lactation phase. Meeting those nutrition requirements will positively impact rebreeding.
Selecting for just one trait can be ruinous in the cow-calf business—but it depends on how that one trait is related to others, and how well you keep the others balanced.
NCBA’s CEO says the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) has become a costly and time-consuming burden for America’s ranchers, and cattlemen support modernization of the law.
Neogen Corporation announced that it and Angus Genetics, Inc. (AGI) have launched updated content to Angus GSSM — the first genomic profiler designed specifically for Angus cattle.
The American Hereford Association provides an update on programs designed to assist commercial cattlemen with management and marketing opportunities that capitalize on the strengths of Hereford genetics.
Neudorff USA launches ANTIXX FIRE ANT BAIT to attract and kill foraging and red imported fire ants (Solenopsis Invicta) and harvester ants.
Good ranchers love caring for their cattle and land. Great ranchers keep on top of the numbers that keep it all profitable.
Gardiner Angus Ranch’s “Early Bird” bull sale – held at the ranch January 27, 2020 – saw 186 Angus bulls and 108 bred commercial Angus heifers sell.
During the past decade, seedstock breeders have adopted genomics to strengthen genetic prediction tools and resulting selection decisions. The IGS-Neogen partnership accelerates the effort for commercial ranchers.
Choosing the synchronization protocol that best fits each individual situation is challenging because so many options are currently available.
The Center for Consumer Freedom ran a full-page ad in The Wall Street Journal this week asking if fake meats need Prop 65 labels.
U.S. beef exports were down year-over-year in 2019 but could see a bump this year. Imports in 2019 were up slightly compared to the previous year.
Despite our best efforts at bull selection and heifer development, cows or heifers occasionally need assistance at calving time. Every baby calf has a certain degree of respiratory acidosis.
Observations from a retired Utah State University extension agent challenges the Konefal Method of evening feeding of cows to encourage daytime calving.
NCBA and the Public Lands Council oppose the Voluntary Grazing Permit Retirement Act, a bill that would require federal land management agencies to permanently end livestock grazing on some allotments.
Wendy’s commits to comprehensive accounting of animal care best practices, including responsible use of antibiotics and animal housing conditions, by the end of 2024.
The informal fraternity of livestock fieldmen, auctioneers, sale managers and livestock business leaders met for their 55th Annual Banquet at the National Western Club on Jan. 18th, inducting three to its Hall of Fame.
It is important to maintain our community ties built around agriculture and mining that have been the fabric of rural America.
The cattle of tomorrow are being bred with more and more precision, and the rate of improvement can increase. They’ll fit the places they live and the places they’re headed more and more predictably.
Dean Edge, Rimbey, Alta., was named Champion at the 2020 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC) Midwestern Regional Qualifying Event in Yankton, S.D.
Prosecutors in the 2017 trial of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy and 14 others deliberately scuttled the case, so the government shouldn’t be allowed to revive the case, an attorney says.
During the last trimester of pregnancy in beef cows, the fetus grows rapidly, placing increasing nutrient demands on the cow. In addition, cold weather increases the cow’s nutrient requirements.
The Montana Livestock Loss Board has paid ranchers for more than 360 animals killed by mountain lions, grizzly bears and wolves in 2019, the third consecutive year a new record was set for the payouts.