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Knoxville Regional Livestock Market in Knoxville, Iowa, will host the 2014 World Livestock Auctioneer Championship on June 19-21.
A K-State veterinarian warns producers of hoof conditions that could affect beef cattle this summer.
A group of young Alabama cattlemen are helping in the recovery of the South Dakota beef industry one heifer at a time.
This time of year, cattle producers begin to ask ‘Should I creep feed my calves?’. The answer isn’t as simple as yes or no.
In his continued effort to build upon the history of the legendary Brinks Brangus herd, Ray Westall, owner of Brinks Brangus at Westall Ranches, has announced the purchase of 250 registered Brangus females from 101 Ranch at Palo Pinto, Texas.
Conducting breeding soundness exams on bulls is cost effective every year. It will be critical to check fertility before the 2014 breeding season after the severe winter.
Have cattle prices and lost grazing acres altered cow culling priorities?
Often grazing plans and recommendations use terminology such as Animal Unit Months (AUMs) to describe the carrying capacity of a given forage or pasture.
Managing critical control points at calving can help you have a successful calving season.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will conduct the 2014 Range and Pasture Management Program in Coleman, Texas.
The Cattle Trails Wheat and Stocker Cattle Conference will be held July 29 in Wichita Falls, Texas, jointly hosted by Texas A&M AgriLife Extension and the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service.
The U.S. Bureau of Land Management is using goats to prevent future wildfires in New Mexico.
Cow-calf producers and large-animal veterinarians should plan now to attend the 2014 Applied Reproductive Strategies in Beef Cattle Conference hosted by Oklahoma State University on Oct. 8-9.
The Central Kentucky Premier Heifer Sale hopes to aid in rebuilding the national beef herd through their twice yearly female auction and private treaty sales.
When the calf is off the teat its time for the cow to get in prime shape for the birth.
Selecting cow/calf record keeping software: Choosing what works for you!
America’s food producers, who help keep the country’s supermarkets well supplied, rely on grazing rights, whose fees are a tax paid by the individual ranchers. They are not a government subsidy.
Oklahoma State University has been awarded a $1 million grant through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to provide some of the first climate adaptation tools for beef producers in the form of water management resources.
USDA research looks at how global warming will affect native grassland.
Vaccines cost only $3 to $10 per calf. With prices for calves hovering around $2 per pound, even a pound of gain lost to a preventable disease would cover the cost of the vaccine.
Elanco is celebrating World Hunger Day by announcing a $500,000 commitment to Heifer International’s East Africa Dairy Development Project.
Yesterday, Jack Field, cattle rancher and Washington Cattlemen’s Association executive vice president, testified before the House of Representatives Small Business Committee to discuss the overregulation and impeding impacts of the rule for rural America.
DeKalb County sheriff’s officials say two men accused of stealing dozens of cows from eastern Alabama farms have been arrested.
Cattle producers are finally getting some relief from the especially long, cold and wet winter.
Research at Kansas State University has found that sheep will voluntarily graze, and therefore could help sustainably control, sericea lespedeza, a noxious weed in parts of Kansas and neighboring states.
The Missouri Steer Feedout finally showed a profit this year according to Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension.
The Sage Grouse Protection and Conservation Act, will allow for the protection of Sage Grouse habitat while balancing the needs of western citizens and their economies.
Make sure you know what the cost will be of your leased pasture before heading into grazing.
More than 2,000 delegates from 60 countries have gathered for “What If?” the 30th Annual Alltech International Symposium, which is taking place in downtown Lexington, Ky., today until May 21.
There are a lot of different reasons to castrate calves at a certain stage in their lives, but when is the best time to do it?