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The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee for Bandera County will present the “Spring Beef Cattle Workshop” from 3-6 p.m. May 16 in Bandera, Texas.
In the production world, producing beef from grass depends on the development of grazing plans that allow plants to fully utilize their genetics that have evolved for centuries.
The report showed all figures below year-ago levels and the average trade guesses.
Scientists have found “prescribed fire” used in the summer was much more effective, particularly after a wet spring, at controlling the invasive weed purple threeawn and giving perennial, sod-forming grasses a chance to regrown on rangeland.
The American Gelbvieh Association is pleased to announce the hire of Carrie Tilghman, Glasgow, Ky., as the junior activities coordinator, as of April 21.
The recent U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announcement, listing the lesser prairie chicken as a threatened species, brings to mind how agricultural producers, livestock ranchers and those with land enrolled in CRP could be affected.
In an effort to better serve the commercial beef industry, International Genetic Solutions, and its partners, have developed a tool used to determine relative value of feeder calves based on genetic, environmental and management factors.
USDA scientists have found that one reason why some beef cows may not be getting pregnant is they have fragments of male Y chromosome in their DNA.
Make sure you’ve got the proper insurance for your bulls by performing a breeding soundness exam.
The federal government is backing off proposed regulations that brewers say would add to their costs without improving the safety of grain used to feed livestock.
April is the time for ranchers to think about the upcoming breeding season.
New bulls need to be properly prepared before entering the herd.
It is important to meet the nutritional needs of a cow as soon as she calves.
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback signed into law last week a bill (SB 265) containing tax provisions important to the state’s livestock industry.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service in Denton County and the Denton County Extension agriculture committee will hold a spring pasture weed identification and control workshop.
Northwest beer brewers have joined a national outcry over a proposed rule from the Food and Drug Administration which they say would make it prohibitively expensive for them to recycle spent grain by providing it to dairy farmers.
Militia continues to support the Bundy Ranch in Nevada a week after the standoff with the BLM.
Sen. Charles Schumer will be at a western New York brewery to call on the federal government to drop a proposal that has the nation’s craft beer brewers up in arms.
Beef producers in Missouri are rebuilding their herds with the help of programs like Show-Me-Select Replacement Heifers.
Broadleaf plants and other pollinators play a significant role grassland success.
The second annual Upper Gulf Coast Ranch Expo scheduled May 13 in Simonton, Texas, will feature presentations on the basics of pasture leases, according to organizers.
Pro Farmer’s Julianne Johnston digests this week’s trade in cattle futures and takes a look ahead to next week.
If the percentage of cows calving the first 21 days of the calving season is less than 60 percent and the percentage of cows calving the second 21 days of the calving season is greater than 25 percent, a serious re-evaluation of the herd needs to occur.
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service is hosting a confernce focused on cattle, wildlife and range management.
A K-State veterinarian provides tips for preventing and treating the No. 1 neonatal disease in calves.
Since the economic downturn, Angus has enjoyed unparalleled growth.
Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy is going to spend some time prowling through his cattle to determine if any injuries were sustained during last weeks roundup by the Bureau of Land Management.
Ranchers in the Dakotas are starting to sign up for federal disaster aid to help them recover after an early October blizzard killed tens of thousands of animals, and government officials say they are ready.
Arkansas’ cattle numbers recovering nearly two years after the start of a drought that caused $128 million damage to the state’s beef industry, while national numbers plummet to their lowest levels in more than 60 years.
Grazing fescue before it goes to seed and providing plenty of water and shade during the summer can help ranchers minimize the effects of endophyte-infected fescue forage.