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The 30th sale of Show-Me-Select (SMS) bred heifers will begin at 7 p.m. on May 16 at Joplin Regional Stockyards in Carthage, Mo.
Rain and cold temps are expected to keep many farmers out of the field this week.
Cattles experts say weaning calves at an early age may help beef cows worn thin by the hard winter.
The report showed all figures below year-ago levels and the average trade guesses.
Livestock producers whose herds have poor reproductive success earn less and have higher production costs per head that those whose herds reproduce successfully.
Long winters can be hard on cows, but early weaning can help them get back in condition for breeding.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.