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Ranchers in central Utah have rescued 350 cattle from a wildfire that started in early August, but 100 head are still missing.

Glenn Obermann has a winning recipe for quality hay. At the 2018 Missouri State Fair, Obermann took Champion and Reserve Champion awards in alfalfa and grass classes 4-8, and Champion in alfalfa classes 1-3.

Southern plains ranchers often use wheat pasture as much of the winter feed supply, but some may wonder about unsatisfactory breeding performance of heifers when grazing wheat pasture.

Feeding calves high-priced hay needs to be a bridge from one low-cost production scenario to the next.

Before the breeding season begins, a few simple management procedures involving the bulls can increase the likelihood of a high pregnancy percentage among the cows.

This year’s challenge for the beef manager is finding the balance among winter demands, feed inventory and cattle inventory.

Service is top of mind for this Kansas veterinarian.

Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 15th annual fall bull sale held Sept. 30, 2019, at the ranch near Ashland, Kan., saw 515 lots sell for an average of $3,664 for a sale gross total of $3,041,150. 

Producers may see a reduction in forage production on their pastures and rangeland.

The BNSF Railway Company is being sued by a rancher after more than 50 cattle went missing and died following flooding that is being blamed on a railroad berm.

Farmers and ranchers from South Dakota to Louisiana have been enduring record rainfall and flooding to care for their cattle.

As the breeding season for spring calving herds is now underway, understanding heat stress in cattle takes on increased importance.

Science to develop Show-Me-Select replacement heifers keeps growing.

Shortage of cattle forage forces some Ozark herd owners to chop trees to feed leaves. That method was used in big droughts of the 1930s and 1950s.

Extending the decline of Select grade beef into the future, the authors of a new report says Select may be reduced to 5% of beef supplies by 2025.

A basic understanding of genetics will help us understand why some traits are more heritable than others. The basis for heritability has to do with a phrase you have probably heard before – “nature verses nurture.”

A long-delayed spring grass-growing season with frequent rains didn't give days for making hay. Regrowth season just ahead holds promise, says a University of Missouri forage specialist.

The time required to influence your herd’s genetic potential is measured in years, so managing for quality is always important.