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Cattle feeders and veterinarians should keep an eye out for E. coli O165:H25, an enterohemorrhagic strain that can cause disease in cattle and potentially poses a food-safety hazard for humans.

Two research studies at the University of Nebraska suggest that the key information needed to identify heifers most likely to be successful as replacements is known the day the heifers are born.

Feed conversions of calves fed creep feeds have been quite variable to say the least.

Many cow-calf producers are asking whether artificial insemination (AI) or natural service bulls are more cost effective for their herd.

One of our best tools for increasing beef production is steroid implants. They’re also one of the most misunderstood technologies by consumers.

Key performance indicators, also known as KPIs, can assist beef producers in measuring factors crucial to an operation.

It appears herd expansion has tapered off as feedlots start to increase inventories with heifers.

Monthly fed cattle net returns have been negative since December 2014. A few months ago, it appeared that we would climb above breakeven this spring. However, that was before the recent drop in fed cattle prices.

Recent changes in beef production have implications for the timing and possibly for total beef production for 2016.

USDA’s May Cattle on Feed report said there were 1.3% more cattle on feed than a year ago. April placements were up a surprising 7.5% and April marketings were up 1.2%.