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USDA will issue $1.7 billion through the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and CRP Transition Incentive Program (CRP TIP). USDA will also distribute more than $447 million in ARC and PLC payments related to 2023 crops.

Education, efficiency and expansion have been the formula for success for the Skinner family who ranch in the high desert of southeast Oregon.

John R. Tyson, Tyson Foods Inc.'s heir, pled guilty to drunken driving and other charges after his arrest in June.

The packing industry is driven by throughput capacity and the utilization of that capacity. Packers compete for cattle to accommodate that capacity just as feedlots compete for feeder cattle.

The first 12 hours of a calf’s life are critical to long-term success.

Total beef production is down a scant 0.7 percent so far this year and may end the year equal to year ago levels. Despite this, wholesale and retail beef prices are higher thus far in 2024.

Economic and financial risks on the ranch go hand in hand with other risks facing the operation. Producers need to ask the questions to make sure they are adapting to present needs.

Feeding free-choice hay with a concentrate supplement has the potential to add gain to growing calves without large investment in additional equipment.

Needle size matters when using hormones during synchronization protocols for breeding cattle.