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Lawmakers sent a letter to Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack, urging him to reverse the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) decision to cancel or discontinue several National Agricultural Statistics Service reports.

What if you could raise cattle and be profitable more than once every ten years? Doug Ferguson is changing the narrative and mindsets of cattlemen and women around the country.

Eighty-eight progressive commercial cow-calf buyers from 18 states combined at Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 9th “Meating Demand” sale held Monday, May 6.

More than 1.2 million acres burned beginning Feb. 26, making it the largest wildfire in Texas history. The losses include more than 12,000 cattle deaths, lost grazing values and fence repair costs.

When it comes to trade – especially for the beef industry - if you’re hearing a tariff siren, it’s likely a false alarm. Tariffs are a solution in search of a problem.

USDA calls these exotic arachnids “invasive pests that pose a serious threat to livestock.” Large numbers can infest a single animal, impacting growth and performance and, in extreme cases, causing death.

You need to do what you need to do to make your life better. Is it really that simple?

“Ranching is a business within a lifestyle we enjoy.” That’s the message in the first installment of “The Business of Ranching” column, provided through a partnership between Drovers and the Noble Research Institute.

U.S. beef trade is a complex issue involving significant imports of lean trim and valuable exports of high-quality cuts. Without imported lean trimmings for the hamburger market, U.S. cow slaughter would need to double.

Beef cow numbers were displaced in the Pacific Northwest by cattle imports into the region, claims R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard, in a response to a column by Drovers’ contributing editor Nevil Speer.