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This summer’s outbreak of vesicular stomatitis virus (VSV) appears to be losing steam, with no new states reporting positive cases in the USDA’s latest weekly situation report.

You may think you’re feeding cattle, but new research suggests the key is the rumen microbes within those cattle. Technology is providing a research breakthrough.

Cattle markets continued under pressure in the first full week of trading following the Labor Day holiday.

A fire Friday afternoon at Cargill’s Doge City, Kan., facility was quickly extinguished and damage to the plant was minimal and no impact on operations is expected.

The rapid growth in Chinese beef imports has dramatically altered global beef flows with several countries now exporting a significant share of total exports to China.

The $1 threshold seemed to be a sticking point for cattle feeders last week, and many held firm on Friday which could prove to give cash prices a needed boost.

Fall-calving herds will be breeding replacement heifers in late November. Now is the time to make certain that those heifers are ready for the upcoming breeding season.

New research looks at the concept of progressively reducing feed intake throughout the diet-transition period in feedlots, with the goal of maintaining a constant body size.

Calves weaned 45 days or longer have a health advantage over calves weaned for a month or less, or those weaned on the way to the auction.

A Kansas City-based cattle company is 100% veteran owned and operated, raising Wagyu beef. Owner Patrick Montgomery decided to use his military past to help provide other veterans with a fresh start.