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Five fang punctures and a motherlode of venom: Jeremy Sons was in the fight of his life.

Small conversations can make the awkward “death talk” easier and help families plan for succession before a loss forces decisions.

Clear leases, reliable water and proper turnout management turn post-harvest residue into economical winter forage while keeping crop ground in top shape.

Two accidents. Two recoveries. Two back braces hanging on an office wall. And one lesson a California dairy nutritionist learned the hard way: “Professionally, we’re all replaceable. But family? That’s different.”

A dual rollout by Vice President JD Vance and Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins targets the two biggest roadblocks to cattle herd expansion: pasture carrying capacity upstream and shackle space downstream.

For six generations, members of the Sankey/Laflin family have hauled cattle to Kansas City. As American Royal judges and lifelong exhibitors, Chris and Sharee Sankey reflect on why the new Kansas City, Kan., complex is built for the next century of beef producers.

Selling calves straight off the cow leaves critical marketing decisions to chance. Here is how weighing at weaning and calculating value of gain can add hundreds of dollars per head.

Joe Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says the reaction was a bit muted considering the placements were well below estimates. However, he says some of it was already priced in.