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Congressional delegation members from the Dakotas say the U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to expedite implementation of a farm bill provision that will help ranchers in the Dakotas hurt by an early October blizzard.

Cow-calf producers and others who use the Bovine Estrus Synchronization Planner software are encouraged to download the newest version for their operations from the Iowa Beef Center (IBC) website.

Livestock producers looking to spread manure this winter should look into these resources.

For many cattle producers, spring calving season has arrived.

Now that we have left behind a few years of severe droughts and hay shortages, there has been renewed talk about beef herd reconstruction in the U.S. fueled by a couple years of encouraging calf prices.

This article picks up the resource use discussion with a focus on the physical and financial resources of cattle operations.

Discussions of genetics typically focus on the cow calf producer, however genetics play just as much of a role in the stocker industry as they do cow/calf.

Beef producers have many options available to include in beef cattle diets that can offer many benefits in a small package.

As beef herds become involved in making decisions about bulls for next breeding season, herd health and reproductive disease should be considered in the context of what age and type of bulls are being purchased.

As spring calving season approaches, it is vital that your calves receive adequate immunity at birth.