Hundreds of livestock ranchers in the drought-stricken U.S. Northern Plains are embracing what organizers say is the first lottery designed to provide some much-needed relief to their operations.
While fall and winter wildfires may not have the direct impact on cow-calf herds compared to those occurring while calves are young and actively nursing, health effects can be severe nonetheless.
Almost five months after wildfires ripped across much of the northeastern Texas Panhandle, the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host a daylong Range Recovery Meeting and Field Discussion.
Area ranchers headed into the winter months after March۪s wildfires need to keep three things in mind precipitation, grazing history and forage quality, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialist.
CME live cattle futures turned lower on Thursday in a technical selling and profit-taking setback and on concerns of a slowdown in beef demand in the storm-hit eastern United States, traders said.
Last week, soybean and corn prices were sharply higher due to excessive rains in South American in soybean-growing regions. Pork producers should be aware, but not necessarily alarmed.
After an early week pullback, cattle futures turned higher, reaching a new seven-week high with December futures near 145 cents per pound and February at 146 cents.
U.S. hay prices were at record high levels last spring, and have been declining since. The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) reports average monthly hay prices by state on a crop year (May-Apr) basis
U.S. soybean and soymeal futures extended gains on Thursday to trade at levels last seen in 2014, as investors continued to fret about the prospect of reduced supply from exporter Argentina after a rain-hit harvest.
The great cattle market rally of early 2011 has pushed stocker and feeder prices to lofty highs. Veteran stocker operators, however, know to expect summer lows after those spring highs. But just how much of a decline sh
In extremely hot weather it is normal for body temperatures to rise moderately above normal during the heat of the day and to cool off at night when environmental temperatures are less.
One hundred years ago, researchers at what is now Colorado State University began investigating a disease affecting cattle on the state's high-mountain ranches. The disease, which caused significant death loss, p
One hundred years ago, researchers at what is now Colorado State University began investigating a disease affecting cattle on the state's high-mountain ranches. The disease, which caused significant death loss, particu
