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“For too long, cow-calf producers across the nation have marketed our cattle with one hand tied behind our back. The culprit has been an ever-growing lack of price discovery.”

Continuing COVID-19 impacts, global recession, political tensions and exchange rates will all be important in determining global beef trade in the coming weeks and months.

The Purebred Beef Unit at Kansas State University offers undergraduate students an opportunity to gain hands-on experience that is directly applicable when they go out into the industry.

Ensuring calf health from day one spells success later – in performance and quality. Zoetis veterinarian Mark Alley shares why it’s important to have a prevention and treatment plan ready.

The South Comanche Ranch near Byers, CO, is listed by Hall & Hall for $19.8 million. It’s a unique large ranch – 17,853 acres – within 60 miles of downtown Denver.

Cash cattle prices moved higher again for the sixth consecutive week, with the North still trading premium to the South. Feedyards in the South appear to be cleaning up faster than expected.

If you are targeting selling your calves during one of this fall’s value-added or preconditioned sales, be mindful some of the required weaning dates are only days away.

APHIS recently awarded contracts to purchase up to eight million low-frequency radio frequency identification (RFID) ear tags, which will help increase overall animal disease traceability in cattle and bison.

The Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences team is working toward a vaccine that would be easier to deliver to livestock and wildlife.

Evaluate all animals purchased to be fed out with a ranking system, which can help you determine how they need to be managed.