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While most beef production operations are still pasture-based, confinement facilities are gaining traction in the U.S. With them come a host of routine health concerns for veterinarians and producers.

“Don’t shoot where the duck is. Shoot where he’s going to be.” It’s a lesson Steve Cornett thinks some young cattle folk need to consider.

Focus on factors like body condition score and estrus intensity for breeding season success.

Demand for U.S. beef continues on a record-setting pace in March while pork exports were the largest of the year, yet well below last year’s record set in March.

With exploding populations, our working lands are developed, subdivided and converted to other uses diminishing these benefits. As a result, it is harder for cattle raisers to find affordable rangeland for livestock.

A proposed Clean Water Act regulation that could affect millions of acres of farmland is moving forward. Still, SCOTUS will hear a case that will clarify what CWA covers, likely sending it back to the drawing board.

A solid annual forage strategy can produce cost-effective, high-quality feed, and for some varieties, aftermath grazing.

Undoubtedly, consumers increasingly want more transparency. But reference to “where food comes from” invokes very specific connotations – beyond just country-of-origin.