Cow-Calf
With algorithmic trading reacting to headlines in seconds, cattle producers must rethink how they measure, manage and survive price swings. From 30 to 300 head, producers are using LRP to secure a floor price while staying flexible in a volatile, high-value market.
From sire influence to multiples, learn the primary factors that cause calving difficulty and why some issues tend to happen in clusters within a herd.
While feedlots are incentivized to push for record weights, ranchers are feeling the strain of larger, high-maintenance cows. Experts say matching your herd to your environment is the only way to win.
Small shifts in timing and handling during early pregnancy can quietly determine whether transport leads to a successful conception or a lost one.
Whether driven by drought, fire or system integration, breeding in confinement requires precise nutrition and space management to maintain reproductive efficiency.
Early bird discount available until May 1 for Beef Improvement Federation Research Symposium and Convention to be hosted in Boise, Idaho.
No matter your herd size, discover how AI can help you mate cows individually and increase your pay weight at the sale barn.
Every 21 days a cow stays open costs you roughly 40 lb. of weaning weight. Ensure your bull-to-female ratios are optimized to maximize early conception and your bottom line.
Success at breeding time isn’t a silver bullet; it’s a timeline of nutrition, diagnostics and mineral management that starts 90 days before turnout.
K-State veterinarians discuss estrus synchronization protocols in heifers versus cows and how to find what works best in your operation.
Anton Hermes has found success selecting and developing bred heifers in eastern Colorado, and marketing them across the country in both live auction and private treaty sales.
From managing 2-year-old recipients to surviving weather shifts, Trans Ova veterinarians break down the science of a winning breeding season.
From age to environment, multiple factors determine whether bulls pass a breeding soundness exam.
Lorna Marshall has built career shaping beef genetics around the world using her skill of networking and keen eye for selection. While her sire acquisition list is legendary, her true legacy is the relationships she has built.
From targeted nutrition to disciplined phenotypic sorting, learn how Schrader Ranch and Christensen Charolais are building the next generation of productive and efficient females.
Andrew Bredeweg is blending high-tech cattle feeding with community leadership to ensure that young people have a reason to stay in agriculture.
A guide to medicated and non-medicated supplements for the cow-calf producer, stocker and feeder.
From reproductive readiness to mineral supplementation planning, K-State’s Jason Warner shares the top 10 management practices producers should be mindful of in April.
From methane and nitrogen to soil biology and cow-calf profitability, Alltech’s beef research leader urges the industry to stop chasing single metrics and start managing the entire ecosystem.
Secretaries Rollins and Burgum announce a cross-departmental effort to eliminate “red tape” and prioritize American ranchers who utilize public land for grazing.
Colorado rancher LeValley is USRSB’s March spotlight for the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) celebration.
Preparation is the difference between a saved calf and a costly loss. Discover how early inventory checks, strategic feeding and timely intervention can redefine calving success.
Disease challenges early in life can have permanent effects on a female’s ability to stay in the herd. Discover how to navigate the health pitfalls that threaten replacement heifer investment.
Terrain’s Dave Weaber projects 4-6% lower cattle slaughter and 2.5–5% less beef production versus 2025, but record imports, heavier carcass weights and resilient demand keep fed, feeder and calf prices at historic highs.
Joe Don Eilers shares how BQA principles drive consumer confidence and “mouthwatering” results for the food service giant.
Why energy, protein, minerals and weekly body condition checks are critical to getting cows and first‑calf heifers rebred on schedule.
K-State’s Jason Warner breaks down what producers should consider when deciding on replacement female retention.
Nebraska native Jacob Sebade blends family feedlot tradition with modern technology to give ranchers more “speed to market.”
As the Choice beef cutout nears the $400 mark, analysts eye supply chain disruptions and shifting consumer habits.
With a wall of fire racing at up to 70 mph, three ranch families describe the desperate fight to save their herds and homes, the courage of children on the front lines and the network that rose from the ashes.