Cow-Calf
Western video sale in Nevada sold cattle from 33 states and showed strong buyer participation. Benefit auction helps ranchers affected by western wildfires.
A team of Texas A&M AgriLife researchers is assimilating this information into an interactive, computer-based tool to identify ever-changing risks to prevent or mitigate cattle fever tick infestations.
The current animal traceability system and the ability to rapidly respond to a real disease outbreak is insufficient to protect ranchers and their livelihoods, says NCBA president Mark Eisele.
Forage conditions have improved for Texas cattle ranchers, but rebuilding the statewide herd has been slow.
Five lessons learned every cattle rancher can relate to.
Cattle feeding margins declined last week with a rollback in cash prices. Calf producers remain in the driver’s seat with tight supplies and no expansion in sight. Pork breakevens are the lowest in four years.
The use of winter annual cereals to promote soil health properties and suppress annual weeds has become more of the normal for many farmers in the U.S.
Margin pressure continues to challenge beef packers. That’ll inevitably lead to less capacity in due time. And that’ll likely mean some long-run ramifications for the business.
NCBA and PLC leaders issue statements on the indictment of a South Dakota ranch couple.
If you plan to wean earlier than normal to alleviate stress on cows and pastures, the seven management practices outlined here can help in the process.
As the fires rage, the extent of cattle losses is unknown and the loss of valuable grazing ground, currently more than 1.1 million acres, is cause for concern.
Strategic grazing in annual grass-dominated rangelands reduced flame length and rate of spread — modifications that resulted in safer and more effective fire suppression.
Wherever there’s group think, there’s never much room for thoughtfulness.
Pinkeye is a highly contagious infectious disease that affects cattle worldwide and the incidence and severity can vary widely from year to year.
Cattle feeders still hold marketing leverage but a rout in the futures market along with a correction in equities pulled cash prices lower after two weeks of gains.
Industry-leading experts unlock valuable insights for producers raising beef-on-dairy cattle.
Heaton Ranches of McKenzie has been selected as the recipient of the 2024 North Dakota Leopold Conservation Award®.
Noble Research Institute and Merlin Tuttle’s Bat Conservation will explore the intersection between natural bat habitats and bat-driven pest management in grazing animal and nut tree orchard environments.
Beef packers were forced to pay up to acquire inventory last week and the result was a boost to feedyard profits and increasing packer losses. Pork prices and margins saw little change.
Calves fed quality nutrition help meet the needs of cattle buyers allowing you to generate additional value.
Are you simply concerned with “the now” or do you like to build a program that will succeed both now and into the future?
Cost-share dollars in Tennessee and Kentucky have helped producers make genetic improvements to herds and increased producer education.
Whether creep feeding will pay off is more complex than just adding pounds to the calves and many factors come into play.
Cattlemen throughout Oklahoma have reported cattle losses from cyanide/prussic acid toxicity, according to Oklahoma State University extension specialists.
A University of Kentucky research study will focus on how 5-HTP influences feed intake, vasoconstriction and gut health.
Andrew Uden has traveled all over the world to learn about the beef industry in various countries and compare them to what the cattle producers in the United States have built.
Utilizing genetic selection to reduce the environmental impact of cattle.
The Biden-Harris Administration invests $110 Million through the Meat and Poultry Processing Expansion Program (MPPEP) and the Local Meat Capacity (Local MCap) Grant Program.
With drought becoming more frequent and more severe, we are seeing trends in how it affects cattle numbers.
Cattle can adapt to virtual fencing similarly as they do to traditional fencing options.