Rancher
From receiving bred heifers as a wedding gift to connecting with consumers in San Diego County, these young California ranchers make their mark in the beef industry.
Farmers and ranchers are battling a “vegan mandate” as new anti-agriculture ballot initiatives go before voters in Denver and California this November.
Beef’s story since 1998 is nothing short of incredible, and across the breadth of the business and time, there’s one common thread…your checkoff.
The 2024 winners of the Frank Baker/Larry Cundiff Beef Improvement Essay Contest for graduate students were announced at the BIF Symposium in Tennessee.
Feeding out (or grazing longer) cattle for slaughter and selling beef to the end consumer adds complexities to your cow-calf or stocker operation.
The species of flies is a major factor in the timing and type of pest control that will be most effective.
Vice president of communications for the Kansas Livestock Association, Scarlett Hagins Madinger was recognized with the BIF Ambassador Award.
Changes in trade will result in relatively minor market adjustments but will not change the level or trajectory of U.S. cattle prices.
Cash prices in the North surged higher on active trade volumes while the South posted modest gains on light to moderate volume. Feeder cattle and calf prices were mixed.
The Beef Improvement Federation hosted its first “Shark Tank” competition which was developed with the goal of increasing student involvement in its annual meeting.
As a seventh-generation family operation, Red Hill Farms has focused on incorporating technology that allows them to produce quality livestock and provide the best selection tools to their customers.
Marbling, a lifetime event from ranch to rail, connects producers and consumers. The first installment in a partnership with Drovers where the CAB team will dig deeper into the quest for quality in beef production.
Before purchasing a new ag technology, put the technology to the test and know it’s potential impact on you and your operation.
Having faith and patience, and seeking help from mentors helped first-generation Kentucky cattleman start farming full time.
Seeing a need in the community of Steele, N.D., to provide meat processing to local farmers and ranchers, NoDak Meats focuses on custom processing for beef and hogs, deer and game, emergency kills and retail meat.
Why are we losing cattle producers and cattle in the face of all the positive economic factors, asks the R-CALF CEO?
Even with currently low prices for carbon, the reality is that operations are playing a role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Genetic progress has led to a significant increase in the number of carcasses grading high Choice and Prime over the past decade. It is not a matter of luck, but the result of hard work and dedication.
Little change was found for livestock feeders last week as near identical week-to-week market prices held margins solidly in the black. Beef packers saw modest improvement with higher wholesale beef prices.
Aside from the added carcass tonnage, the leap in carcass weights - driven by extra days on feed - has generated a noted shift in carcass marbling and quality grade achievement.
Formulating your farm’s succession plan is likely not a straight line. Polly Dobbs, an Indiana attorney who is part of a seven-generation farm family, says it’s important to stay focused on your end goals.
Rancher and four others consumed meat from a butchered lamb but only the rancher became ill, CDC says.
USDA offers educational events for cattle producers and feeders who want a better understanding of factors contributing to the market value of cattle, and how these factors can inform marketing and production decisions.
Increased steer and heifer carcass weights are offsetting decreased slaughter to result in a fractional increase in fed beef production for the year to date with significant increases in recent weeks.
AngusLink’s Genetic Merit Scorecard adds a fourth score option to demonstrate the maternal weaned calf value to aid in the selection of replacement females.
When moisture and soil nutrients are readily available, sorghum-sudangrass and pearl millet can produce up to 6 tons of forage per acre during the growing season.
Heat stress becomes a problem for cattle encountering hot temperatures, low wind speeds and other summer weather conditions. K-State beef extension Veterinarian AJ Tarpoff explains the remedies available to producers.
Packers reluctant bidders as futures remain significantly discounted to cash. Feedyards content with standoff late in the week.
Beef is winning, and camera grading in packing plants is helping ensure the quality and consistency specific brands require is being met. That, in turn, is helping beef gain market share.
Consider who your ideal buyer is, what type of cattle they need and why your cattle are valuable to them.