Rancher
“Ranching is a business within a lifestyle we enjoy.” That’s the message in the first installment of “The Business of Ranching” column, provided through a partnership between Drovers and the Noble Research Institute.
U.S. beef trade is a complex issue involving significant imports of lean trim and valuable exports of high-quality cuts. Without imported lean trimmings for the hamburger market, U.S. cow slaughter would need to double.
Here’s a summary of the animal ID rules affecting some cattle and bison following last month’s announcement that APHIS would issue its final amendment to an already existing rule.
Legendary cattle feeder and philanthropist Paul Engler died on May 3, 2024.
Dr. Ted Schroeder, K-State Professor of Agricultural Economics, has been selected to receive the 2024 Mark and Eva Gardiner Innovation and Excellence Faculty Award.
Cash markets found their footing following some positive news when HPAI testing of ground beef found no sign of the virus. Futures turned positive and cash cattle traded higher for the second consecutive week.
A pair of ballot measures representing the extreme ideologies of animal rights activists have made it onto November’s ballot in Denver.
Improving their own genetics and management is the primary reason a growing number of breeders and producers participate in the American Hereford Association (AHA) Hereford Feedout programs.
Beef carcass cutout values have continued a precipitous decline since mid-March, tracking a 5% lower trend in that period. That is firmly against the trend charted in the previous three-year average.
Protectionist measures often set into motion retaliatory measures that can be unpredictable. When that happens the fallout can be felt by all sorts of independent businesses and their employees in rural America.
May is Beef Month and the 2024 winner of Iowa’s Best Burger contest is JJ’s Tavern + Grill, Ankeny, Iowa.
The Arizona rancher accused of second degree murder in the death of a Mexican migrant will not face a second trial after the first trial ended with a hung jury.
Western Video Market, Inc., restructures to better serve livestock producers and ensure its longevity.
APHIS issued its final rule on animal ID that has been in place since 2013, switching from solely visual tags to tags that are both electronically and visually readable for certain classes of cattle moving interstate.
After a mostly sluggish April, market-ready fed cattle saw a solid rally in the North and steady money in the South. Futures markets began to look past the psychologically bearish H5N1 virus news.
The Bureau of Land Management will soon implement a new rule to identify areas of public lands that need restoration and develop a strategy accordingly. What could go wrong?
What’s your context? One of the 6 soil health principles we discuss in this week’s episode is knowing your context. What’s yours? What is your goal? What’s the reason you run cattle?
Historically low current US cowherd inventories and limited evidence of heifer retention indicates the robust markets we currently enjoy should be sustained for at least the next couple of years.
A third column grappling with some of the baffling claims regarding international trade. The focus here is specifically on the noise surrounding the imports of live cattle.
A lone juror stood between rancher George Kelly and innocent. “It is what it is, and it will be what it will be. Let me go home, okay?”
Recently we were reminded of the devasting impacts of Mother Nature during the wildfires that destroyed parts of Oklahoma and Texas. There is a lot to learn from such events so we can be better prepared in the future.
Industry trade associations have “downplayed the impact imported cattle and beef have on the U.S. cattle industry,” claims R-CALF CEO Bill Bullard, in a response to a column by Drovers’ contributing editor Nevil Speer.
High prices are a welcome change for cattle producers, but it’s important to remember that higher prices mean mistakes cost more than when prices are low, says a University of Missouri Extension livestock specialist.
American Wagyu Association names Jerry Cassady as new Executive Director effective May 1.
New six-part video series explores the cattle-grazing carbon cycle and the role of cattle in mitigating climate change.
While the heifer percentage in feedlots remains above the average of the past ten years, the decline from January to April is an encouraging sign that heifer feeding is perhaps slowing.
One of the industry’s leading collaborations between Purina Animal Nutrition and Zinpro helps optimize cattle performance.
The award honors farmers, ranchers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land.
Kevin Lynch shares the pros and cons of multispecies grazing as well as what beginners need to consider in Season 7, Episode 16 of the Casual Cattle Conversations podcast.
Donation intake closing as distribution continues for AgriLife Extension-operated Animal Supply Points.