Rancher
Equine leaders will discuss the importance and sustainability of the working ranch horse at NIAA’s Annual Conference in April.
Sound care and handling practices, based on years of experience and research are known to impact the well-being of cattle, individual animal health and herd productivity.
It’s useful to explore two measures - beef cow inventory and producer’s share - simultaneously because both are often referenced by those critical of the industry’s innerworkings.
A federal judge in Texas put WOTUS on hold in two states over the weekend but denied a concentrated effort by industry groups to stop the rule nationwide.
Feedlot inventories are at their lowest point in 29 months and placements have been lower in 10 of the past 12 months. Here’s what historical data shows about how the trend may evolve in the coming months.
Recurring drought calls for forage producers to get back to the basics of farming and prepare for the inevitable – there’s going to be drought.
Composite breeds like Lim-Flex provide hybrid vigor in a straightbred system.
Electrolytes can serve as a needed boost for a scouring calf. Here’s a look at what’s in electrolyte products, how much electrolytes should be given and a few ways and tips on how to give electrolytes to a calf.
Significant declines to the beef cow inventory have led some to argue it’s an indicator of the beef industry’s decline. Further examination of the data, however, suggests that talking point is misleading.
Despite record beef exports in 2022, signs of weakening beef trade were developing late in the year with beef exports down year-over-year in both November and December.
Beef packers show their willingness to rely on their captive supplies as they struggle to hold a lid on rising cattle prices. Tighter supplies in the coming weeks will force their hand.
Regardless of how lab-grown protein products are categorized, the federal law that created the Beef Checkoff does not allow such products to be promoted.
As the carbon market continues to develop, a multitude of factors lend to its complexity. These intricacies weigh heavy on the minds of many ranchers entertaining the idea of partaking in the carbon market.
Grazing sheep, goats or cattle together can open up new market opportunities and help improve pasture stewardship.
Providing additional heat in the form of heat lamps for newborn lambs, kids and calves inside a “hot box” can aid in newborn survivability.
The replacements you keep this year may be the most expensive cows in your herd in 5 years. Is her relative birthdate the most important factor to evaluate her merit as a replacement?
As rainfall patterns become more extreme, pasture managers will need to become increasingly proactive.
Cattle feeders are firmly in the driver’s seat as cattle prices continue higher. Contract cattle and commitments to packers are dwindling and won’t last long.
With continuing drought, it is not clear exactly how cattle and beef market timing will develop going forward, but the question is not one of whether beef production will fall, but rather how fast and how much in 2023.
The 2023 bull market entered March with modest gains for fed cattle and some impressive gains for feeder cattle and calves. The spring seasonal rally is likely to extend well into April.
Several market advantages exist for building high-quality genetics into your herd, but capturing the value that has been created is a different issue.
Attorneys on Wednesday argued conflicting accounts of how a Mexican national came to be killed on an Arizona borderlands ranch. The rancher is due back in court on Friday.
Many ranchers have successfully improved genetic potential for both growth and marbling, yet many simply wean and/or ship calves at a specified time and/or weight, forfeiting much of the value they’ve worked to create.
Smith Family Farms of Elk City, Okla., has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 Oklahoma Leopold Conservation Award®.
How can ranchers quickly identify compromised calves and help predict whether they can acquire optimal passive immunity? Elizabeth Homerosky, DVM, Veterinary Agri-Health Services, set out to find answers.
When you invest in bulls this spring, it is a good idea to pen bulls of similar ages and size together for several weeks prior to start of breeding season to allow for social ranking of bulls.
Real-world data confirms cattlemen are rewarded for high-quality carcasses through grid pricing. Why, then, would/should the industry regress back to selling more cattle on a cash basis?
When might cow/calf operations begin the rebuilding process? Lots of variables will ultimately dictate the answer including weather, input prices, and interest rates.
USDA will host three educational events focused on animal handling and its effects on the quality, yield, and market value of cattle, the CME live cattle specifications, and emerging technology in the cattle industry.
The return of issues like ‘Waters of the United States,’ and new Endangered Species Act listings are examples of misguided, ineffective, and poorly implemented policies coming from federal regulators in Washington.