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Collins Ranch finds success in a fragile grassland with continued stewardship.
A Flint Hills rancher says his time on the Kansas Beef Council has shown him all angles of the Beef Checkoff dollar: how it’s spent, how it’s evaluated and how it’s impacted the beef industry.
When we consider the influential variables we measure and manage to, weight tops the list as weight-based decisions are at every stage of the beef supply chain, birth to carcass.
The Department of Justice said Cody Easterday agreed to repay more than $244 million in restitution and faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison for a fraudulent scheme dating back to 2016.
Breeding season is fast approaching, set your herd up for success by focusing on these key areas.
A year into one of the largest disruptions of the global and U.S. economies, some industries and market sectors are continuing to feel the severe impacts of COVID-19.
Economists warn that the increasing money supply and government stimulus will lead to inflationary pressure on the economy and a burden on all American consumers.
Larry McMurtry’s epic novel about cowboys, cattle drives and grizzled Texas Rangers bore some similarities to real-life Texas pioneers and cattle drovers Charles Goodnight and Oliver Loving.
Federally inspected weekly slaughter has fallen in the past three weeks 20,000 to 25,000 head below late Feb. and early March levels. Cleaning and plant maintenance is the primary factor for the smaller head counts.
Beef industry organizations will need to evolve in order to continue to bring value in the future. That philosophy is particularly true for breed associations, said Mark McCully, CEO of the American Angus Association.
A new arrangement between the Red Angus Association of America and IMI Global will allow cattle producers who take advantage of Red Angus value-added programs to more easily utilize IMI Global verification services.
After considering traits most economically important to us in our own production and marketing system, bull selection is critical to maximize the genetic potential of future calf crops to perform in those traits.
Cattlemen joining a March webinar hosted by the Certified Angus Beef ® brand learned how to understand beef carcass value and more while discovering the sources of premiums they earn for their best cattle.
Calves and stocker cattle sold higher at auctions across the country the last full week of March. Feeder cattle futures rallied to new contract highs and settled up $1.15 to $2.325, with the May contract leading gains.
A wily steer that roamed the streets of Johnston, Rhode Island, for seven weeks has been captured. The Providence Journal reports the steer is back with his owner who said the steer is “fine, happy and healthy.”
The U.S. calf-raising sector now has a program to help ensure optimal calf health and welfare via the Calf Care & Quality Assurance (CCQA) program, the first, collaborative educational tool that provides guidelines.
Drought conditions loom as the grazing season begins across the Central Plains. The latest Drought Monitor shows 43% of the U.S. is experiencing some degree of drought, compared with just 24% last year at this time.
A New Mexico rancher’s public land grazing permits will not be renewed after he killed a Mexican wolf six years ago, a federal judge ruled Friday.
The last six weeks of winter produced a sideways trade in cash cattle with little. The first week of spring saw changing attitudes and packers willing to take on more volume with prices from $1 to $3 higher.
Solar energy falls into the renewable energy category, and its growth has skyrocketed over the last few decades due to lower installation costs and consumer demand for more sustainable energy.
Seven ranchers can win herbicide proven to reduce costs and grow business for the long haul.
Resilient Biotics, a North-Carolina-based startup, has been named the winner of the 2021 Beef Alliance Startup Challenge and has earned a chance to conduct a pilot with a Beef Alliance member company.
Ranchers are finding advantages in profitability, retained female fertility and longevity when using Hereford bulls in their crossbreeding programs, and many advantages translate into benefits at the feedyard, too.
Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley and Montana Sen. Jon Tester re-introduced their “50/14" bill that seeks to increase competition and transparency in cattle markets. The announcement drew mixed reaction from cattlemen’s groups.
EPDs are the result of genetic prediction, based on performance data collected by cattle breeders over many generations of beef production.
The California Cattle Council has launched a public affairs effort to promote science-based solutions and tools to help make California more wildfire resilient.
Grass is greening up and cattlemen are busy seeking stocker and feeder cattle to turn out for the season. Prices last week saw the influence of that stronger demand.
Fed cattle prices have not put together any sort of spring rally with cash markets trading in a narrow range for several weeks, but there is considerable optimism beginning in the second quarter of the year.
For a fifth year, the White House is publicly recognizing March 23, 2021, as National Ag Day. As part of the proclamation, the White House salutes farmers and ranchers for the contributions they continue to make.