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More than 1,700 attended the 2019 Angus Convention in Reno, Nevada, and nearly 400 visited the Bently Ranch, Minden, on a pre-convention tour.

The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) announced speakers for its fifth annual commercial cattlemen's educational symposium slated for Dec. 5 in Billings, MT.

Spring Cove Ranch of Bliss, Idaho, and Purath Angus Farm of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota, were both honored as Century Award recipients during the 2019 Angus Convention in Reno, Nevada.

Research supports fat as part of a healthy diet and consumers are demanding high-quality beef, and the beef industry has seen a rebound of grade because of increased emphasis on genetics, says Dale Woerner, Texas Tech.

Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 15th annual fall bull sale held Sept. 30, 2019, at the ranch near Ashland, Kan., saw 515 lots sell for an average of $3,664 for a sale gross total of $3,041,150. 

Green Mountain Red Angus, owned and operated by Bob and Julie Morton, was the 2019 recipient of the Red Angus Association Breeder of the Year Award.

Art and Stacy Butler, Spring Cove Ranch, Bliss, ID, were recognized with the 2019 CAB Seedstock Commitment to Excellence Award this week in Asheville, North Carolina.

An Angus bull sold for a record $1.51 million earlier this year. His new owners might be giddy if his ROI matches that of recently deceased Hoover Dam, a bull that has sold 233,000 units of semen.

A letter to members of the American Angus Association announces the resignation of its CEO.

A letter to members of the American Angus Association announces the resignation of its CEO.

44 Farms, Mc6 Cattle Feeders, Creekstone Farms and FPL Foods are all coming together with Walmart to deliver Angus beef to consumers.

44 Farms, Mc6 Cattle Feeders, Creekstone Farms and FPL Foods are all coming together with Walmart to deliver Angus beef to consumers.

Performing a yearly breeding soundness exam on bulls is an insurance policy for fertility.

Performing a yearly breeding soundness exam on bulls is an insurance policy for fertility.

Before you buy a bull, consider what you need to improve.

The Livestock Marketeers — An informal fraternity of livestock fieldmen, auctioneers, sale managers and related livestock business leaders, announced three new inductees to its Hall of Fame.

This year's National Western Stock Show is the "Year of the Yards," because after more than five decades in their current location, the yards will be moved next year to a new spot to the north.

The American Simmental Association has begun a large genotyping project to collect carcass records and genotypes on sire-identified terminal calves to improve progeny equivalents for carcass traits.

Bill Couch, well-known herdsman, ranch manager and livestock judge, died Nov. 12, 2018, in Owensville, Indiana.

At cow culling time, producers often face some tough decisions. Optimum culling of the herd often seems to require a sharp crystal ball that could see into the future.

In the seedstock business, the bar is higher than in a commercial herd. Registered breeders need more from their cows than just an acceptable calf.

In the seedstock business, the bar is higher than in a commercial herd. Registered breeders need more from their cows than just an acceptable calf.

Maximizing the proportion of cows that conceive early in the breeding season cannot be overemphasized in a beef herd.

Severe frostbite or other injuries that occurred in March may be affecting bulls now.

Data from every production phase guides JX Ranch in quest for beef quality.

How ornery is too ornery in a cow?

Bred heifers in higher demand this fall

As the bull-buying season gets underway, commercial cattlemen should do their home work to help ensure the bull(s) they purchase this year meet their needs. Like most things in life, preparedness is the key to making an

In the process of saving on inputs, some producers might cut back on the money spent for replacement bulls.

Cattle breeding systems are at the heart of long-term, cost-conscience, efficient beef production.

Mature weight and milk production of many commercial beef cows are both greater than they were 30 to 40 years ago.

The efficiency of post-weaning development of heifers has a major impact on the overall profitability of cow-calf operations. T

Phenotypic data collection should include ultrasound scanning.

A ranch in Kansas needed a little help heading into the holidays, so they hired an elf. But he doesn't spend much time on the shelf. 

Well-known Colorado cattle rancher and conservationist Dale Lasater died Sunday, Oct. 15, in a horse accident on his ranch near Matheson.

Buying Show-Me-Select replacement heifers gives a quicker boost to herd genetics than growing your own, says Dave Patterson, University of Missouri Extension beef specialist.

While many of the management decisions in preparing for the two different breeding seasons are similar, there are two fairly significant differences.

With weaning season upon us and harvesters starting to roll down the road, producers are getting busy. With all the day to day tasks that need to get done, it is easy to stick to tradition and ignore the fact that what

Size discussions are vital within the beef industry because the challenge of surviving is real.

You cannot add cattle to a contemporary group. Only calves born in the same environment (pasture or operation depending on the producer's management) in the calving time window can be in one contemporary group.

A lot of time and data goes into computing EPDs—multiple weights and scores are taken for birth, carcass and maternal traits. Each number is run through a series of complex and mind blowing equations to turn raw d

In today’s beef industry the margins for productivity and profitability are thin.  Herd reproduction and fertility are important for profitability to occur. 

Researchers at the North Florida Research and Education Center have initiated a five-year experiment that focuses on the relationship between cattle breed and nutritional restriction on subsequent fetal and calf development, feed efficiency, and reproductive traits. 

Here are some tips for how can we get more of these tricky two-year olds’ pregnant.

Have you ever wanted to shorten your breeding season, but don’t want to AI and are afraid of pulling the bull out early and potentially increasing the number of females that come up open? 

Good records help producers make good management decisions.  

Your bulls may already be out earning their keep in your spring-calving herd. However, since so many things can go wrong during a 60 to 90 day breeding season, it is good management to observe them regularly after turn-out to make sure they are still willing and able to do their job.

Genetics of beef cattle vary by region across the United States. Those differences develop over time as beef herds evolve in local environments.

Texas Tech researcher leads a study examining ways to increase marbling in beef without increasing overall fatness.

Many cow-calf producers are asking whether artificial insemination (AI) or natural service bulls are more cost effective for their herd.