Stocker
How stress, vaccination timing and product choice influence respiratory disease prevention in young calves.
A guide to medicated and non-medicated supplements for the cow-calf producer, stocker and feeder.
Extension specialists warn that jumping the gun on spring grazing can slash forage production and trigger an energy crash in developing heifers
Experts outline the integrated approach needed to capture every pound of gain.
From visual-only ear tags to electronic ear tags, brands and tattoos, how producers choose to identify their cattle is impacted by their management program.
There are four classes of anti-infectives used for BRD treatment. It is impotant to use the correct class of antibiotic to control the disease-causing bacteria.
With tight supplies and strong consume demand for beef today, artificial intelligence is beginning to reshape how producers manage each animal.
Ducks Unlimited and AgriWebb are partnering to provide tech to promote grassland management.
Doug Ferguson explains how he uses sell-buy marketing strategies to maximize profit.
Forage management and progeny predictability are keys to good stocker operations.
APHIS confirms a New World screwworm case in a 22-month-old bovine transported from Veracruz to a feedlot in Nuevo León.
In addition to increasing carcass counts, wolves decrease reproduction rates, weaning weights, calf health and human well-being — costs often uncompensated or uncounted.
Logan Pribbeno manages his operations with a CFO mindset.
Oklahoma State’s Derrell Peel says the beef industry needs time — not politics or policy — to solve beef supply and demand realities.
Auburn’s Max Runge shares four considerations for famers considering using crop residue to custom grow cattle.
Water is key to fall and winter grazing, but ranchers should consider various options to contend with frigid temperatures.
Easy access and flexibility are benefits to livestock auction markets. State of the Beef Industry survey respondents share how they are marketing cattle today.
Industry leaders discuss how supply and demand trends are impacting stocker operations during the 2025 K-State Stocker Field Day.
K-State beef cattle experts emphasize the importance of clean, high-quality water in managing livestock.
Weaning and marketing involve many potential stressors that can negatively affect beef calves. Consider these preconditioning strategies to optimize health and performance.
It’s not too early to begin evaluating the economic and agronomic conditions and considerations for possible winter stocker production.
Missouri Extension State forage specialist Carson Roberts suggests four alternatives that could be more economical than growing hay for your animals.
Extension livestock economist James Mitchell summarizes the sharp increases in beef prices the first half of 2025.
Work with your local veterinarian to evaluate your herd’s deworming program to identify potential areas of improvement.
As a beef producer, you can’t control the heat. But you can consider these tips to help cattle stay comfortable during times of potential heat stress.
Are you measuring the impact of your current calf management decisions? And assessing the potential added value of implementing management practices that you currently don’t employ?
Expanding its livestock product line, FBN adds Ridley Feeds, fencing supplies, equine products and more.