With decreased cow herd numbers, increased carcass size has kept beef production high. With that comes more fat having to be ...

Extension specialists share tips to help producers deal with pinkeye’s contagious nature and the damage it can cause to a cow ...

Thanks to enhanced genetics for growth, today's cattle are larger than those from 15-20 years ago. If you're running the same ...

Paul Neiffer reviews the newly signed bill, and explains why he gives this bill a grade of B+ for most farmers.

Burk manages a 2,000-acre farm primarily focused on feed production for his family’s stock cows, dairy and grow yard. He says FBN has become an integral part of his agricultural strategy — providing ...

A pivotal step in Walmart’s strategy to build an end-to-end supply chain for Angus beef, the company has opened its first-ever owned and operated case-ready beef facility. “The opening of our new ...

As a cattle feeder and commodity broker for 45 years, Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek in Sioux Center, Iowa, says he’s never seen a time like this, or even a close second, in the cattle market.

The benefits of BQA certification include consistency in safe meat and safer working conditions, as well as consistency between producers and employees working with beef cattle. Lubbers described the ...

A newer technology called genome editing or gene editing has emerged in the last decade. “Gene editing is basically just conventional breeding, but done more intelligently,” she summarizes. “This ...

Last week, a light volume of negotiated trade in Kansas and Texas was conducted at generally $235/cwt., with the Texas market showing the largest advancement from the prior week’s $229/cwt. on a live ...

USDA reported a Jan. 1 beef cow inventory of 28.2 million head, and Rabobank is forecasting a relatively stable cow herd over the next three years between 27.9 and 28.3 million. Cow-calf producers ...

Low cow inventories, little evidence of replacement heifer retention and record high prices for cattle during the close of 2024 are all positive signs for commercial cow-calf operations in 2025. That ...