Based on the amount of Vitamin A in fresh and ensiled forage, the requirements of all cattle are met. However, when feeding ...

USDA approves funding to bolster efforts to prevent further spread through surveillance, animal health checkpoints and ...

As federal policy decisions tend to heavily impact rural industries, the outcome of the 2024 election promises to ...

October is traditionally calf weaning and cow culling month for spring calving operations. At cow culling time, producers often face some tough decisions. Optimum culling of the herd often seems to ...

Cow dung, or “cow pies”, as they’re more commonly known in Arkansas and other parts of the South, have quite a solid reputation. Dried, they can be used as fuel, thrown competitively like a discus, ...

The apparent failure of the country’s biggest order buying firm has got the cattle business a buzz, but rumors are much easier to find than to verify. What seems certain is that Eastern Livestock, LLC ...

The packer/feeder margin spread grew this week in favor of the feeder at $285 per head while pork producers found positive ...

Selling meat directly to consumers is a popular method of adding value to established ranches. For some ranchers, selling ...

Grain and livestock markets close mixed Thursday. Bryan Doherty, Total Farm Marketing, says corn ended lower on a combination ...

Despite scientific evidence beef plays a role in a healthy diet, the committee is advising the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that federal ...

Animal scientists and veterinarians agree that there are three important stages of any cow’s delivery of the baby calf. Understanding what to expect during the normal delivery can help to determine ...

Bear has called the Nevada desert home since she was a child growing up on a buckaroo ranch outside of Winnemucca. Now she ...