The idea for the brush was to expand upon the results of a project Dias, Johnson and their students recently conducted that ...

Death losses from pasture bloat are estimated to be approximately 2% annually but are sometimes much higher (10% to 20%) on individual pastures. “Costs of bloat include not only losses of livestock ...

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.

So to answer the questions in the title, yes it is possible.With ample calving ease sires available in the current marketplace, you should still be able to identify sires that give you the growth, ...

U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef launches research road map to advance sustainability across the beef value chain.

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 ...

Just days after President Donald Trump announced responsive tariffs impacting 186 countries, China is hitting back. On top of the tariffs China already has in place, it’s matching the additional 34% ...

Following a New World screwworm assessment by USDA staff in Mexico and ongoing conversations between Secretary Rollins and ...

Negotiated cash cattle backed up an average of $1.85 per cwt. the second week in July and profit margins were reduced by $83 per head. Still, those margins averaged $368 profit per head, according to ...

Editor’s Note: This article is part of the Drovers 2024 State of the Beef Industry report, which includes an exclusive survey of cattle producers and their thoughts on numerous topics of importance to ...

Wildfires are a threat to ranchers this spring with dry conditions and high winds creating the perfect conditions for devastating events such as the fires across Oklahoma last weekend. Protecting your ...

Most Americans wouldn’t take a package of beef liver if you gave it to them. Indeed, the 15-lb. liver from a beef animal has a wholesale value of about $8. Although the value of liver is vastly ...