This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Heart City Bull Bash. The popular one-day event is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 13, in Valentine, …
There’s a Nebraska cattlewoman who didn’t grow up a cattle girl.
The Marcy family of Hay Springs, Nebraska, has been in the cattle business for a long time, and they hope to stay in it for quite a long time yet.
JANUARY
Although it’s just a barn, experts in hog and cattle barn construction say choosing a good location on the operation is more important than pr…
Spring calving is arguably the most crucial time of year for most operations. Extension expert Connor Biehler has tips for being prepared.
Once a drought develops, ranchers must make decisions in rapid succession to prevent problems from compounding.
Nominations are now open for the 2021 Holstein Association USA annual awards including the Distinguished Young Holstein Breeder, Elite Breeder…
Are you looking to increase production from pastures or hay fields? Interseeding legumes might just work in your operation.
Dan Hunt of Oxford, Nebraska was selected to succeed Curt Wieczorek of Mount Vernon, South Dakota as North American Limousin Foundation board …
As cold temperatures arrive, be happy if you received snow recently. Although snow can create some problems, snow is good – for alfalfa and ne…
Nebraska U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) Executive Director Nancy Johner reminds livestock producers who have …
All of the essential minerals play different, key roles in the metabolic processes of a cow. Everything from hoof health to immune response an…
JANUARY
Many cattlemen have an idea of how grid marketing works, but we still get a number of questions as they’re digging through carcass data. Knowi…
There’s growing interest from livestock producers in selling beef directly to the consumer and from consumers who would like to purchase meat locally.
Continuing shocks to the meat processing industry from the ongoing global health crisis have many states, including Nebraska, looking for ways…
Transparency, labeling improvements take center stage in Farm Bureau discussion
University of California researcher Amy Murillo found that chickens with heavy parasites spent much more time preening, and special sensors ca…
The results of this first study indicated feedlot performance wasn’t improved. Instead, it showed an improvement in marbling score and carcass…
January
He fully expected cattle that had unlimited access to feed to gain more and to weigh more than cattle that had limited feed access. What he di…
"We have a lot of flexibility so that if something were to change last-minute, which we know has happened a lot this year, their sale can stil…
Working most waking hours since COVID-19 hit, Oakland Meat Processing Plant in Oakland, Nebraska is busting at the seams with business and eag…
There are two ways that livestock producers could reduce methane emissions from cattle, according to new research out the University of Califo…
Adaptive grazing management practices guide producers to build healthy and productive soils while building profitable cattle and diverse farms…
A couple years ago, the Overturfs bought a bull in Texas where it was 60 degrees in February. When they arrived home in Nebraska, it was a chi…