Livestock producers can get help with innovative livestock marketing plans and strategies during a series of free webinars offered for five we…
Youth have entered 2,001 animals in the 89th Kansas Junior Livestock Show (KJLS), which will take place Oct. 1-3 at the Kansas State Fairgroun…
The hands of a veterinarian hold the life cycle of an animal in their care. The mind, however, directs the hands.
For many hearing the term anthrax immediately brings to mind stories of people being poisoned via biological warfare. However, this disease oc…
The Masters of Beef Advocacy program managed by National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, launched updated adv…
A team of research faculty and students at South Dakota Mines has been tracking salinity content in 70 stock dams across 12 watersheds in two …
Just as nature-loving humans can experience anything from a twisted ankle to a bug bite when they are in the outdoors, living in nature can al…
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Ahead of the Goat Expo, the fairgrounds in North Platte will host an artificial insemination clinic Sept. 18-19.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) solidified U.S. cattle ranchers’ commitment to environmental, economic and social sustainabil…
It's tick season. DHHS offers tips to prevent tick-related diseases.
It’s almost August and fall is just around the corner. Could you use some extra pasture or hay in late September and October? Oats might be yo…
When soil moisture is available after a cutting of alfalfa, the grasses and weeds will grow just like their name suggests: like weeds. How can…
Do you want to learn more about grassland management and productivity, as well as conservation? Make plans now to attend the Nebraska Grazing …
As we move in to the “dog days of summer,” also known as the extreme heat period, keep in mind that forage plants also must adjust to these te…
Row crops often get priority attention when a hailstorm rolls through, but bad storms can do a number on perennial forages as well. When hail …
It can be a little tricky to put up good quality hay from summer annual grasses like sorghum-Sudan hybrids, pearl millet, and forage sorghums.…
Sometimes cattle producers with the most productivity were not always the most profitable, and maximizing productivity doesn’t always mean max…
The conference will focus on five areas of risk management specific to livestock and feature a live cattle handling demonstration with Temple Grandin.
Area farmers considering expanding or diversifying their operations are invited to the Nebraska Pork Expo on July 21 in York, Nebraska.
Federal grants totaling $14 million will focus on research to protect agricultural animals from disease.
Traceability in the food system is something that came under the microscope during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now one of the nations largest beef …
Summer’s combination of heat and humidity on the central Plains means ensuring cattle have two important things: adequate shade and readily-av…
MURPHYSBORO, Ill. — They may not realize it, but many men who play Santa Claus have Lincoln sheep to thank for giving them a more realistic ap…
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The saying ‘knowledge is power’ often rings true in making decisions, and in the case of beef cattle genetic tests, this in…