Before there was COVID-19, U.S. livestock industries were making plans if a foot and mouth disease (FMD) were to occur. Those plans are listed…
It is largely agreed upon that the largest money hole in cow/calf operations is feeding expenses, with breeding costs being a close second. It…
Cover crops offer tremendous value to society and landowners in terms of clean water and soil retention.
Dairy producers received signals it was time to increase milk production, and they did just that.
With 2020 safely in the rearview mirror, for the first time ever, one can literally say that hindsight is 20/20. For U.S. cattle producers, th…
Winter feeding costs account for the majority of annual operating costs in a cow/calf operation.
It came as a surprise when corn prices began moving higher after the Iowa Derecho event in August.
You don’t have to be in the cattle business long before you realize that both heat and cold stress have an impact on the welfare and productiv…
Setting up facilities to check pregnancy in cows on pasture is something Eric Mousel suggests for 2021.
The decision to AI dairy cows with beef semen must include tangible economic benefits.
Arguably one of the oldest by-products ever fed to livestock, spent grain, simply put, is what is left after the malting process has fermented…
According to Lisa Pederson, Extension livestock specialist at the Central Grasslands Research Extension Center in Streeter, N.D., a key factor…
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way people go about their day-to-day business, and the importance of online auction services like DVAuct…
Most feedlot operators at one time or another have wondered if cleaning their feedlot during the winter makes a difference in the performance …
Is it better to give vaccines by the intranasal route or through a subcutaneous injection?
Maple Plain – Nearly 120 cattlemen, cattlewomen, and cattle industry members gathered virtually, for the 2020 Minnesota Cattle Industry Conven…
A relatively mild growing season has led to high quality corn silage, but there are always concerns and items to watch for during the winter f…
Tim McAllister, ruminant nutrition research scientist at Lethbridge Research and Development Center in Canada, researches microbiomes in agric…
Jim Gerrish, grazing expert with the American Grazing Lands Association, raises pasture-finished beef that grades well because he understands …
Birthing in a barn is a messy process for ruminants, but there’s often no alternative in the winter.
People who want to share their opinions on wolf management in Minnesota will have additional time to do so.
On October 29, 2020, The Department of the Interior and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced the removal of the gray wolf from the Endange…
Kevin Hueser, vice president of Beef Margin Management with Tyson Foods, recently explained the recent BeefCARE program. Tyson is the first U.…
The backbone of the United States beef industry is the cow/calf sector. As step one in the whole beef production chain, equal importance must …
With a vaccine for COVID-19 not yet available, some major livestock events are already cancelled for 2021. Not all livestock shows are cancell…
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) announced changes for emergency haying and grazing use of acres enrolle…