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The newest method for in vitro fertilization (IVF) oocyte extraction was on display for producers and students in Mitchell, South Dakota. The technique is called ovum pick-up (OPU) and is designed around eliminating the use of the follicle stimulating hormone.
The Sioux Empire Farm Show has long held a special place for the Johnson family of Dandy Acres Angus in Pipestone, Minnesota.
CALIFORNIA, Mo. — On an overcast early spring day, the fresh green grass was growing on Chuck Massengill’s Moniteau County farm. Rowdy the far…
CALIFORNIA, Mo. — On an overcast early spring day, the fresh green grass was growing on Chuck Massengill’s Moniteau County farm. Rowdy the farm dog lay on the floor, and “The Wreck of the Old 97” played on the radio.
CALIFORNIA, Mo. — On an overcast early spring day, the fresh green grass was growing on Chuck Massengill’s Moniteau County farm. Rowdy the far…
NEWTON, Iowa — “A 4-H project gone wild” grew into a successful family cattle breeding business over the past decade — sending cattle across 1…
MADISON, Wis. — CRV, a cattle-improvement organization, and Neogen, which operates an animal-genetics laboratory, have entered into a partnership to offer a breeding solution based on genomic valuation of calves.
Synchronizing estrus in your beef herd can shorten your calving season, produce more uniform calf weights, and last but not least, provide the…
The top PTI bull at +542 is 1AY337 Anmar Passeli Passion. Passion has extreme milk at +2126 and high components of +62 fat and +56 protein. He…
LINCOLN, Neb. - Nebraska Extension's Mid-Plains Beef Educational Series will conduct a session on preparing for the coming cattle breeding sea…
U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists are investigating methods to help beef cattle producers further improve genetic evaluations for rout…
U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists are investigating methods to help beef cattle producers further improve genetic evaluations for rout…
In the past year of writing for Midwest Producer, it seems that I could have been categorized as the bearer of bad news. It seemed that every …
Every day, bulls and breeding stock are selected with the help of genomic tools. Whether producers know it or not, DNA testing affects most co…
Although calf prices have reached historical levels over the past several years, many cow-calf producers are left wondering where the profit h…
ASHLAND, Neb. - The Vogler Semen Centre welcomed customers and maybe some prospects to a dinner and tour of the facility just outside Ashland …
DRAKE, N.D. - Saturday, Oct. 27 was a busy day at Bruner Angus located near Drake, N.D. With two sons home from college for the weekend, Blain…
All cattle and calves in the United States, as of mid-summer, totaled 97.8 million head, 2 percent below the 100.0 million from a year ago, ac…
The practice of semen collection and artificial insemination has opened many doors for beef producers.
The practice of semen collection and artificial insemination has opened many doors for beef producers.
The practice of semen collection and artificial insemination has opened many doors for beef producers.
The hot, dry weather of 2011 across the Southern Plains certainly created a hardship for commercial cow/calf operations that are short of stan…