BRANDON, Minn. – On a beautiful September day – the kind of day where neither man nor beast belongs inside – Jack Schouweiler’s cows rest quie…
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South Dakota Farm Families and the Elliott family are hosting an open house at the Elliott’s family farm, Drumgoon Dairy East near Lake Norden.
Regardless of how efficiently reproductive success is managed on the farm, beef producers are tasked annually with incorporating new females into the herd in the form of replacement heifers.
MALTA, Mont. – At 4M Farms, Anna Merriman drives the tractor pulling the chisel down the field, preparing the fields for winter wheat planting.
The cull cow market continues to remain strong as demand continues for ground beef.
Illinois State Fair officials unveiled the Butter Cow on Aug. 11, one day before the official fair opening. This year marks the 100th annivers…
Rugby Livestock has seen more cattle pass through its doors over the summer than ever before because of a lack of rain and high heat.
Very little rain fell in July throughout North Dakota, and combined with many days of high heat, feed crops for livestock – hay, corn silage, …
Last week’s USDA Cattle Inventory report indicated beef cow numbers are continuing to decrease.
Agriculture and rodeo are the true passions of Taryn Reid. The 12-year-old Geraldine, Mont., native enjoys every minute of life on her family’…
JoAnn and I got our chores done early and headed out, squinting at the rising sun all the way to Belfield (N.D.) before picking up U.S. #85 wh…
Ten miles southwest of the central Montana town of Winnett lies the Joe C. King and Sons Ranch. The multi-generational cow/calf operation is n…
The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) hosted more than 70 youth exhibitors and their families at the 26th annual North Dakota Junior …
Driving through the countryside, you can see many herds of cattle out on pasture. In areas where rain is short or non-existent, the grass won’…
Farmers and scientists are working to reduce greenhouse gas emission from cattle.
SHERBURN, Minn. – With hot, windy, and dry growing conditions, Rochelle, Brad, and AJ Krusemark nursed along their young crops in June.
Just as agricultural economists advise beef producers to follow a risk management strategy when it comes to cattle marketing, those same princ…
Slowing down resistance to dewormers is an important goal in 2021.
DEER LODGE, Mont. – It takes more than snow-capped mountains, cool summer nights and green meadows to grow the nutritious, green hay that hors…
For dairy farms that need to reduce somatic cell counts, Select Sires has introduced Mastitis ResistantPRO, a genetic tool to boost mastitis r…
This is arguably the most crucial time of year for most operations, so it is pertinent to be prepared to have calves hitting the ground at lea…
Gabe Brown, a rancher in Bismarck, N.D., and part of Understanding Ag, LLC, a regenerative ag business that helps farms and ranches throughout…
Many beef producers ascribe to the belief that the main job of a cow on the ranch is to annually raise a healthy calf. To do that she must be …
NEW ULM, Minn. – Maybe it’s because they have worked their whole lives with dairy cows. Maybe it’s just a natural bent to teach others about farming.
MABEL, Minn. – When we met Gabe Chase, in mid-November, he and the crew at Nelson Family Farms (NFF) were ready to calve out over 300 gestatin…