Born and raised in southern Alberta, Canada, Candy Wilcox says she truly has always had a deep passion and love for horses. Despite growing up on a dryland farm, Wilcox kept begging her parents for a horse and they finally relented when she was 15 years old. The rest, as they say, is history.
On a regular Monday in April, when the average person was at work or school, millions of dollars changed hands before lunch in a sale barn in southeastern South Dakota.
It is no secret that the cattle and beef industry is one of the most contentious and divided agriculture industries in the US. With key industry leading groups often vocally disagreeing with other leaders, it has been increasingly difficult for meaningful policy to be enacted because lawmake…
When it comes to spring calving or fall calving, cattle producers have a variety of factors to consider.
"After getting to work on some of these bulls, I can tell you first hand that they are treated like royalty."
SDSU Extension shares research at Cattlemen’s Education Day
When you are shopping at the grocery store, you see many different options for the same thing, and one thing that you may notice are the “organic” labels.
When it comes to horses, they say you are either born with the bug or you are not. And if you are one of those individuals with the bug, then nothing will deter you from chasing those horse dreams – nothing.
MENOKEN, N.D. – Sheep and cattle grazing together on Menoken Farm perennials are in the sixth year of the perennial and annual crop rotations at the demonstration soil health farm.
As calving season progresses across the region, now is a good time to start thinking ahead to breeding season preparations. Arguably one of the most important preparations a producer can invest in is a breeding soundness exam (BSE) on all bulls intended to be turned out for breeding.
Technology in the meat processing industry has been limited, but a team of visionaries is combining robotic automation and AI in a way that could change the food supply chain.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) annual CattleCon took place Feb. 3-5 in Nashville, Tenn. The most anticipated seminar at the event – the annual CattleFax Outlook – was brimming with information for cattle producers to ponder in the early months of 2026. It seems drought, vol…
Winding or unwinding electric fence by hand takes labor and time, but the Rappa Winder, a vehicle-mounted fencing product being introduced to the U.S. at CattleCon 2026, can do it quickly and more efficiently, according to Nick Cockayne, managing director at Rappa International, based in the…
While shepherds kept their flocks by night, someone had to shear those sheep during the day.
No one enjoys getting soaked in a downpour of rain or chilled to the bone in a torrent of snow. In the heat of summer, most would rather be in the shade than stand under the sun’s blazing rays. Cattle are no different.
Some livestock producers don’t bury their dead animals anymore – they compost them.
“Videos reduce stress on everyone. And buyers trust them more and more."
Cold temperatures, wind and snow make for a long season in the Upper Midwest. As cattle producers are preparing their herds for the months ahead, experts say winter success comes down to nutrition, shelter and vigilance.
Recognizing common stress events and managing against compounding stress events are key management strategies for livestock and essential to increasing productivity and keeping disease and death at bay.
Controlling flies not only relieves cattle and livestock producers of an annoyance, but cattle performance and weight can drop when there is heavy infestation of flies without good control, which can lead to economic losses.
Having success with breeding season on a cow/calf operation requires careful planning and organization, providing adequate nutrition, and conducting body condition scoring, according to Annette Steffan, Red Angus seedstock breeder at Heart River Ranch, owner of Heart River Genetics, and a br…
Moderating cow size has been a topic of seedstock breeders for many years, with some beef experts saying producers can stock more moderate-framed cow/calf pairs on the same acreage as larger cow/calf pairs and produce more calves.
Cattle producers have shown interest in alternative feed supplements, particularly energy plant co-products that provide the nutrients needed to complete a cow’s ration – especially protein – and that are easy to access.
With a deep background in cattle DNA testing and genomics, Leoma Donsbach started Data Genie in 2015 with the goal of building a company that could help seedstock producers navigate the often-confusing maze to get their cattle registered.
Greg and Lynn Gardner, owners of G&G Livestock, ranch alongside their daughter and son-in-law, Brittany and Wacey Cathey, in Polson, Mont. The family operation was recently selected as the Region Five Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA) winners.
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