Cows that enter fall breeding in good shape can leave it thin by January, and the change can cost producers pregnancies, said ...
Fed Steer Shootout contest helps young people discover how their genetics perform on the rail while learning about the cattle ...
Tall fescue is a valuable forage, but it can present challenges for producers, particularly when cattle graze it during ...
Between the semi-annual inventory data, the best indication of heifer dynamics is weekly and monthly slaughter data. Through the first three quarters of 2026, heifer slaughter is down over 11 ...
If you have tall fescue pastures or hayfields, chances are you have seen broomsedge. It seems to show up almost out of ...
As the growing season comes to an end, Kansas livestock producers have an opportunity to evaluate their pastures and make ...
Beef consumption and consumer demand have varied over the years, due to multiple factors, but is stronger today than it was a ...
The year was dry, forage is limited, previous winter’s feed shortages are frozen into your memory, and you have cows to feed.
Hay season doesn’t stop for much, but in the summer of 2022, Jan Lile, a Greene County U.S. Air Force veteran and farmer, had to take a step back after an unexpected breast cancer diagnosis. She was ...
Above — The Cheek Ranch headquarters in Yukon, Oklahoma. Over the past 80 years, the Cheek family has been connecting parcels of land to create one contiguous ranch that runs along the North Canadian ...
2. Had to use the calf catcher: one cow strongly objected to us catching her calf and was willing to let us know by swinging her head ...
Water quantity and quality is critical to cattle health and performance. Hot weather and drought conditions can impact both water quality and quantity for cattle. There is an easy answer, and there is ...