Beef by-products are the unsung heroes of a beef animal. As we grapple with fake meat companies and plant-based zealots claiming the environmental, nutritional, ethical and safe high ground, the ...

One of the attributes that makes cattle useful is that they can adapt and thrive in many environmental conditions and climates. No matter how well-adapted, though, they need a chance to adjust to ...

This week I was listening to a podcast and the guy on there said that the cost of college tuition has gone up 2,100% since the time our parents went to school. I thought that figure was way off so I ...

As a rancher takes his herd through each cattle cycle, he has to be concerned about two economic performance factors concerning his beef cow herd. One is the net cash flow associated with the beef cow ...

When Jerry Wulf talks about how the feeder cattle market is changing, he speaks from experience. Wulf Cattle Company, Morris. Minn., has ranches in Minnesota, South Dakota and Nebraska, as well as a ...

Managers for the East Foundation ranches love their South Texas native rangelands. But they also have previously cultivated pastures overtaken by mesquite thickets. So, they figured out a way to help ...

Quality colostrum and vaccination can get animals off to a great start, but even in a vaccinated animal, stress can compromise their immune system and make them susceptible to respiratory disease. “We ...

The market…it’s been the enduring story around the beef industry during the past several months. Rightfully so as the equity loss is unprecedented for cattle ...

Fatty acids, like amino acids, minerals and vitamins, are nutrients required by beef animals for a lot of physiological functions including energy, cell membrane integrity, immune health and most ...

Cattle prices have been on a strong ride in 2023. Many producers will be selling spring-born calves in the coming months and are likely to be much happier with the revenue earned than they were when ...

Weekly cattle slaughter began 2023 trending lower than a year ago. Beef cow slaughter, heifer slaughter, and steer slaughter have each begun 2023 with lower slaughter totals than in 2022. The recent ...

A very wise Old Timer once said, “We can learn a lot from these old cows and horses.” So, I believe that we should “let the cows tell us” whether or not they fit our country. I also believe that if ...