Sale barns offer rural communities both a financial boost and help rural residents connect socially. This is the conclusion of a new report from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension. Sale barns offer another group within these smaller communities, which can bring...

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. urged cattle producers to expand their herds to provide more real beef for Americans. The Trump administration reversed the food guidelines pyramid, prioritizing meat, dairy, fruits and vegetables over grains.

USDA is releasing 100 million sterile screwworm flies weekly along the Texas-Mexico border to prevent the pest's northward spread. This proactive measure, combined with surveillance and import restrictions, aims to protect U.S. livestock from the devastating parasite.

Theileria orientalis, spread by the rapidly reproducing Asian longhorned tick, is quickly expanding across U.S. cattle herds, causing anemia and weight loss in infected animals. With no cure or vaccine available, prevention focuses on tick control and biosecurity measures to...

An uptick in calves born with cryptorchidism could be due to using a bull or bulls with a genetic predilection to the condition, but there is little data to support that assumption, according to Dr. Ken McMillan.

Take a look at the changes seen in the cattle inventory since 1959. So much has changed, even when some things are the same.

Cow-calf producers are considering purchasing bulls this time of year and how much to spend on their bulls. Oklahoma State University (OSU) and University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) Extension are aiding producers with different tools to help them assess how much a good...