Wyoming cattle have died from anthrax, which has led to a quarantine of cattle in a localized area to try to prevent spread of the disease.

USDA recently approved a field trial of an H5N1 vaccine for dairy cattle. If testing procedures show it to be safe and effective, the vaccine will be produced.

Dr. Ken McMillan recommends producers read medication labels and be aware of withdrawal times before administering medications to cattle right before selling them.

Local officials take a wait-and-see attitude about planned innovations at Blackshirt Feeders. The feedyard would be not only the largest in Nebraska, but one of the largest in the country.

The latest USDA Crop Progress data shows worsening pasture conditions in the southeast and high plains, improvements in several high cow-calf states.

The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service releases new guidelines on meat and poultry labels that make environmental or animal-raised claims after a test finds antibiotics in such livestock.

Locking in feed costs can be important to manage risk in the long run for cattle producers. While prices are good now, it's important to plan for the future.