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Estrus synchronization allows you to focus on heat detection in your herd and can help you make sure cows are bred earlier in the season.

The $50 million price tag for the historic Sandhills Metzger Ranch is said to be record-buster -- though not all are happy about the sale.

Missouri beef producers will gain education in forage management, cattle health and heifer development during challenging times for in the industry.

Maximizing profitability is the reason behind a partnership between Legacy Beef Co-op and Top Dollar Angus.

As warmer temperatures return to the Midwest, so do alfalfa weevils. The pests feast on alfalfa plants in the early spring and, if not treated, tonnage and quality can be reduced significantly. There are several insecticide treatment options available...

Treating chronic bloat takes a team approach, including a cattle nutritionist, a veterinarian and a vigilant producer.

Saskatchewan-based Monette Farms was ordered by the Supreme Court of British Columbia to pay a consultant $12 million for help provided on a $63 million ranch deal. Monette owns more than 350,000 acres of farm and ranch land in Canada and the U.S.

Three Republican U.S. senators introduced a bill on April 8 designed to stop the national effects of California's animal-welfare law created after the passage of Proposition 12.

Pasture grasses are just starting to green up and cattle producers are turning cow-calf pairs out. What should they expect for pasture conditions in the coming season?

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins on Sunday vigorously defended the tariffs implemented by President Donald Trump, but she also said she is working with appropriators to make sure there are funds to pay farmers if export income goes down.

President Donald Trump on April 2 announced a minimum 10% tariff on at least 60 countries but laid out a range of different tariffs for countries and trading blocs, including higher tariffs on China, Japan and the...

The USDA Office of the Secretary provided employees this week with new details on another Deferred Resignation Program (DRP 2.0) and offered some broad details about the larger shakeup in USDA staff. Citing President Donald Trump's executive order...

Beef plants in Nebraska and Missouri have planned openings soon and will ramp up to process nearly 4,000 head per week and employ over 2,100 people.

View From the Range's New Mexico ranch relies on cows being good mothers during calving season and able to get the job done on their own.

Each operation needs to work with its veterinarian, semen supplier and AI technician, if needed, to decide what AI program is best.

West Virginia developer Ron Foster has asked a federal appeals court to require a district court to apply a new jurisdictional test laid out in the Supreme Court case Sackett v. EPA. Foster has been fighting the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2025, was 74.5 million head. This was down slightly from March 1, 2024, and down 1% from Dec. 1, 2024, USDA NASS reported on March 27.

For farmers, the COVID-19 pandemic five years ago led to unique, even life-changing, opportunities, as direct-to-consumer sales exploded. Even now, after the tides of panic have receded, and food has long since returned to traditional stores, farmers...