Good bull and heifer development is always intentional. It's time-consuming, expensive and, in the end, it's hard to know when to let go of an animal and when to keep it. Raising replacement cattle is both art and science, but Brad Barrett says it's also got to be a passion.

The Woolfolk name may be best known in cattle circles where the Tennessee family has a reputation for high-quality registered Herefords. But, there's more than cattle to this 153-year-old Century Farm. Most of the locals around Jackson know the Woolfolks as hay farmers...

Doug Sieck learned about grazing standing corn 10 years ago, but it wasn't until prices reached break-even levels in 2016 that he decided it was time for him to try feeding corn right from the field.

A group of high-powered seedstock beef producers from across the country met in Bruning, Nebraska, recently to learn about a new type of ear tag from Allflex. Designed specifically for beef operations, this battery-operated monitoring device marks a technological leap in...

Thomas Glascock got an early start as a premier beef breeder. His grandparents gave him a purebred Red Angus heifer as a birthday gift when he was just 6 years old. By the time he was a third-grader, the granddaughter from that first heifer won the "Triple Crown" of...

Need real-world performance information on prospective bulls? It's everywhere today. Sales catalogs are crammed full of expected progeny differences, commonly known as EPDs, as well as genomically enhanced (GE) EPDs and a bull's actual performance data. If that isn't...

For most cattle producers, hay is the go-to feed during those long winter months. This year, however, many commodity-based feed ingredients may seem like a bargain compared to those big, round bales. The key to adding pounds and maintaining body condition at the lowest...