Victoria Myers

Five key areas ultimately control 100% of a cattle operation's success and longevity.

Significantly more calves die each year due to nonpredator causes than to predators. For beef calves 500 pounds and under, the top known causes of nonpredator death include respiratory illness, calving-related issues and...

A California county board of supervisors voted to prohibit wild cow milking events at rodeos but took out language in the ordinance that would have potentially limited, or banned, use of equipment such as ropes, straps and spurs.

Putting the brakes on freight shipments across the country would be a hard blow to the entire beef industry. Cow-calf producers with retained ownership agreements, for example, would face higher feed costs.

Some areas are reporting more front-pasture cows headed to market now, as strong cull prices make the risks of high feed costs and low forage availability the less attractive option.

Harsh conditions and high freight costs continue to leave producers with few options outside of heavy culling and herd liquidation.

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The tick-borne disease Ikeda spreads through a cow herd quickly, but death loss is typically reported below 5%.

Striped blister beetles, dead and alive, contain cantharidin, a poison highly toxic to some types of livestock.

As the second quarter of 2022 wrapped, Beyond Meat posted a net loss of $97.1 million (about $1.53 per share).

One family farm's direct meat sales were targeted in a lawsuit by Louisiana Sheriff Randy "Country" Seal. The family just found out they won the suit and won't have to pay back taxes and penalties.

Producers in drought areas are encouraged not to wait until fall to cull cows this year, and instead to use early preg testing to move females out of the herd earlier than normal.

New York State Police were able to sniff out the location of two missing cattle from a Niagara County farm, leading to the arrest of the head of a farm sanctuary where they were held.

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Producers in hard-hit drought areas will have to weigh the benefits of early weaning this year, as they fight to hold onto their cows.

Reports continue to come in of larger than normal numbers of cattle at auction yards throughout much of Texas, due to drought conditions now reported to cover some 92% of that state.

A more concentrated cattle feeding industry has meant a decline of active participants in the cash market, leading to a case where wholesale value for choice beef is above the farm value.