Livestock

Pasture-based stockers like Keith Glover may be at the mercy of weather, but most will admit the No. 1 production headache they have year in and year out is health care. Bringing home 450-to-600-pound calves from his local sale barn can also mean bringing home a load of...

Over 45 years on the farm, Ted Lacey has learned small changes in his beef operation can significantly impact the bottom line. After learning how fenceline weaning reduces stress in a herd, the Trent, South Dakota, cattleman adopted the practice, using hotwire and...

QUESTION: We live on flatlands with lots of trees, brush and swampy areas in Manitoba. Is there any research that shows whether it's preferable to keep one bull with 30 cows per pasture, or have six bulls in with the 180-head cow...

After months of back and forth, USDA and FDA officials on Friday announced the two agencies would split the regulatory responsibilities on the emerging industry of growing meat products from cell cultures in a lab.

Ag bankers say only a small portion of their customers are in severe financial stress but add there are plenty of unknowns about 2019 that could change the financial picture for many farmers.

Even with low grain prices, supplementing calves is one practice that can wind up in an operation's loss column.

The federal district court in Montana granted the Ranchers-Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers (R-CALF USA) a motion to expand its beef checkoff program lawsuit to include at least 13 states in addition to Montana, R-CALF USA said in a news release Tuesday.