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Question: We noticed some cows and calves with droopy ears and got them up. They had lots of ticks inside their ears. We have used ear tags for years and never had a problem until this season.

The DTN domestic distillers dried grains average price was slightly lower at $133 per ton for the week ended Oct. 4.

Canadian views of the USMCA trade deal are as varied as weather across Canada, with a mixture of accolades and concerns. The majority of Canada's ag industry appears happy with the deal, according to commodity groups. Here are just a few of the...

Knowledge is power when it comes to these common but potentially deadly cases.

A little cowboy logic, some book learning and lots of mentors are behind one young rancher's plans for the future.

QUESTION: I have a problem with ringworm in my feeder calves when I wean them in the fall. They are fine until I wean them, so I think they are being exposed to ringworm in the corrals and barns.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains average price was slightly higher at $134 per ton for the week ended Sept. 27.

The U.S. and Canada reached a new trade deal late Sunday that includes provisions that will improve dairy market access to Canada from the United States. It will also ensure more automobiles use a higher percentage of parts built in North America and...

Ionophores are a good backup strategy to improve daily gains when forages are stressed.

Herd management programs have come a long way in ease of use and affordability.

If there's any doubt as to whether a calf is getting its share of colostrum, a replacer is a good investment.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.1 million head on September 1, 2018, USDA reported Friday.

Nebraska Farm Bureau is partnering with the non-profit insurer Medica out of Minneapolis, Minnesota, to offer a new association health plan that the group sees possibly saving full-time farmers and ranchers on insurance premiums.

Seasonal price swings of beef will be mosly pointed downward in the last quarter.

It may be tempting to select a bull based on how aspects look on paper but seeing those aspects in person is still important.

Question: Do you have any guidelines for recognizing when a cow in labor needs help? I think sometimes we jump the gun and have gotten cows up when we did not need to. I know we have waited too long on a few occasions, too, and ended up with weak...

Several commodity groups representing dairy producers and grain farmers questioned USDA's methodology when the department released final numbers for its trade aid package. USDA emphasized the main focus was examining how much trade declined for a...

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains average price was lower at $132 per ton for the week ended Sept. 13.

Fake meats are moving in on livestock producers' turf. Will they steal market share or fill a growing protein gap?

Dewormer resistance came as no surprise to parasitologists, Ray Kaplan says, but it did shatter some long-held illusions in the beef industry. "This was a problem in sheep long before it became a problem in cattle," says the professor of...

Consumption levels of minerals will vary, but there are ways to improve consistency.

The IRS' guidance on Section 199A allows farming operations to aggregate land and operating business income, maximizing tax deductions while avoiding some self-employment tax. But for non-operating landlords, there are important factors to consider.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains prices were unchanged on average this past week at $134 per ton for the week-ended Sept. 6.

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.

An atypical case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy has been found in a 6-year-old Florida beef cow.