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Preg checks are one of the highest value practices in a cow-calf operation, reducing carrying costs and increasing herd fertility over time.

Following an extraordinary streak of market luck, the late-year deck may now be stacked against timely fed-cattle marketing.

The DTN average dried distillers grains price was higher for the week ended Sept. 7 as export demand firmed.

The immediate needs are becoming clear, but what will Harvey leave behind for the Texas cattle industry?

There may be no cures for toxic fescue, but there are management practices that will minimize its impact on the herd.

A cow with a limp should be checked out, and treated if appropriate, as soon as possible. Long term, a limp can negatively impact overall health and productivity.

In its August update forecasting farm income, USDA bumped up net farm income for 2017 to $63.4 billion nationally, a $1.9 billion increase, or 3.1% higher than 2016's net farm income.

The DTN average dried distillers grains price was slightly lower for the week ended Aug. 31. However, USGC announced on Friday that Vietnam will lift its suspension of U.S. distillers dried grains with solubles imports.

Even with huge strides in genomics, real-world performance plays a critical role in animal selection.

When a cow is nursing, something as simply as low calcium levels can have dire consequences.

This artist's murals are giving a fresh face to a rural town.

Robots are increasingly playing a larger role in livestock and meat production. Whether that's good or bad news for the livestock industry and rural America remains to be seen, says DTN Livestock Analyst John Harrington.

A focus on the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement, or NAFTA, may be a reason for little action on bilateral agreements with countries such as Japan.

The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association is reporting an upsurge in scams of the theft-by-fraud variety, aimed at ranchers and producers.

Carefully review all costs when deciding whether to carry an unbred cow to the next breeding season. The answer is different for each operation.

Here's a list of items to check when buying a new bull include diseases you might have heard of.

The president of the National Milk Producers Federation challenged comments from Canada's foreign minister about free trade and dairy supply management as renegotiations begin Wednesday on the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Argentina has banned U.S. pork products for 25 years but now has agreed to reopen the market after Vice President Mike Pence met with Argentina's president. The announcement conservatively estimated the market at roughly $10 million, but U.S. pork...

Strong exports and domestic demand, along with an aggressive marketing pace at feedlots, should leave 2017 as a positive year for the cattle market.

One Wisconsin dairy has built a thriving compost business around the waste from its cows.

Know the stages, and approximate times for labor in cows and heifers, to make good decisions about intervention.

The latest financial data from Walt Disney Co. shows it paid at least $177 million in legal settlements on a defamation lawsuit filed by Beef Products Inc.

Recent rains in the Dakotas came too late to help most forages affected by drought. Here are some options for what to feed, or how to obtain feed, for your livestock.

Key improvements can make your ranch or farm more valuable when you get ready to sell.

Drought conditions in some areas this year will create challenges for winter grazers.