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A lot of chute selection is personal preference. Among other things, chute size and weight must be matched with cattle size.

Why USDA abandoning the "lockup" is a cause for concern for producers and speculators.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is asking the states to take over the dredge and fill permitting process.

Murray Greys are a cross between a Shorthorn cow and an Aberdeen Angus bull. The breed consistently wins carcass competitions in Australia and it commands premium prices from butchers.

Sara Shepherd grows 500 acres of corn and soybeans and a herd of Charolais cattle, which numbers 60, up from the four she started with.

The ideal weight for nursing cows varies, based on various things, such as diet.

The Senate on Wednesday, passed an amendment to delay electronic logging device requirements for livestock haulers for one year.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains prices were higher this past week at an average of $134 per ton for the week ended Aug. 2.

In some areas of the country, the number of days with temperatures higher than 90 degrees is increasing. Engineering cattle DNA to allow more tolerance for heat is in the works.

Direct marketing through farmers' markets allows producers to drum up business by showing items to new audiences.

Minerals vary in their palatability, which may lead use of a different mineral.

While the $12 billion aid package proposed by the White House for farmers affected by tariffs is far from chump change, it represents a drop in the bucket compared with the preservation of long-term global trade, says DTN Livestock Analyst John...

The White House made a major push this week to ease concerns among the president's rural base about the agricultural economy.

A unique monitoring system for beef producers sets a new threshold for what technology can do.

As spring finally moved into parts of the Midwest, ‌cattle producers had seen prices on some hay supplies increase more than 10 times compared to ‌year-ago levels. A weekly hay auction manager at Dyersville, Iowa, reported even low-quality...

Question: We use a feed-through fly control in our mineral, but I'm afraid we didn't start it early enough. The flies seem to have gotten ahead of us. What is the best fly control to pair with a feed-through? Answer: Every year is different, and...

The Food and Drug Administration, jumping ahead of USDA, used a hearing Thursday to highlight the agency's extensive scientific history working with cell-culture technology, something USDA is lacking, even though USDA has authority over meat products.

The DTN domestic dried distillers grains prices were lower this past week at an average of $121 per ton for the week ended July 19.

Corn that did not produce as much nutrition as hoped due to drought condtions can still be useful for feed.

Feed is not just food, sometimes it also needs additional ingredients to make up for what's lacking.

If a calf nurses on a dam not its own mother, it's possible that the calf getting shortchanged will suffer for it.

A deeper look at what both the U.S. and China may be thinking as the trade war progresses.

A lack of rain in east-central Kansas and north-central Missouri, has led to crops withering in the field, leaving livestock with little to eat or drink.

A Florida researcher's study of the fatty acid content in beef, may create a new market niche.

A two-year pilot project begins this fall to track beef calves all the way to the packer.