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USDA on Monday announced a phased reopening of Mexican border ports for livestock starting July 7, following successful New World Screwworm control efforts. After dispersing over 100 million sterile flies weekly since the May closure, officials will...

Copeland & Sons Herefords makes strategic breeding decisions based on structural soundness and calf performance rather than chasing industry extremes. Their closed commercial herd serves as a showcase for bull customers, demonstrating how...

Evaluate the cow herd's nutritional program if you notice they are eating strange things, such as tree bark.

Cattle develop "home-pasture advantage" by learning from their mothers, which plants provide nourishment and medicinal benefits in familiar landscapes. Research shows this knowledge is passed through generations, with mother-taught animals performing...

The Supreme Court on Monday denied an Iowa Pork Producers Association petition on California's Proposition 12.

Angus Genetics Inc. will lead North American research on cattle methane emissions using a $4.85 million grant from the Bezos Earth Fund. The five-year international study aims to determine how genetics influences methane production in grass-grazing...

USDA announced an $8.5 million sterile fly facility in South Texas to combat New World screwworm threat. The facility will enhance border protection against the devastating pest that caused Mexico-U.S. border closures, with cattle industry groups...

Incorporating minerals into a complete ration will yield the most consistent consumption, but daily feeding is labor-intensive.

As temperatures climb this summer, livestock producers and feedlots will monitor and take steps to help their cattle through these dangerous, intense heat and humidity levels.

Cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 11.4 million head on June 1, 2025. The inventory was 1% below June 1, 2024, USDA NASS reported on Friday.

Iowa veterinary officials confirmed the first case of Theileriosis, a tick-borne disease carried by Asian longhorned ticks, in southeast Iowa cattle. The disease causes bovine infectious anemia with no approved treatments, making tick control methods and...

Dean Edge from Alberta became the 2025 World Livestock Auctioneer Champion in his ninth qualifying attempt. The emotional victory makes him only the third Canadian champion, following his mentor Dan Skeels who won in 2004.

Dogs and cats cool themselves by panting and radiating heat. High temperatures make this less efficient and increase the risk of heat stroke.

The plant, poison hemlock, is poisonous to both livestock and humans. The toxic plant can grow just about anywhere but is often found in fence lines and into pastures and hay fields. Control of the plants can be done by physical or chemical methods...

Despite lower sow numbers, pork production remains steady because of larger litters, heavier market weights, and strong exports. After suffering record losses in 2023, hog producers are expected to return to profitability in 2025 with forecasted...

Drought continues to affect U.S. pasture conditions with 33% rated very poor to poor, compared to 19% last year. Nebraska and Montana face the worst conditions among top beef states, while Missouri and Kentucky enjoy excellent pasture quality...

USDA delayed the release of a quarterly trade report on Friday and removed the typical written analysis with it because of concerns from officials that it was not as positive as anticipated.

There are two forms of photosensitization in cattle, both caused by the consumption of certain weeds or forages.