Cattle

As cattle ranchers look for ways to create profitability in stagnant or down markets, operational expense and profit centers need to be examined. Many factors contribute to the overall profitability …

PIERRE, SD – Bovine trichomoniasis (trich) has been detected in a South Dakota cattle herd. Two bulls from a beef cattle herd in Oglala Lakota County have tested positive for …

GILLETTE – The 2019 Wyoming Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show will be held June 5 – 7 at the Wyoming Center at the CAM-PLEX in Gillette, WY. This convention …

Helena, Mont. – The Montana Department of Livestock (MDOL) is conducting cattle testing related to the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in animals during routine inspection conducted at out-of-state slaughter …

LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Cattlemen is working to assist cattle producers impacted by natural disasters by launching a new disaster relief fund. “Recent snow and flooding have wreaked havoc on …

A fuller picture is emerging of the environmental footprint of beef in the United States. An Agricultural Research Service (ARS)-led team has completed a comprehensive life-cycle analysis quantifying the resource …

Megan Van Emon, Montana State University Extension, Beef Cattle Specialist   The new year may have entered like a lamb, but February rolled in and out like a lion. For …

Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension   Does the severity (coldness or mildness) of the winter have an impact on spring-born calf birth weights? Ranchers have asked that question during …

written by Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension With USDA data flowing again, the final numbers for 2018 will begin to emerge soon as well as current numbers for 2019. …

NEW ORLEANS, LA (Jan. 31, 2019) – During the first half of 2019, the United States will see a shift away from El Niño conditions as equatorial ocean currents begin …