Matching the number of cattle to your grass and feed resources on the ranch is a constant challenge for any cow-calf producer. Also, producers strive to maintain cow numbers to…
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Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic and slowly progressive disease of cattle that emerges periodically in the U.S. Its incubation time ranges from months to years. Most often, infected cattle will…
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By Brian Yablonski, CEO of the Property and Environment Research Center. In a move that will benefit both ranchers and wildlife in our region, the U.S. Department of Agriculture recently…
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October is often the month of calf weaning and cow culling for spring calving herds. Cull cows represent about 20% of the gross income in commercial cow calf operations. Understanding…
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Fall is the time of year when many cow-calf producers make their replacement heifer selections and begin planning for the development of those heifers into bred females. Following are some…
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Cattle producers are expressing concern over a Foot-and-Mouth (FMD) outbreak in Namibia, shortly after the African nation was approved to export beef to the U.S. According to a report from…
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Craig and Conni French of Malta are the 2020 recipients of the Montana Leopold Conservation Award®. Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the prestigious award recognizes farmers, ranchers…
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BREAKING: USDA to Provide Additional Aid to Farmers and Ranchers Impacted by Coronavirus
President Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced up to an additional $14 billion for agricultural producers who continue to face market disruptions and associated costs because of…
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Farmers, ranchers or butcher who want to learn about direct marketing meat can participate in the new Western Meat School. The Niche Meat Processors Assistance Network (NMPAN) is excited to…
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Scientists at the University of California, Davis, have successfully produced a bull calf, named Cosmo, who was genome-edited as an embryo so that he’ll produce more male offspring. The research…