High beef prices and genomic breakthroughs are rewriting the dairy playbook, keeping the U.S. milking herd at record levels as producers prioritize beef-on-dairy calves and high-component milk.
While US inflation has cooled from its pandemic-era peak, prices at grocery store meat counters are skyrocketing with no ...
Sigmund “Siggie” Henes just turned 2, he’s wearing tan Carhartt overalls that surpass normal standards of cuteness and ought to land him on the cover of the company’s catalog, but at the moment he’s ...
Despite their rising value, many beef-on-dairy calves still receive minimal nutrition early in life. Cantor notes they are often limit-fed and given lower-quality colostrum. At the same time, ...
U.S. cattle inventory hits a 75-year low, tightening supplies and driving higher beef prices and market volatility. Learn ...
Sometimes a calf loses its mother or has a mother that won’t accept it or can’t feed it. Many ranchers have raised calves on bottles. It might be an orphan or a twin—and the mother doesn’t have enough ...
The United States and European Union have pledged another way to tackle climate change, and it could have a direct impact on agriculture. The pledge is to reduce methane emissions by at least 30% by ...
Many folks with small farms and nearly all farmers and ranchers who raise cattle utilize some of their own animals for beef. There are various ways to do this if you want freezer beef for your family.
BROOKINGS, S.D. — Water quality may not be a cattle producer’s biggest concern; however, it plays a vital role in raising healthy livestock. “Water quality in cattle production is something that we ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cows are protective, loving mothers to their young. So we understand why it was so hard for one farmer in Arkansas to watch her ...
For decades, embryo technologies were viewed as tools reserved for seedstock breeders, show-focused programs or those chasing the absolute top end of pedigree-driven genetics. But today, the economics ...