Several years of drought, low cattle prices, and record-setting input and supply costs have led to a shrinking cattle herd, which, paired with strong consumer demand for beef, has pushed prices for ...

The American beef cattle herd is at its lowest level since 1973, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting the total herd at 86.7 million in January, one of the lowest inventories since the ...

John Dohogne had a vision in 1967. He saw an event that would put the spotlight on cattle feeding in the High Plains region. Dohogne, the plant manager at Producers Packing Company in Garden City, ...

8. Weaned calves grazing corn stalks with a targeted gain of 1.0 lb per day will need to be feed an energy and protein ...

Though preg checking does cost upfront, the results allow ranchers to make decisions that can help them financially.

A dip in cattle prices slowed feeder cattle marketing. University of Tennessee ag economist Andrew Griffith said feeders are ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — In a typical year, green pastures would be flourishing throughout Kansas. But the ongoing drought has left dry grounds for beef cattle to graze. The issue hits western Kansas ...

Beef cattle ranches raise cattle for beef production. Some ranches are cow calf enterprises. Cows produce calves yearly. The calves are sold at weaning age, usually when they are 6 months old and ...

By providing microbial metabolites directly, postbiotics help calves develop stronger gut defenses and support cows as they ...

Feeding and raising livestock accounts for roughly 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Both cow farts and burps produce methane. However, 97 percent of all the methane gas from a cow is ...