Summer is peak season for horse shows and events, and Colorado State University veterinarians remind riders that it’s important if traveling to take steps that will help prevent the spread of equine infectious disease.



Rebuilding a beef cow herd to capture record-setting high prices is more than saving heifers to breed.

A majority of respondents in a recent Progressive Cattleman poll say they won’t be planning to wean their calves early this year.

Summer grillers are enduring one of the most expensive years on record for steaks, burgers and sausages. Ground beef hovers around $3.50 per pound nationwide right now, making the weekend barbecue festivities pricier than ever.

Precipitation in the Southern Plains recently could lead to reduced cow slaughter for the remainder of the second quarter and beyond if there is sufficient follow-up precipitation. However, as welcome as was the precipitation, it was well short of that needed to break the drought in the Southern Plains, Southwest and West.

Jim Rogers, financial author and co-founder of the successful Quantum Fund, made enough money to retire at the age of 37.

Any person who has experienced trying to lose weight will tell you it’s not easy to stick to a program. While the formula for shedding pounds seems like it should simply be less energy in and more energy out, it’s not always so black and white. It is no different when we talk about managing obese or overweight horses.

Today’s tight cattle supplies and record-high prices have created a value in calves that has never been imagined before. Protecting this valuable asset through sound health management has never made more sense or been relatively more affordable than it is now.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was in Europe in June meeting with agricultural trade officials and stakeholders to expand U.S. agricultural trade and to emphasize the importance of agriculture’s role in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) currently being negotiated.

Horse slaughter is one of the most hot-button agricultural policy issues today. In the past couple of years, there has been extensive news coverage and heated debates among those in the agricultural industry, animal rights activists, government officials and even Hollywood stars.