The upcoming 2014 growing season appears as though it may offer tighter margins than the last few years. Grain prices look as though they will be much lower and could sink further.

I am often bewildered by all the brands, bells and whistles available for just about anything I set out to buy these days. Perhaps you feel that way about buying forage seed. How do you determine the best species and varieties for your farm?

Dr. Frank Owsley recalls a visit years ago with a friend and livestock producer who was practicing data management long before the term “big data” rated so much as blip on the cultural radar – for that matter, long before any grower could enter data into a computer via the convenience of a keyboard.

While it’s important to be profitable on a cattle-grazing operation, it’s absolutely imperative to maintain quality of life.