Findings from studies conducted by leading research universities and pioneers in trace mineral nutrition suggest sulfate trace minerals may actually cause more harm than good when it comes to animal performance and producer economics.

Increasing levels of dietary fumonisin do not adversely affect feedlot cattle performance, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Research scientist in Amarillo, Texas.

Being in the business of dairy farming is not a whole lot of fun these days. With the current price of milk, many of us struggle to pay bills or even survive in the industry.

A cow feeding program is only as good as the as-fed ration. No matter how good things look on paper, the reality of the cow diet is determined, day in and day out, when feeders prepare and deliver the actual rations. If that as-fed ration deviates from the formulated one, the cows aren’t receiving the optimal nutrition you think you’re providing them.

The USDA needs to better reflect the dairy farm incomes lost to tariff retaliation when it calculates its next round of trade mitigation payments, according to a leader of the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF).

Blackdirt Farm Management LLC, a grass-fed cattle operation in Georgia, announced that it has successfully completed a capital raise, totaling $510,000. The asset-backed note was successfully closed on Harvest Returns’ crowdfunding platform.

The last 10 years have not been so kind to the beef industry. It is facing a triple threat: the trend toward leaner white meats such as chicken and fish, consumer movements like “Meatless Mondays” and even lab-grown meats.

Cow-calf producers can easily become complacent with their type of cattle and management style. Complacency, however, sometimes prevents the capture of premium prices for feeder calves.

The summer before my first semester of college, I took a job as a cashier at a mountain resort convenience store. Nestled in the Utah mountains, the winding roads and mountain air attracted cyclists like mosquitoes to a stagnant water trough.

U.S. trade has been at the forefront of concerns as trade negotiations continue with several countries. One concern was put to rest when, just hours before the Sept. 30 midnight deadline, U.S. and Canadian officials signed an agreement on a new trade deal between themselves and Mexico, revamping NAFTA after more than a year of touch-and-go negotiations.