I belong to an internet service called ResearchGate. ResearchGate keeps track of the research articles one has published and who is reading them. As an old school extension person, my list of peer-reviewed scientific publications is not massive, but I have been involved in several interesting research projects.

Lawmakers recently introduced the Transporting Livestock Across America Safely (TLAAS) Act, a bipartisan bill reforming the federal hours-of-service (HOS) rules. The bill was sponsored by Sens. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.), Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Jon Tester (D-Mont.), John Hoeven (R-N.D.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Pat Roberts (R-Kan.), Rand Paul (R-Ky.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Doug Jones (D-Ala.).

Summer has arrived as Memorial Day weekend becomes the ceremonious opening to the season of the sun. Summer is the high point of the year for your kids and grandkids, who are free to spread their wings away from the classroom.

Time is running out for producers to weigh in on the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef’s (USRSB) first-ever sustainability framework.

Most livestock producers have likely never heard of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, but this federal agency has passed regulations that could have major impacts on livestock haulers across the country.

Commercial beef production for 2018 is forecast at 27.6 billion pounds, revised downward by 50 million pounds from the previous month. This change largely reflects a combination of both slower-than-expected pace of fed cattle slaughter and lighter cattle weights in first-half 2018.

Larry Gray will retire from the Texas Southwestern Cattle Raisers on May 31 as executive director of law enforcement and theft prevention services. He was director of law enforcement for the past 23 years and spent 37 years at the association.

Summer is an exciting time on a ranch or farm. The crops are growing. Children are out of school. Livestock are often outside. As summer progresses, the excitement can turn to what is often referred to as the August blues. Why?

When cattle are comfortable, they perform. Stress exudes lost production and revenue. These losses are staggering, costing the beef industry billions of dollars annually.

To have easy-to-handle cows, set the stage with proper training when they are young. Working with heifers is similar to training a young horse; you want their first experiences with people to be good and not give them any reason to fear or mistrust people.