Recreating at a corn maze and exploring a dairy farm could be looked upon as juvenile, boring, even lame to veterans who have seen the horrors of war. But when my Pennsylvania farmer friends, the Duncans, invited “my” veterans from the Veterans Affairs Medical Center to their farm and corn maze, I saw it as a gift.

How much responsibility does the beef cattle industry carry for greenhouse gas emissions on a global scale? That question is fraught with a mixture of concern, pride and defensiveness for the beef industry. Ever since a 1996 United Nations report tagged the livestock industry as a culprit belching 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG), producers have fought back to refute the study with data showing greater efficiencies.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) Cattlemen to Cattlemen takes a special look at what it's like to raise cattle in our 50th state. You'll hear first-hand from Hawaii cattle producers and learn about the Aloha State's history of producing beef cattle.

Have you ever wondered how valuable feeding a high-quality feed was on calf performance and the impact on your cost of production? We assembled a controlled research study to address this practical topic that was recently published in the Journal of Dairy Science.

More than 200 dairy farmers from 21 countries spent four days traveling to dairies in Minnesota and Wisconsin as part of the ABS Global Experience tour. The event provided a full-circle view of the making of elite genetics, from selection all the way through to semen collection. View the slideshow below.

Talking with Midge Chambers provides the opportunity for a lesson in the history of dairy processing from the female perspective. Chambers spent her entire working career in the dairy industry.

From stud to straw, and all the way to the milking string, a recent Midwestern bus tour showcased each step of the process of creating elite genetics.

You might think getting hay dry in the arid West wouldn’t be a problem, but with afternoon thundershowers, it is often difficult. Finally, producers have an alternative to drying windrows to 12 percent moisture for baling. Instead, they can bale at 20 percent moisture with the assistance of a portable bale dryer.

Most Progressive Cattleman readers allow hunting on their land.

Last week, I was interviewing an operator for the January edition of Progressive Cattleman. This operation is a little different (OK, a lot different) than your average ranch. They run 800 commercial beef cows, farm 2,000-plus acres and operate a 1,500-cow dairy.