Editor’s note: This article has been updated with information from Pennsylvania. Another round of letters notifying dairy farmers they are losing a milk market arrived in mailboxes, this time in Indiana, Kentucky and surrounding states. In a letter dated Feb. 26, Brent Bunce, director of Dairy Direct Operations, said Dean Foods would cease buying milk from affected dairy farmers, effective May 31.

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, recently revealed a new “beefed up” variation of sushi: Beefshi.

Merck Animal Health introduces pour-on pain reliever Merck Animal Health recently introduced Banamine Transdermal, the first and only U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved product for pain control in a food-producing animal.

Most Progressive Cattleman readers would travel 50 to 100 miles for a custom feeder.

As Matt Reeves stepped into AT&T Stadium after a late-night drive from San Antonio to Dallas, thoughts of anticipation and excitement ran through his mind. The American Angus Association-sponsored steer wrestler qualified for RFD-TV’s The American, and on Feb. 25, he took home top honors and split the $1 million payout after competing in Dallas.

Where does your state rank in national hay prices? With U.S. average hay prices ending 2016 at 70-month lows, presumably there was nowhere to go but up. However, it took until spring for prices to thaw out.

You hear more about mature cow size and growth potential of calves, now that profit ebbs and flows with the cycle. We’ve written about mature size, but not much about how to use the relevant tools to change it. So now, let’s examine the strategies and tools available, and the unintended consequences of ignoring them.

This past January, Republican strategist and CNN political analyst Ana Navarro spoke to a packed house at the Dairy Strong conference. She referred to the Republican Party as “a big, dysfunctional family around the holiday table.” Since most farms are family businesses, I, like most in the audience, was instantly hooked.