Dairy farmers could lower costs associated with heifer rearing by making improvements in their herd reproductive management, based on research being conducted by Ph.D. candidate Magdalena Masello and Cornell University’s Dairy Cattle Biology and Management Laboratory.

No need for a full page of New Year’s resolutions. Sum it all up in one little word, and see the big influence it can have on your life in 2018.

As we move into the new year, it will be worthwhile to spend a little time planning and preparing for the upcoming calving season. Excellent animal husbandry, deliberate preparation and common sense can go a long way to promote a successful calving season.

It’s been said, “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.” That could explain why drought was again a hot topic at the Range Beef Cow Symposium in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in late November.

You’re ready to trade off a piece of farm equipment, or trade for another farmer’s iron. You’ve looked at the “blue book” value and searched similar sales on various internet sites. You think you are fully prepared to make a bid. But you’d be wrong. You’re not prepared until you’ve made some inspection of and determined value for the tires.

It seems to fit Kentucky perfectly to be the No. 1 state with the most head of cattle east of the Mississippi river.

The city of Denver and the Western Stock Show Association began work on Nov. 3 with a ceremony clearing ground toward the $1.1 billion National Western Center project and restoration of the site of the National Western Stock Show.

How good is the mineral supplementation program for your ranch? Are there financial benefits that can be gained with a good mineral program? Will an off-the-shelf mineral product satisfy the nutritional demands of your cow herd?

I don’t know about your corner of the world – but here in Idaho, we get some pretty darn near perfect sunsets when dusk rolls around.

President Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 4 significantly reducing the size of two of Utah’s national monuments, the Bears Ears National Monument and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.