Supplementation of stocker cattle grazing bermudagrass, an inherently moderate- to low-nutritive value forage, has often been used by managers to increase animal performance.

Recording information electronically is supposed to make things easier, but what many don’t understand is: Electronics are about to make things a lot more complicated in the livestock world.

The cattle industry in the U.S. can be accurately described as “transient.” Animals, from the time they are born, may be bought and sold multiple times and may spend at least some time on numerous farms or facilities.

Don Haskins and Howard Putnam. These names might not mean much to you, but for college basketball and Southwest Airlines they were game-changers.

Abundant dry grass coupled with windy conditions to create deadly and disastrous results as wildfires spread through the Midwestern states of Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas and Colorado. The amount of acreage burned easily exceeded 1 million acres.

Don Close is a senior analyst in Rabobank, focusing on the animal protein sector. He has more than three decades of experience in agribusiness, having worked as a buyer, broker, analyst and other capacities within the industry.

Eric dated his co-worker, Kay, from 2007 to 2009 and designated her as the beneficiary to his life insurance policy when he filled out paperwork during their relationship.

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its annual Cattle Report Jan. 31, 2017, which showed higher inventory numbers in many categories for the third consecutive year.

In February, the USDA provided the first look at the U.S.’s net farm income in 2017. The highlight of the report – which was widely cited – was the estimate of farm income in 2017, down 9 percent from 2016.

It seems stocker cattle producers are constantly battling the elements. It starts off with battling sickness, and then they have to figure out how to get them to grow. If the cattle don’t get sick and are growing, a tree is bound to fall on the fence with 127 head (due to ship tomorrow) visiting the neighbor.