For seedstock producers, sale day is the most important day on their operations. Three seedstock operators offer their experiences in putting together their sales.

As the snow piles up and the cold north wind blows, livestock seedstock producers make preparations for their upcoming annual production sales.

Purchasing a bull can be one of the most important investments made in a cattle operation, and finding the right breed, breeder and bull sale can make all the difference in the success of a program.

With calving season near, hopefully the barns are ready and you’re finding ways to stay warm between calf checks. The beginning of calving season always seems to start before you are ready, but by the end of the season, warmer weather and green grass seems to not show up soon enough.

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is no light topic for anyone involved in U.S. beef production, with good reason. Economic analysts estimate an FMD outbreak stateside to cost the industry billions of dollars in a 12-month time span in the event of a crisis.

Jan. 1, 2017, marked a turning point for the U.S. livestock industry regarding the acquisition and handling of antibiotics. Amendments to the preceding Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) now necessitate veterinarian oversight of many commonly used antibiotics that were previously available over-the-counter, and “production use” statements have been removed from product labels.

As of Jan. 1, 2017, the FDA’s Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) became law and changed the way medically important antibiotics have been used in animal agriculture for decades.

The recent cold snap has painfully brought it to my attention that, despite all my efforts to be prepared for the winter season, I have fallen down on one important item of cold weather diesel engine starts.

A rancher must wear proper headgear at all times. He or she only takes off his or her hat in two instances: at a funeral or when soliciting funds from the banker.

As I was sitting at the end of the bench in my role as assistant junior varsity girls’ basketball coach during a game, I felt my phone buzz in my shirt pocket, alerting me of an incoming text. In my attempt to maintain proper decorum, I ignored it until halftime, when I snuck a peek as I walked to the locker room.