Imagine buying a bull with a birth weight EPD (expected progeny difference) of +1.0, only to bring him home and find out he was actually a +9.6.

Quality-focused cattle producers are invited to save the date for the 2016 Angus Convention Nov. 5-7 in Indianapolis, Indiana. The American Angus Association’s three-day event offers industry-leading education, keynote speakers and entertainment.

For the most part, manure has been an underused resource by dairy farmers. Some never realize its full value and potential while others simply don’t know where to go for assistance.

Mexican beef exports have grown rapidly in recent years. Total beef exports began increasing in 2009 and have increased from about 28,000 metric tons in 2008 to more than 161,000 metric tons in 2015, a nearly six-fold increase.

Organic Valley, the largest cooperative of organic farmers in the United States, reported an average milk pay price of $36.79 per hundredweight in 2015. The average is nearly $20 higher than the USDA-reported all-milk price average of $17.08 per hundredweight.

Most readers do not think it’s necessary to label foods that were produced or raised with GMOs.

The five University of Missouri Extension hosted bull breeding soundness exam (BSE) clinics wrapped up on March 24.

The American Dairy Coalition is asking for support of a state-based worker visa program. USDA proposed eliminating one importer position on the National Dairy Promotion and Research Board. Revisions to organic animal welfare standards are proposed. This and other U.S. dairy policy news can be found here.

Motivated by growing supplies and cheaper prices, Americans are expected to eat an average of 54.3 pounds of beef in 2016 on a per capita basis, which would mark the first increase in that statistic in almost a decade.