New grading standards that will take effect next month at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) will make butter marketing easier for both buyers and sellers of the product, according to the American Butter Institute (ABI), which pushed for the change in the grading requirements announced recently by the CME.

Bur-Wall Buckeye Gigi, a Wisconsin Holstein, has become the new holder of the national milk production record.

This year’s unusual winter weather has presented a significant challenge to dairy farmers and their animals. The wide temperature swings and wet-warm weather in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions have stressed cattle and led to an increased incidence of disease.

The Senate Agriculture Committee today approved legislation to enhance the quality of nutrition in federal feeding programs, including provisions that would help reverse the decline of milk consumption in schools and improve the health of America’s children, according to the International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) and the National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF).

The majority of Progressive Cattleman readers use firearms on their ranches.

For many decades, the Angus carload (10 head) and pen (3 head) shows have been a staple at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado. Traditionally, the show only showcased bulls, but this year, for the very first time, the show also featured a heifer pen show.

When rancher Paul Plouviez – owner of the 600,000-acre Bench Creek Ranch east of Fallon, Nevada – noticed that much of the mountainous areas of his large ranch were underutilized by his cattle, he thought back to his native France.

Grandma always advised, "Never look a gift horse in the mouth." But granddad never bought a horse without checking its teeth. They eloped to Blackfoot, Idaho, in 1906 and were married more than 50 years while raising cattle and horses. The omnibus budget bill of 2016 was wrangled at a huge "horse trading remuda," otherwise known as Congress’ annual game of showdown poker characterized by continuing budget resolutions against a backdrop of threatened federal government shutdown.

There is a tombstone that lies just off the edge of a small hayfield on the creek bottom of my parents’ ranch. It doesn’t mark the grave of the man whose name is engraved on its face, and grass and weeds show it little mercy.

Agriculture Deputy Secretary Krysta Harden today announced that the USDA will begin offering farm ownership microloans, creating a new financing avenue for farmers to buy and improve property.