On Oct. 14, the Wyoming Stock Growers Association (WSGA) filed a petition for review in the federal district court in Wyoming regarding the recently announced amendments to Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) plans in Wyoming that address habitat for sage grouse.

Beef producers wanting to learn the most applicable skills in stockmanship and cattle handling can now find resources online through an educational site sponsored by Merck Animal Health.

John Szczepanski, director of the U.S. Forage Export Council, told the National Hay Association members at their annual convention, “The new normal is bad. I wish I could paint a rosier picture.”

The chill in the air here in northeast Wisconsin marks the fall season, and at my house, that means it is time for deer hunting.

When the checkoff’s National Dairy Council partnered with the National Football League to create Fuel Up to Play 60, it was understood the program’s biggest impact would occur through local schools.

When one thinks of the country of Lebanon, dairying is not the first thought that comes to mind. Most people associate Lebanon with its civil war, the suicide bombing of U.S. Marines back in 1983, the 2006 war and being right next door to the current conflict in Syria.

Which would you rather have? A herd that produces 100 pounds of milk per day with 3.3 percent fat and 3 percent protein or a herd that produces 95 pounds of milk per day with 3.8 percent fat and 3.1 percent protein?

One snowy day at a beautiful ranch home in southern Alberta around the expansive kitchen table, the farm team said, “Elaine, you should make a list of the top phrases you use in coaching.”

With Halloween around the corner and all things spooky on the mind, there isn’t anything much scarier for the bookkeeper of the farm than having the farm computer crash. Just ask my husband and me; ours crashed a couple of years ago.

Whether you are building a new transition barn or simply looking for ways to improve your current maternity area, a better understanding of cow behavior can help.