Every year we hear of a new incident, or see a new statistic, but we don’t entirely comprehend just how dangerous our livelihoods can be until someone is injured or even worse – killed.

In humid environments, the need to cover hay is obvious, but what about arid environments? My opinion is: Hay has too much value to not cover, even in arid environments. It only takes one thunderstorm or the accumulated rain and snow in fall and winter to cause problems.

The “budbox” is a unique crowd pen first conceived of and built by Bud Williams circa 1975. The objective of this article is to provide the reader with a sufficient understanding of the principles, design and operation of a budbox so they can build one and use it successfully.

In the space of five days last month, I aged nearly 30 years. At least, it seemed that way. My youngest daughter married her Marine on a Saturday, and on the following Thursday, my youngest son graduated from high school. Before anybody reads this, he’ll be in basic training with the Army in South Carolina.

It seems like if you are anyone of significance these days, you simply must have your very own personal assistant. You know, someone to organize your closet, wrap your packages, run your errands, manage your life, pay your bills and offer lifestyle advice.

Now, everyone I ever knew that did much work with stock has spent some time in practice throwin’ houlihans at rocks. And be they real cowboys or pretenders with a hat, all dream of ropin’ just one steer in three-point-nothin’ flat.

A new genomic test from Zoetis enables producers to more affordably and accurately predict genetic merit of registered Angus animals. The new test, named i50K, leverages historic adoption of HD 50K and the latest advances in genotyping and imputation (i) technology.

With reduced cotton acreage and a challenging 2015 planting season, attractive cottonseed prices may not hold through the fall.

Feed efficiency is a common method used in beef, swine and poultry operations to determine profitability and performance. This is a fairly easy calculation based on feed per pound of gain; however, with respect to dairy operations, the calculations become more complicated due to the number of variables that go into milk production.

Chick-fil-A is issuing a cattle call! Mark your calendar for the 11th annual Cow Appreciation Day on Tuesday, July 14. On that day, Chick-fil-A restaurants nationwide will offer a free meal to any customer who visits a restaurant dressed as a cow.