Producers can expect to hear the latest on production management and beef technology and get the latest industry market outlook at the 2023 National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show in New Orleans, Feb. 1-3.

Clostridium is a genus of anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacteria. These organisms can be found in soil and in the intestinal tracts of many, if not all, animals, birds and humans.

We all have heard the common concern facing global food security: The demand for a high-quality protein source is expected to increase with a rapidly increasing population.

As the genetics business becomes increasingly competitive, commercial cattlemen and seedstock producers are ramping up their efforts to market the most desired traits as efficiently as possible. Among the ways they have accomplished this is developing composite herd sires.

He only called when there was trouble, and just as I had guessed, he had a heifer trying to calve out at pasture, and “Things just aren’t good, doc.” 

After June 11, 2023, producers will need a prescription from a licensed veterinarian to purchase the products listed by the FDA. This means the products will no longer be available for purchase from a retailer via e-commerce or at a brick-and-mortar retailer without a prescription from a veterinarian.