It’s March, spring is around the corner and so is fly season. In this region, several types of flies – horn fly, house fly, stable fly, heel fly – annoy and irritate cattle and also vector some diseases. The methods of control and success of those measures can vary from one type of fly to another.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has officially lifted the quarantine imposed on all Prairie cattle operations tested during its investigation into an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis (TB).

Most Progressive Cattleman readers believe that both Canada and Mexico are critical trade partners in NAFTA.

On Feb. 13, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), along with 19 other senators from both parties, introduced the Fair Agriculture Reporting Method (FARM) Act, a bipartisan bill that would countermand a pending federal court order requiring farms, ranches and other agricultural operations to calculate and report the natural emission of ammonia from poultry and livestock manure in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), which monitors toxic Superfund sites.

At 14 months old, Angus bull SAV Elation 7899 has become the highest-priced bull ever sold at public auction, selling for $800,000 to two ranchers in Missouri and Oklahoma, breaking last year’s record of $750,000.

Nike’s mission statement is: “To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.” In 1988, at a Nike advertising meeting, the slogan “Just Do it” was coined. Their slogan pairs beautifully with their mission, because sometimes the hardest part of getting inspired to put in the work is to put your shoes on and just do it.

According to Art Douglas, CattleFax meteorology analyst, La Nina is to blame for drought conditions impacting about two-thirds of the U.S. “But as we move toward the summer, things are going to start easing up,” he told NCBA attendees in Phoenix.

Americans, and by extension the cattle industry, will receive a boost in 2018 due to the recently passed tax reform bill. Mike Murphy, director of protein research and risk management for CattleFax, told producers at NCBA the new tax policy stands to return $900 per household on average.

It seems that no matter where I go, or whomever I talk to, everyone thinks that his particular corner of the world has the worst or most unique weather in the world. People in my home country of southern Idaho are fond of whining about the wind, especially in the springtime.

Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) recently announced the release of two new foot score research EPDs, the first of its kind in the U.S. for beef cattle.