It might not feel like a quick ascent, but agriculture will climb out of the slump affecting nearly all sectors in recent years.

Normally I try to keep things on the lighter side, but we’ve got some serious stuff going on in cow country.

September is upon us and many cow-calf producers are considering how to market their spring-born calves. Unfortunately, September is also the time of year when cattle markets typically take a seasonal downturn.

Results of the most recent beef checkoff-funded 2016 National Beef Quality Audit (NBQA) for steers and heifers was released during the 2017 Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting in July.

The fall season includes many seasonal highlights like cooler weather, football, back-to-school and of course weaning those spring-born calves.

In an effort to save their livestock from the torment caused by the plague of mosquitoes in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, some producers are making the mistake of misusing chemicals to control the pests, said a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

There is good news for beef producers in Western states: They might not have to wait two to three years after a spring wildfire to graze cattle on federal rangelands.

Cattle producers in the U.S. should be asking themselves: “What is high-quality beef and how do we produce it?” Not only is high quality what the packers and consumers want, but there are also incentives for those who produce a quality product.

New applicator gun offers easy and accurate deworming Cattle producers now have another weapon in their arsenal against parasites. Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) introduced a new applicator gun for its Synanthic (oxfendazole) bovine dewormer suspension.

Livestock in the wake of Hurricane Harvey are still at risk for lack of feed, injury or disease, said Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists.