In climates where wind chill is an issue, planning for winter weather can reduce feed costs, illness and health costs, with less loss of body condition and better gains on young animals.

Dung beetles, Mother Nature’s pooper-scoopers, benefit both cattle and pastures.

The life of an ag magazine editor is not a life of danger. Nonetheless, there are moments of dread and some mental anguish.

Montana ranchers and stockers in eastern Montana were hit with wildfires stretching across 425 square miles in late July, as the Lodgepole Complex became the third-largest fire in the settled history of the northern Rocky Mountain region, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Commercial beef production for 2017 is revised upward slightly to 26.5 billion pounds due to greater-than-expected commercial slaughter in the second quarter and higher anticipated commercial slaughter in the third and fourth quarters.

If there was ever a slow time of year in the Southeast, it’s definitely not September. Whether fall or spring calving, it’s a busy month for herd and pasture management.

Summer is quickly fading into fall, which means weaning time is just around the corner. Weaning is stressful on calves. Prolonged stress can lead to poor performance and have a negative impact on the immune system, making calves more susceptible to disease.

Ready or not, weaning season is here for spring-calving herds. Drought has affected much of our region, leaving producers with far fewer pasture resources than typical and forcing producers to start supplementing cows to extend the grazing season.

Summer is almost over and fall is soon upon us. This time of year provides an opportunity to give spring-calving cows, especially first- and second-calf cows, a little boost if needed.

For the second time, a federal court judge has held a state “ag gag” statute unconstitutional. Previously, an Idaho statute was deemed unconstitutional, and this decision remains on appeal at the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.