Producers have recognized for years they must feed a certain amount of fiber in their mixed rations even though there is no actual dietary fiber requirement for cattle. Selecting the optimal amount of fiber depends on your production goals and can be compared to the way Goldilocks picked the best porridge from the Three Bears table: using too little fiber will make the ration “too hot” using too much will make it “too cold” and of course, there is an amount that is “just right”

In mathematical terms two plus two equals four. But in crossbreeding terms, two plus two equals five and in some cases, even six.

Most Progressive Cattleman readers hire one to five part-time workers during the year.

On June 30 in Beijing, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) participated in a media reception marking the return of U.S. beef to China.

At a time when prices for inputs are uncertain and markets waiver significantly, there is one incredibly important way to increase the profitability of any cattle enterprise – by using genetic improvement.

Recently I was reading a novel set in Great Britain during the time of the Viking invasions. At one point, a peasant was trying to hoist his pregnant cow out of a mud bog. When the cow emerged, with a broken leg, the devastated peasant went into his hut, retrieved a knife and cut a live calf out of the cow. The loss of the cow – representative of his family’s worldly wealth – was bad enough, and the man would save the calf if at all possible.

Are you tired of grinding and storing hay? Losing money because of shrink or mold? It might be time to consider updating your feeding program to improve your bottom line. As a veteran livestock nutritionist, I am one of the first to see how our industry is changing. In order to stay in the black, we all must be one step ahead of the times. We’ve got to do our best to improve every day. (I believe it was Noah who built the ark while it was still sunny outside.) As a nutritionist, it’s my great challenge and responsibility to recommend what’s best for those I advise. My report card is the ROI of the cattlemen I serve and is based on competency gained through education, experience and deliberate experimentation. Part of the value I provide is to push cattlemen I serve towards calculated risks when the payoff for them is great enough.

From Fourth of July cookouts to entertaining visiting relatives, summertime is a season that brings together loved ones and lots of food. This summer, USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is providing tips on how to “grill like a PRO” during your outdoor festivities.

Five years after the national TV audience was introduced to the term “pink slime,” a lawsuit has been settled between ABC News, one of its reporters and Beef Products Inc. (BPI), the largest producer of beef trimmings, at the heart of the case.

The Trump administration made an official strike against the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rules on Tuesday, as the Environmental Protection Agency and Army Corps of Engineers dumped the controversial Obama-era mandate that widened federal control of navigable waters.