Are your cattle-handling facilities up to snuff? Consider these statistics from a recent Politico article titled: “Your farm is trying to kill you.”

As technology evolves, drones are finding their way into a lineup of non-negotiables in producers’ management toolkits.

“You’re welcome back at V8 Ranch anytime,” smiled Brandon Cutrer as I pulled out of the drive after our interview – and I’m certain I’m not the only visitor who’s heard those words.

The dog days of summer have arrived, and we find ourselves in the midst of another cattle cycle. For the past few years, the expansion phase of the current cattle cycle has been going strong.

History of feedyard industry grows richer in Hereford, Texas From the name of the town’s newspaper, Hereford Brand, to the high school mascot, Hereford Whitefaces, almost every single aspect of life in this small Texas town is influenced by beef.

Cattle throughout the U.S. are managed in a variety of ways during the summer, whether they are grazed on rangelands or irrigated pasture, or confined in a feedlot.

For all involved in the cattle industry, “heat” is a four-letter word. To truly understand the degree of heat your cattle are experiencing, four parameters must be recognized: solar radiation, wind speed, relative humidity and heat accumulation.

It’s that time of year when routine “eye checks” are warranted – looking at both eyes of every animal to watch for signs of pinkeye.

Roughly four years ago, the feeders and packers were facing unusually high instances of non-ambulatory fat cattle. The culprit? Zilmax.