For the first time in several years, on average, cow-calf producers are projected to have a negative net return. What does that mean, and what can be done about it?

“Why do you hang on to your calves?” the beef economist asked cow herd owners in the room. Scott Brown answered his own question: “Because their price is going up. Right?”

When beef herd profit margins shrink, the losses from grazing toxic tall fescue gain attention. Convincing cow herd owners to eradicate their old fescue and plant new novel-endophyte fescue is difficult in the best of times. Now, the case will be remade by the Alliance for Grassland Renewal.

With the recent fall of cattle prices, producers everywhere are looking for ways to make extra money from their quality beef. Jimmy Taylor, who runs roughly 12,000 acres of leased and owned ground with a herd of approximately 600 cattle near Cheyenne, Oklahoma, collects premiums on carcass quality by focusing on genetics to produce top-grade beef.

Most Progressive Cattleman readers need two crew members to get through calving season.

In the video below, Zoetis veterinarian Robin Falkner talks about the future of antibiotic use and how good management plays into that.

Cattle prices in 2017 are expected to average close to fourth quarter 2016 levels, though they will be lower than 2016 for year-over-year averages. Several factors may have a significant impact on cattle and beef markets in 2017 and may change current price expectations. These factors bear close watching in the coming year.

The wind was blowing, as it usually is through the dusty desert where our cattle seasonally graze. It came in gusts out of the west that day.

Getting an agricultural land loan requires a wealth of information, and it is invaluable for a borrower to know what a lender is looking for. AgAmerica Lending explains the 5 C’s of Credit and how they apply to land lending below.

Utah ranchers are not pleased with President Barack Obama after he used his executive power to designate 1.35 million acres of public land in southeastern Utah as the Bears Ears National Monument.