Keeping up with a quickly changing industry is a daunting task. Cattlemen and cattlewomen across the country are finding that a yearly two-day college can help give them the edge they need to remain viable and up-to-date in cattle production.

October cattle prices were lower relative to September and the previous year. Weekly average fed cattle prices declined during the month, averaging about $100 per hundredweight compared to $131 in 2015.

South Dakota cattleman reflects, looks ahead He may have grown up on a typical 1940s diversified farm in Iowa, but Dean Wink and the South Dakota prairie adopted each other decades ago.

Happy New Year! It’s a great time for a fresh start. Maybe you’re writing New Year’s resolutions; why not include some new goals for your cattle operation?

Scours: To those in the cow world, scours is a four-letter word. Technically speaking, scours is diarrhea in young calves, typically occurring within the first two months.

The historic National Western Complex is starting to show its age, and that has been a concern. The National Western Stock Show was initially looking to move locations, but after a strategic partnership was formed and an agribusiness economic study was conducted.

Crossbreeding provides commercial cattlemen the opportunity to combine desirable characteristics of two or more breeds and increase performance due to hybrid vigor (heterosis).

As many producers prepare for calving season, they should be ready for calving complications. One complication in particular is uterine prolapse.

Successful calving seasons are the result of good planning and hard work. Observation of cows and heifers before, during and after calving is necessary to ensure the health and safety of cows, heifers and calves.