Tagsmyth LLC has begun selling the RangeTag and RangeTracker, a tracking system that cattlemen can use to quickly and easily locate their livestock. RangeTag is a lightweight, low-stress ear tag for cattle that utilizes long-range radio frequency identification (RFID) to transmit a signal to the RangeTracker.

The oldest USDA Process Verified Program in existence, the Red Angus Feeder Calf Certification Program (FCCP), which cattlemen have come to recognize quickly with the distinctive yellow tag that denotes Red Angus-genetic feeder calves, is setting new sales records.

A 5-ton army truck isn’t a common piece of equipment to see roaming the rangelands of central Wyoming – with hay stacked in the back no less – but one ranching family has taken a unique idea and transformed it into a working reality.

Most readers change needles for cattle vaccinations after one to 10 injections.

The latest Cattle on Feed report pegs March 1 feedlot inventories at 10.77 million head, 101 percent of year-ago levels. February marketings and placements were both up year over year partly because of an extra business day in February due to leap year.

Kendal Frazier, who has served as the interim CEO of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) since June 2015, was named as official CEO on Tuesday.

Having listened to the opposing sides waging a fierce debate over genetically modified organism (GMO) food labels in the U.S., it’s painfully obvious who’s winning the battle. And it isn’t the family farm or ranch.

The Feb. 2, 2016 U.S. Drought Monitor reported very little change in drought conditions in much of the Southern Plains. With recent heavy precipitation, the Feb. 2, 2016 Crop Progress – State Stories reported “good to fair” forage conditions in Texas.

As our consumers seek more information about the products we produce, our industry has started to realize the value in networking. When you read a statement on Facebook or in your local paper making a negative or inaccurate statement about the beef industry, your first reaction is to say, “That is not correct; I need to write a response.”

Producers preparing for the upcoming Veterinary Feed Directive commonly ask questions about which products will require a VFD.