The National Western Stock Show has many unique programs, but one of the most rewarding for the participants is the Catch-a-Calf Program (CAC).

Being prepared before the start of the calving season to assist with difficult births can improve calf survival. It is good to review the stages of parturition and when intervention should occur.

Animal welfare is one of many topics that has recently received attention in the news and media.

Cargill has acquired Format International Ltd., a global feed formulation software company with more than 30 years of experience and more than 5,000 users across 93 countries.

In passing an omnibus bill worth $1.15 trillion in spending, the U.S. Congress on Friday also voted to repeal the portions of the country of origin labeling (COOL) laws that were related to beef and pork, and were deemed illegal by the World Trade Organization (WTO) weeks ago.

Most online Progressive Cattleman readers are not familiar with the Veterinary Feed Directive.

Red Angus breeders around the country will come together in Denver to kick off the new year with the annual BrainTrust conference scheduled Saturday, Jan. 9, 2016, at the DoubleTree Hotel, 3203 Quebec Street, Denver, Colorado. The program begins at 1:30 p.m. MST.

On Dec. 10, Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced the availability of $40 million to help ranchers and other partners in 11 western states restore and protect sagebrush habitat for greater sage-grouse on privately owned land.

The contrast between the beginning and end of 2015 is stark. It has been a year of transition as the markets turned the corner from a long run of up-trending prices to the reality that growing cattle inventories and increasing beef production imply lower prices in the future. The idea that things will change is not a surprise, but how that change will happen is most always impossible to predict.

Beef producers looking to increase their cow herd should evaluate the payoff when deciding between buying heifers and cows.