If someone gave you $1 million to test new ideas on your farm or ranch, what would you develop with it? That’s the question Dwayne Beck and board members and staff of the Dakota Lakes Research Farm near Pierre, South Dakota, pondered earlier this year when the nonprofit received a $1 million unrestricted grant from the Howard G. Buffet Foundation.

“And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.” (Genesis 1:25)

The World Trade Organization (WTO) put a final price tag on the seven-year debate over the U.S. country of origin labeling (COOL) rule on Dec. 7, ordering that Canada and Mexico can assess around $1 billion in retaliatory tariffs on American products.

Most online readers believe reducing stress in cattle is critical in all instances.

If you think calving season is rough on the ranch, consider what the calf has to go through once it hits the ground.

In this video from the Center for Accountability in Science, Dr. Joseph Perrone explains the judicious use of antibiotics in livestock used for food and why the term "antibiotic-free" isn't actually healthier for consumers.

This fall, I've been looking over pictures that I took this summer, some of which include our vacation. With animals and land to care for, it isn't often that our family gets away.

Four men with different roles in cattle feeding joined panel moderator Justin Sexten at the Angus Means Business National Convention and Trade Show Nov. 2-4 in Overland Park, Kansas. They explored “top 10 things I learned from feeding my cattle,” as part of Angus University at the convention.

It was the second Christmas after my mother moved us to a new state – just my sister and myself. The older kids had grown and moved away. Mom had started a new job teaching at the elementary and we kids were barely adjusted to our new setting.

2015 has been a busy and exciting year for agricultural law. From federal regulations to cloning, drones to GMOs, there has been no shortage of legal issues affecting the agriculture industry.