LiftMaster, a manufacturer of residential and commercial gate operators, is introducing new features and connectivity in its latest line of DC gate operators.

Recent lower prices in corn could translate into fewer planted acres in 2015, potentially putting pressure on bids for beef cattle next year, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service economist.

Do genetically engineered feeds harm livestock?A review involving 127 published papers “revealed no disturbing trends in animal performance or health indicators.”

Heather Smith Thomas is an author of 20 books and a regular contributor to Progressive Cattleman. An author of several books on cattle production, her latest book, Horse Tales: True Stories from an Idaho Ranch, is a collection of 22 stories about horses from her ranch life in Salmon, Idaho.

Most of Progressive Cattleman’s readers work more than 40 hours a week on their beef operations.

“You’ve got to want to do what you’re doing … and work at it,” says Hugh Ingalls about what it takes to persevere in the cattle business on the unforgiving prairie through the ups and downs of weather, cattle prices and the rippling trends of purebred genetics.

Agriculture has always been known as a people business. For decades, business deals were done with a handshake, no paper trail needed.

In the cattle business, weight is important. The weight of a calf when it’s born through the weight when it’s processed are all values that help a producer to know more about a herd, and make management decisions.

Cattle prices are high, but so is the cost of feed. As the winter months approach, producers can find value in understanding their animals’ nutritional needs and exactly how much is required.

It was more than a decade ago, while attending a conference for newspaper business editors, that I realized technology’s whole premise is to change your expectations of the future.