A majority of respondents in a recent Progressive Cattleman poll say they won’t be planning to wean their calves early this year.

Summer grillers are enduring one of the most expensive years on record for steaks, burgers and sausages. Ground beef hovers around $3.50 per pound nationwide right now, making the weekend barbecue festivities pricier than ever.

Precipitation in the Southern Plains recently could lead to reduced cow slaughter for the remainder of the second quarter and beyond if there is sufficient follow-up precipitation. However, as welcome as was the precipitation, it was well short of that needed to break the drought in the Southern Plains, Southwest and West.

Jim Rogers, financial author and co-founder of the successful Quantum Fund, made enough money to retire at the age of 37.

Any person who has experienced trying to lose weight will tell you it’s not easy to stick to a program. While the formula for shedding pounds seems like it should simply be less energy in and more energy out, it’s not always so black and white. It is no different when we talk about managing obese or overweight horses.

Today’s tight cattle supplies and record-high prices have created a value in calves that has never been imagined before. Protecting this valuable asset through sound health management has never made more sense or been relatively more affordable than it is now.

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was in Europe in June meeting with agricultural trade officials and stakeholders to expand U.S. agricultural trade and to emphasize the importance of agriculture’s role in the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) currently being negotiated.

Horse slaughter is one of the most hot-button agricultural policy issues today. In the past couple of years, there has been extensive news coverage and heated debates among those in the agricultural industry, animal rights activists, government officials and even Hollywood stars.

Beef producers are routinely reminded about the importance of following label directions when using vaccines to prevent diseases such as bovine viral diarrhea (BVD). For any vaccine to work, it’s important to pay close attention to the administration guidelines on the bottle or packaging.

“No foot, no horse,” is the old saying. A horse is only as sound as his feet.