The effects of many years of cattle herd liquidation and the inevitable decreases in beef production have become glaringly obvious in 2014. Cattle slaughter is down 6.3 percent, leading to a 5.7 percent decrease in beef production so far this year.

Planning ahead and trying something new could give producers an advantage when faced with economic instability or Mother Nature woes.

If there is any good to come out of Cliven Bundy’s embarrassing standoff with the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada, it would be the broader awakening that the Endangered Species Act has become an anvil around the neck of today’s farmer and rancher.

Drought continues to parch most of the West and Southwest U.S. and appears to be spreading farther east and north into the Southern and Central Plains.

A common dilemma among agricultural families is how to be fair to both on-farm and off-farm children. Because the assets of a farm or ranch typically represent the vast majority of an agricultural family’s net worth, there are typically few assets to leave off-farm kids.

Imagine that you own and operate a stocker-feeder operation on land belonging to your family for generations. Due to growth of a nearby city, you find yourself increasingly surrounded by new neighbors who are unfamiliar with agriculture.

Beef prices across Brazil have recovered and now average 20 percent higher than this time last year, according to Brazil’s Center for Advanced Studies on Applied Economics (CEPEA).

Financial and care planning build a foundation that offers options as we age For every farmer or rancher under 25 years old, there are five who are 75 years old or older, according to the USDA.

Raising and feeding cattle in an environmentally friendly way while operating efficiently and profitably is no easy task.

Cheatgrass has long been thought of as the scourge of the West. In 2007, western state governors declared war on cheatgrass. Now there is a new kid on the block: ventenata.