Communicating is still not easy, even with all of the modern options technology has given us. Mobile phones, Skype, text messaging, video conferencing – the list goes on and I’m sure they will continue to expand rapidly in this tech-savvy age. We have no reason not to stay in touch with all the gadgets.

Why should you monitor your rangelands? We monitor because we need to have a road map about where we have been and where we are going.

The effects of the drought of 2012 have generated both financial and animal health challenges for the cattle industry. As drought continues in many areas across the country this winter and spring, cattle producers need to manage the health of their animals at a higher level, including the impact of internal parasites.

Fly control minerals could be the answer to this costly insect issue

The tall grass prairie of the Flint Hills region in Kansas is one of the last untouched grazing areas of what was once over 140 million acres that extended from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico.

As a man’s marriage matures, his attitude toward going shopping evolves. • Before marriage: When a man first dates a woman, he tries to hide the fact that they have absolutely nothing in common. Even though the only shopping he likes is for guns, tractors, trucks, tools, horses and bulls, he tries to fake it by saying that yes, he’d love to go stand around while she shops in Victoria’s Secret and holds up underwear for his approval.

Dennis runs a few yearlings and grows some hay a few miles south of town. He doesn’t claim to be a top hand, but he always likes to have a dog hanging around the place.

Igenity and Angus Genetics Inc. reduce cost for breed-specific DNA profile Igenity, a Neogen Corporation company, and Angus Genetics Inc. have announced a significant cost reduction to the Igenity Profile for Angus, a DNA profile for registered Angus cattle producers. The Igenity Profile for Angus is now available to American Angus Association members and clients at a new rate of $47 per test. Members may also combine the Igenity Profile for Angus with SNP-based parentage for a new price of $59. Jason Lilly, vice president of corporate development for Neogen, said the price adjustment was made possible by increases in laboratory efficiencies, advances in genomic technology and upcoming new products.

Higher grain prices, led by sharply increased demand for corn, have provoked a variety of adjustments in agricultural markets to restore a relative balance in crop and forage prices.