Low-stress handling is a stockmanship practice that incorporates the understanding of the herd’s natural behaviors as it relates to movement and more positive management.

Heifers remain a significant part of fed cattle population, indicating producers are not yet rebuilding herds.

Teenagers are not growing up on farms like they used to just 30 years ago. To overcome this gap, it is our responsibility to provide the platforms necessary for the next generation of beef cattle producers and industry experts.

Building immunity in feedlot cattle requires a holistic focus that begins long before an animal reaches the feedlot.

I have thought quite a bit about Mary this Christmas season, especially the part at the end of the Christmas story we read in Luke 2: “But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart.”

Christmas is a special time of year, filled with sharing memories of Christmases past and spending time with friends and family. Progressive Cattle staff and a few of our regular contributors share Christmas memories that have a special place in their hearts.

As we celebrate the Christmas season, let’s not forget that light will always overcome darkness. Let’s try to illuminate that light for our fellow travelers on life’s unpredictable road. Appreciate and seek the one whose birth we honor this time of year, the one who would leave the 99 to find the one.

Join the Progressive Cattle editors in a discussion about the candidates for USDA secretary; hear Scott Wright, director of the Livestock and Forage Centre of Excellence at University of Saskatchewan, talk about the facility’s research and mission in beef production; and listen in to our editors' memories of Christmas.