“Cyberattack” and “cybersecurity” are terms that are no strangers to the corporate world. But more recently, they’ve become more familiar – sometimes with fear – in agriculture and food processing sectors.

When a person considers business, estate and succession planning, the big items at the top of their mind may include things like a will or an operating agreement.

In recent years, dairy producers in the U.S. have increased their use of beef semen on their dairy cows to raise male offspring profitability and manage replacement heifers.

Consumer demand, both domestically and abroad, drives beef prices and is one factor in determining profits or losses for cattle producers.

Among its six committees, the beef checkoff’s Consumer Trust Committee supports programs that grow consumer trust in beef and beef production through greater adoption and understanding of industry best practices.

Of the 1.7 million head of cattle raised in Missouri each year, only 187,500 of those cattle are finished on Missouri soil – a situation the University of Missouri Extension team hopes to rectify.

Water is a required nutrient of all livestock; however, how often do you look at the quality of the water offered to your herd?