In the last year, we have all become more adept at adapting to sudden change and having to develop alternative strategies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. High feed prices fall into this decision tree.

It’s summer! Time to revel in a mask-free environment (at least outside anyway), get a new sunburn, work on the golf game and catch a fish or two.

Preparing for breeding season is a big labor and resource investment – and unfortunately, fertility can be impacted by heat stress. Here are five tips to aid in prevention to help ensure a successful breeding season.

We’re into June now, which for many in the West means haying season is here. Many cattle and forage producers are familiar with the term nitrate toxicity, but it’s good to refresh on how it affects an animal, signs of toxicity and the benefit of testing forages along with timing of testing.

High reproductive rates are critical for the success of cow-calf operations. Weaned calf percentage is the most important measurement when evaluating reproductive performance in the cow herd.

Preliminary March 2021 federally inspected slaughter volume was up by 75,000 head from a year ago, totaling 2.95 million head, due to one extra slaughter day relative to March 2020.