Steer slaughter continues to run below year-ago levels so far this year. This is despite the fact that the quarterly feedlot inventories have shown more steers on feed in 2018 compared to last year.

Zoetis recently announced its new data and testing agreement with Leachman Cattle of Colorado to provide a unique genomically enhanced genetic evaluation.

U.S. beef trade continued the impressive performance of recent months in the latest monthly trade data for August. Total monthly U.S. beef exports were up 9 percent with a year-to-date total up 14.2 percent year over year.

Students attending the national FFA convention in Indianapolis had the opportunity to hear from President Donald Trump, who appeared as the closing session on Oct. 27. This is the first time a U.S. president has attended a national FFA convention since George H. W. Bush spoke at the event in Kansas City in 1991.

How much responsibility does the beef cattle industry carry for greenhouse gas emissions on a global scale? That question is fraught with a mixture of concern, pride and defensiveness for the beef industry. Ever since a 1996 United Nations report tagged the livestock industry as a culprit belching 18 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas (GHG), producers have fought back to refute the study with data showing greater efficiencies.

National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) Cattlemen to Cattlemen takes a special look at what it's like to raise cattle in our 50th state. You'll hear first-hand from Hawaii cattle producers and learn about the Aloha State's history of producing beef cattle.

Most Progressive Cattleman readers allow hunting on their land.

Last week, I was interviewing an operator for the January edition of Progressive Cattleman. This operation is a little different (OK, a lot different) than your average ranch. They run 800 commercial beef cows, farm 2,000-plus acres and operate a 1,500-cow dairy.

The American Gelbvieh Association (AGA) is pleased to announce a recent partnership with IMI Global and introduce Balancer® Edge, a source and age verification program for feeder cattle sired by Gelbvieh and Balancer bulls.

“First of all, duty to our country and God, and secondly to our traditions and our culture,” says Carlos Chacon, northern New Mexico rancher and Vietnam-era veteran. Chacon, like many ranchers in the industry, had his values instilled in him from the very beginning. These values led him to enlist in the Army and serve our country for four years.