McDonald’s USA recently announced fresh beef, cooked right when ordered, will be used in all Quarter Pounder and Signature Crafted Recipe burgers across approximately 3,500 restaurants in select markets and is on track for rollout to all participating restaurants in the U.S. (not including Alaska, Hawaii or U.S. territories) by early May.

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI), a contractor to the Beef Checkoff, recently revealed a new “beefed up” variation of sushi: Beefshi.

Merck Animal Health introduces pour-on pain reliever Merck Animal Health recently introduced Banamine Transdermal, the first and only U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved product for pain control in a food-producing animal.

Most Progressive Cattleman readers would travel 50 to 100 miles for a custom feeder.

As Matt Reeves stepped into AT&T Stadium after a late-night drive from San Antonio to Dallas, thoughts of anticipation and excitement ran through his mind. The American Angus Association-sponsored steer wrestler qualified for RFD-TV’s The American, and on Feb. 25, he took home top honors and split the $1 million payout after competing in Dallas.

You hear more about mature cow size and growth potential of calves, now that profit ebbs and flows with the cycle. We’ve written about mature size, but not much about how to use the relevant tools to change it. So now, let’s examine the strategies and tools available, and the unintended consequences of ignoring them.

By the lack of people in attendance during the “Interactive strategies for engaging with federal agencies” session of NCBA Cattlemen’s College in Phoenix, one could assume many ranchers feel it’s a lot like waiting for rain in a drought – hopeless.

The USDA Cattle on Feed report was released Friday, and the news was neutral to longer term bearish. Marketings matched pre-report expectations; on-feed inventories were slightly heavy but again close to expectations, while placements were above the highest estimate for the range of expectations.

Our oldest child is 17. What if she wants to come back to the ranch after college? What if our other kids do too?

I discussed risk in an article a couple of months ago and explained that risk exposure is often a daily occurrence for most cattle producers and often comes in two forms: price risk and production risk.