Most readers do not use futures contracts, according to a recent online poll by Progressive Cattleman.

As we move into the new year, it will be worthwhile to spend a little time planning and preparing for the upcoming calving season. Excellent animal husbandry, deliberate preparation and common sense can go a long way to promote a successful calving season.

It’s been said, “People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.” That could explain why drought was again a hot topic at the Range Beef Cow Symposium in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in late November.

It seems to fit Kentucky perfectly to be the No. 1 state with the most head of cattle east of the Mississippi river.

The city of Denver and the Western Stock Show Association began work on Nov. 3 with a ceremony clearing ground toward the $1.1 billion National Western Center project and restoration of the site of the National Western Stock Show.

How good is the mineral supplementation program for your ranch? Are there financial benefits that can be gained with a good mineral program? Will an off-the-shelf mineral product satisfy the nutritional demands of your cow herd?

I don’t know about your corner of the world – but here in Idaho, we get some pretty darn near perfect sunsets when dusk rolls around.

President Trump signed an executive order on Dec. 4 significantly reducing the size of two of Utah’s national monuments, the Bears Ears National Monument and the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

The 2017 U.S. commercial beef production forecast was reduced almost 150 million pounds from the previous month to 26.4 billion pounds on fewer fourth-quarter steer and heifer marketings and lighter carcass weights.

Imagine a scenario where people would go into a fast-food or fast-casual restaurant and, after gazing at the menu, they decide to order the No. 2 Cull-Cow Burger combo with fries and a milkshake. Then, after sitting down, the person eating says, “This cull cow is really good.”