You just got your DNA data back from the lab and now you’re wondering: How do I effectively use the report?

What was once a far-off dream might become a reality sooner rather than later thanks to numerous groups embarking on improvements with RFID eartag technology in beef cattle.

Until recently, getting embryos genotyped was limited to the confines of university lab research. Embruon, founded by Matt Barten, is the first commercial facility of its kind that makes this technology available to the public.

A 4-H project that got out of hand. That’s what Tommy Mead of Mead Cattle Enterprises says about his passion for the Hereford breed.

Moore’s Law implies technological advances double every year. Rapid technological advancements require users to constantly change and adapt to new high-tech processes and gadgets.

Frigid temperatures, howling winds, ice storms, freezing rain and snowdrifts are just a few of the winter highlights waiting just around the corner.

As a seedstock producer and a cattle veterinarian, having a healthy and productive herd is a top priority for my herd and my clients’ herds. However, one of the most concerning diseases I am diagnosing more and more frequently in beef cattle is Johne’s disease.

Where I come from, most people feed hay during the winter. Lots and lots of hay. Feeding hay requires harvesting it or buying and increasing feed costs to the point of loss of profitability in many cases.

Just as America is doing, the cattle industry is separating itself into two classes: the Haves and Have-Nots. According to the USDA, 57 percent of American ranchers have less than 20 cows, and the average herd is only 42 head.

Every year, about the middle of June, we turn the cows out onto one unit or the other of our Forest Service allotment.