I hold some allegiances to various creeds, ideologies, people and sports teams. The strength of my allegiance varies according to the cause. I know plenty of guys who live or die by the color of their tractors and their cows or the letters on the tailgate of their pickups.

“Roy, can you show us the scar? It’s gotta be a big one!” “What scar?” “Where they took your conscience out!”

A trio of speakers at the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association Producer's Forum took aim at one of the key questions plaguing the cattle industry over the past 12 months. Namely, why is the futures market in such disarray?

According to an online poll, most Progressive Cattleman readers graze cover crops.

Following a 13-year ban on U.S. beef exports to China, an announcement from the Chinese government indicates they will begin accepting U.S. beef from animals under 30 months of age.

What is it about election years that makes everyone dread them? If you ask most people, they will say they get tired of the politicians slinging mud at each other.

It was a successful turnout of veterinarians and veterinary students at the 49th Annual Conference of the American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) Sept. 15-17 in Charlotte, North Carolina, last week. The 2016 theme was “facing the future together.”

Have you seen all these DIY (do it yourself) projects with pallets? In just a short time, a pallet can become a bench, a table, a coat hanger, a wine bottle rack or a rustic cover for anything you have around the house. The possibilities are endless!

An overwhelming majority of readers do not agree with the USDA’s decision to allow beef exports from Brazil.

The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is seeking comments on whether or not to amend the U.S. Standards for Grades of Carcass Beef to include dentition and documentation of actual age as an additional determination of maturity grouping for official quality grading.