The 2016 Cattle Industry Convention and National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) Trade Show wrapped up Saturday, Jan. 30, with the NCBA board of directors meeting.

The USDA Cattle on Feed report released on Jan. 22 contains some surprises and is notably lacking news that the price trend established through the last half of 2015 would be reversed.

Beef cattle seeking shelter from harsh winter weather could be at an increased risk of disease in overcrowded barns, Purdue University experts say.

There I was, armed to the teeth and ready for a fight. He had done it for the last time. I wasn’t backing down, and one of us was leaving that barn dead. You guessed it – a pack rat.

With the new year came news that the USDA and Department of Health and Human Services approved new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines and an endorsement for red meat as a healthy protein.

We have an abundance of cattle breeds in the U.S. Often it is easier to speak of them as types based on their country or region of origin and their similarities of original or current use.

As beef producers prepare for the implementation of the Veterinary Feed Directive, feed mills are preparing as well.

What does your newborn calf protocol look like? How has it evolved over time? What circumstances require extra attention for your calves? What tips would you give other producers?

About a year ago, I overheard someone state that if you can’t make money with cattle prices now, you’ll never make money. A year later, weaned calves sold $50 to $100 per hundredweight below the previous year’s price.

By Jan. 1, 2017, if a cattle producer wants to feed his livestock certain medicated feeds, he cannot simply go to the feed store, purchase the feed and dump it in the feedbunk.