Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica Inc. (BIVI) has announced the introduction of the Market Ready quality feeder calf preconditioning program for beef producers.

Zoetis has announced that the company has completed an expansion of its global manufacturing and supply facility in Lincoln, Nebraska, to help meet the demand for Synovex implants.

Most Progressive Cattleman readers prefer spring calving, according to an online poll.

Due to my husband's new occupation as a full-time rancher and truck driver, we have been debating whether to add to our family. Not with children, mind you, because that ship has already sailed – but with a four-legged, hairy kind of addition.

Promoted to bikers as “the place for great music, yummy cheeseburgers, outstanding out-houses and free beef jerky,” the Stone House Saloon on Kling family ranchland, west of Belle Fourche, attracted thousands of the estimated half-million bikers who flocked to the Black Hills for the 75th Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Aug. 3-9.

“… Food production is not a private matter.” That statement is hidden deep within an Idaho judge’s 29-page ruling, issued Aug. 3, striking down the state’s law banning secret animal rights video. The decision provided a jolt across agriculture and much of the national news media last month.

Calf prices have steadily increased for several years. Since spring 2014, replacement female prices have remained at record levels as well. It is only reasonable that bull prices would follow the trend.

Cattle grazing beside the road are not an uncommon sight while cruising through the many rural areas of the U.S. Tourists find it a prime opportunity to take the cliché “cattle grazing on the horizon” photo.

Historically, the objective of supplementation programs has been to address nutrient deficiencies based on the difference between cattle nutrient requirements and nutrients provided by forage.

One of the most important responsibilities of an agricultural organization is identifying and hiring someone to lead the organization. Large corporations struggle with this as well – because it can be a daunting task to identify: What are the organization’s needs? Who is the person to fulfil these needs?