The Crystalyx Beef Cow Body Condition Score app can assist beef producers in assessing and managing each cow’s individual needs from their mobile devices.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) forever changed U.S. health care delivery.

My wife and I hit a long-awaited milestone this summer as the start of school arrived, and for the first time, all five of our kids were headed to class. This was our day harvest, with two kids in high school, one in middle school, another in fourth grade and the youngest starting kindergarten.

The FDA’s “Guidance for the Industry” (GFI) 209, released in December 2013, announced that all antibiotic feed additives would, within three years, fall under the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) regulations.

Bovine respiratory disease (BRD), also known as shipping fever, is one of the most prevalent and economically significant diseases within the beef cattle industry. Treatment rates of cattle in feedlots for respiratory disease is more than all other diseases combined, with recent years realizing a marked increase in the disease.

A charitable remainder trust (CRT) enables a family selling a farm or ranch to avoid or defer tax on the sale and generate lifetime income for retirement. In addition to saving taxes and generating a lifetime income, a CRT provides several other benefits:

Dr. W. Edwards Deming, the father of the quality movement in emphasizing the importance of learning to continuous improvement, stated:

Due to the oil and gas boom happening across many parts of the country, landowners are being approached more often by pipeline companies seeking easements across private land for oil and gas pipeline projects.

Pasture conditions over most of the U.S. are much improved over conditions at this time last year. In addition, corn prices are currently below $4 per bushel and expected to drop further. Extreme drought conditions continue in parts of the southwestern U.S.

Rod Neier, president and CEO of Roto-Mix LLC, has announced the following promotions and organizational changes within the company.