The mind of a cow and the human male In order to understand a key element of cattle handling, we must first explore the concept of the male human’s brain and the “nothing box.”

With prices for feeder cattle, soybeans and corn reaching record highs over the past few years, and drought forcing the liquidation of many herds, many producers are contemplating their future in the industry. Should they hang on and purchase feed or exit the industry?

Believers attribute everything to God, and non-believers attribute everything to coincidence.

It's almost here. The fifth Wichita Falls Ranch & Farm Expo is scheduled for March 5-6 at the JS Bridwell Agricultural Center, part of the MPEC in Wichita Falls, Texas. Show hours will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 5, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 6.

Nampa, Idaho-based PerforMix Nutrition System LLC (PNS) has become the newest member of Cooperative Research Farms (CRF). CRF is an innovative, multi-national organization of livestock and poultry feed manufacturers located in North America and Europe.  

A nationwide study says Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand resonates with consumers. Seventy-five percent of those interviewed by Firebox Research & Strategy of Beachwood, Ohio, ranked the brand logo as representing the highest quality Angus beef available. Moreover, they said they would pay more for it in restaurants and grocery stores.

The benefits of grazing are numerous. Grazing allows animals to feed themselves in a low-stress environment, lowers human labor requirements for feeding and manure management, as well as creating a more pastoral image of the animals spread out across the landscape contentedly grazing forages at their leisure.

The Choice boxed beef cutout reached $231.71/cwt. on Jan. 17. That was up 15.5 percent since Jan. 2. Select boxed beef, which had never been higher than $200/cwt. prior to Jan. 6, was at $229.32/cwt. on Jan. 17.

With calving season upon us for the spring-calving operations, producers, ranchers, cowboys and veterinarians are all on alert. Things can go wrong, and no one wants to risk losing the calf, the dam or in the worst scenario, both.

Each and every day, cattlemen buy and sell their livestock across the country. Video and Internet auctions have revolutionized how cattle are bought and sold, and knowing how to navigate these sales is important for everyone involved.