There is an increased focus on the feed industry and hay markets as producers scramble to determine how they will combat low forage supplies this winter.

The end of the year can also be a great time to reflect on what happened this past year and to reevaluate how tasks are done. I encourage you to focus on the now and recent past to improve the future of your operation.

Livestock producers can enhance success by identifying and exploiting their competitive advantage in relation to their competition.

By definition, to “cooperate” means to work jointly toward the same end. This is the idea when it comes to the development of cooperator cattle herds.

When lecturing to the beef production capstone course in the division of animal sciences at the University of Missouri, I like to ask uncomfortable questions.

The agriculture industry is directly derived from what consumers want. And in today’s world, consumers want traceability.