Progressive Publishing hired Allyson Dalton (formerly King) as a summer editorial intern for Progressive Cattle. In this position, she will be writing news articles and feature stories, assisting with social media and receiving a first-hand look at the Progressive Cattle Podcast. 

A team of researchers at the USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) is completing a 10-year study on how grazing management practices used in rotational grazing systems and continuous grazing systems affect cattle foraging behavior, diet quality and yearly weight gain in semiarid, extensive rangeland.

A collaboration between scientists from government, academia and industry sectors has successfully produced the first gene-edited calf with resistance to bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a disease that costs the U.S. cattle industry billions of dollars annually.

To help producers get ahead of the upcoming GFI No. 263 changes, Valley Vet Supply technical service veterinarians Lacey Fahrmeier and Tony Hawkins discuss things producers can do to transition smoothly into the new regulations.  

The latest ERS Cattle on Feed report showed that as of April 1, cattle and calves on feed and bound for the slaughter market at feedyards with capacities of 1,000 head or more totaled 11.6 million head, a 4% decrease from the same time a year ago.