Ranching is always a challenge, but the Sitz family strives to make it work, working and adapting together.

Most cows shed the placenta within two to eight hours after calving, and when a cow has not shed the placenta for 24 hours or longer, it is considered retained.

For the past 50 years, the Joe C. King & Sons Ranch has operated with the belief that their corner of central Montana is best left as native range where cattle, wildlife and landscape act in a mutually beneficial and sustainable system.

Retaining entry-level laborers on a dairy is always a struggle for dairies. Here's how one dairy meets that challenge.

After a hard birth, some calves are dull or even unconscious from oxygen shortage and fail to start breathing. But there are things producers can do to help calves start breathing. 

Once in a while, you run across one of those farmers who will try a variety of crops and practices to look for profitable and sustainable opportunities. Josh Jones is one of them.

Sure, Midwest farms can utilize no-till planting, but can Western producers make it work in a drier climate? Two Idaho producers tell us how it's working for them.

If the dam has a chance to build high antibody levels before calving, she can pass this temporary immunity to her calf.

For anyone thinking about growing alfalfa seed, he recommends attending one of their seed schools.  Find someone who is doing it, who can give advice for your area.

During the past 25 years, there have been many improvements in designs of cattle-working facilities and in cattle-handling techniques, but some cattle operations still need to “tune up” their handling methods.