Of the 1.7 million head of cattle raised in Missouri each year, only 187,500 of those cattle are finished on Missouri soil – a situation the University of Missouri Extension team hopes to rectify.

A new demographic of information-seeking consumers and export markets have fueled beef value-added marketing programs over the past two decades to provide cattle producers new premium-driven market opportunities direct from their farm or ranch.

Technology in agriculture is not a new concept, and the efficiencies and the advancements those technologies have provided producers has revolutionized the industry.

Dr. Kathryn Reif discusses the strain diversity now seen in the Anaplasma marginale bacteria.

McKenzie, North Dakota’s Black Leg Ranch is raising the bar when it comes to diversifying the operation.

In the north-central Louisiana town of Downsville, Malcolm, Melissa and their son Chase Echols are making their mark on forage quality and production.

Since 2016, Kansas cattlemen and women have had the opportunity to attend Kansas State University Extension calving schools to not only brush up on their pre-calving and calving management but also learn new cow herd management strategies and calf-pulling techniques.

On the heels of the eighth annual National Institute for Animal Agriculture’s Antibiotic Symposium, held Nov. 13-15 in Overland Park, Kansas, both Wendy’s and McDonald’s released updated policies and concerns regarding the beef both companies are sourcing, namely, in regards to the antibiotics producers are using to keep those animals healthy.

Based in Pomona, Kansas, Judd Ranch has garnered distinction as the American Gelbvieh Association’s number one breeder and owner of Dams of Merit and Dams of Distinction for 20 of the past 21 years, a testament to the management and genetics the first-generation operation has worked to develop.