As the U.S. Meat Export Federation, (USMEF) convenes in Fort Worth for its Spring Conference May 21-23, talks of cattle herd ...

China is one of the biggest importers of American breeding pigs and other livestock genetic material such as cattle semen.

An increase in animal comfort was attributed to reduced solar radiation exposure in shaded pens, leading to lower heat load ...

On Friday, the Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines, overturned Chevron and handed authority back to Congress and the courts. Overturning the doctrine is a significant ruling that ...

Working to confront mental health challenges in agricultural communities and the associated stigma, Rural Minds provides support through information and resources.

Every cattle producer has the goal to efficiently utilize available forage, labor, management, and financial resources to produce cattle that will meet customers’ expectations and desires. Outbreaks ...

To further understand the links between genetics and cattle growth efficiency, University of Nebraska-Lincoln researchers are focusing on cattle’s mitochondria—cell components whose biochemical ...

As spring calving season begins to wrap up, it’s time to start thinking about breeding season and making sure bulls are ready for work. Saulo Zoca, University of Tennessee assistant professor and beef ...

Question of the Week: What’s your next investment? This week’s podcast episode discusses the importance of investing in good working facilities and designing them correctly the first time. I know I ...

At 36 years old, Brooke Taylor has many chapters to her life. “After I graduated from Oklahoma State twice, I went on a circuit of working in the food and agricultural industry,” says Taylor, who now ...

Abbreviated slaughter schedules have been prevalent because of last week’s weather burdening packers with power outages and transportation issues. Following two reduced weekly head counts, due to ...

It’s typical for cow-calf producers to focus most of their marketing efforts on calves. Accordingly, little marketing effort is put into cull cows and bulls. While pregnancy and culling rates vary ...