Archive for December 2018

Several large ranches changed hands this year, each offering a unique opportunity to invest in ranch life. See our coverage of these top listings from 2018: Muhammad Ali’s Michigan Farm…

Cornstalk residue can be an economical source of forage for beef cattle in the winter.  The leftover corn, leaf and husk are the most desirable parts of the corn plant…

For anti-industry activists to gin up their fund-raising appeals — just in time for their acolytes to divert some Christmas cash to the cause … of destroying production agriculture, that…

An Arizona man who stole $3 million worth of cattle sale proceeds from a sale barn has been sentenced to five years in federal prison and repaying the money he…

Everything needed to manage toxic fescue comes in a new edition of an old booklet, says Craig Roberts, University of Missouri Extension specialist. First copies of “Fescue Toxicosis and Management,”…

With hay being in short supply in some areas I thought it might be beneficial to re-post this article that Dr. Radunz and I put together back in 2011. Winter-feeding…

As agriculture enters into its sixth year of the current recession in the sector, relationships with ag lenders are growing even more important. U.S. Farm Report host Tyne Morgan sat…

The U.S. Meat Export Federation says an updated study quantifies the value red meat exports deliver to U.S. corn producers. A 2016 study conducted by World Perspectives, Inc., determined that…

Several beef packers have announced recently that they will be requiring Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) certification from their suppliers of fed cattle. That was not news to most cattle feeders,…

Weaning is one of the most stressful times for cattle. You remove the source of security calves have had since birth, and change their routine. Stress is a key contributor…