Archive for November 2019

High-speed internet service in the U.S. is a classic case of the haves and the have nots. In heavily populated states and metropolitan areas, people have access to 4G or…

Over the past few years, cannabidiol (CBD) has become wildly popular as a dietary supplement and “natural” treatment for a laundry list of health conditions in humans and animals. Products…

In winter, cattlemen and women often use harvested forages or crop residues as the primary diet for their cattle when most grazing forages go dormant. These feedstuffs may not meet…

In its 34th study, the American Farm Bureau Federation found 2019’s price tag for a traditional Thanksgiving meal rose just one penny to $48.91 for 10 people. This amounts to…

Gains in cash cattle prices did not translate into higher profits for feedyards last week. Cattle traded at $116, about $1 higher, but feedyard margins declined $35 per head to…

“Every time I see an ambulance go by, I stop and say a prayer because odds are, I know the person riding inside,” says Adam Jones, rancher near St. Francis, Kansas.…

CattleTrace, the industry-driven initiative to build a disease traceability system for the beef industry, has expanded to multiple states. That was one of the messages more than 200 industry leaders…

After a gruesome corn silage harvest season plagued with wet weather, an early frost and even snow in some parts of the country, farmers are now starting to feel some…