Drovers

With much of the country drier than ideal, optimizing feed resources are top of mind heading into winter. Even for those who enjoyed timely summer rains, the marginal economics of…

The Red Angus Association of America released an updated suite of bio-economic selection indexes, including the Profitability and Sustainability index. The breed’s new flagship index, abbreviated ProS, is an all-purpose…

Working in a restaurant is not just something Chef Chris Vogeli does. It is all he knows. The chef proprietor at III Forks in Frisco, Texas, learned from family and…

Barry Flinchbaugh, whose remarkable career in agricultural policy at Kansas State University spanned nearly a half-century, died Nov. 2 at Stormont Vail Hospital in Topeka. He was 78 years old.…

Idaho cattle feeder Cevin Jones is wrapping up his one-year term as chair of the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). In the below audio report, Jones notes that while the…

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue praised the Department of Labor’s (DOL) new H2A Wage Rule on Monday. According to a USDA release, the new rule delivers on President Trump’s…

Dr. Guy Kiracofe, Kansas State University Department of Animal Sciences and Industry professor emeritus, was awarded the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Distinguished Alumni Animal and Poultry Sciences Award…

Cattle and hog finishing margins are both positive for the sixth consecutive week, but margins have eroded significantly. Cattle feeding margins posted average profits of $20 per head last week,…

This article was developed by Newport Laboratories. With the capability for an untreated pinkeye infection to lead to blindness and permanent damage within 72 hours or less, an outbreak can…

Jordan Gall is a third-generation cattle feeder, working alongside his brother and parents on G&A Farms, their family operation near Clarkson, Nebraska. They own and custom-finish cattle, manage a cow-calf…