FARGO - The need for more return per calf has beef cattle producers looking at alternative production practices. "Raising cattle naturally is a method that has attracted consumer demand," says Karl ...

Sigmund “Siggie” Henes just turned 2, he’s wearing tan Carhartt overalls that surpass normal standards of cuteness and ought to land him on the cover of the company’s catalog, but at the moment he’s ...

As cow-calf producers continue to face market volatility made worse by the covid-19 pandemic, managing risk is more important than ever. Two upcoming webinars from the University of Arkansas System ...

The 2026 Missouri Master Farmer runs a seedstock cattle operation. His goal is to provide high-quality beef to cattle farmers ...

Columnist Dennis Sun writes, "As cattle numbers continue to drop, one might think cattle prices would keep rising, but they are not. I’ve been ...

Raising dairy cows delivers multiple benefits. Just one “bossy” contentedly chewing her cud in the lower 40–or even in a small backyard plot–can easily provide your family with all the milk, cheese, ...

Florida ranching lasts longer than most residents imagine. Beef production sits at the center of the state’s agricultural heritage for more than 400 years, anchored in a working landscape that often ...

It's not clear yet how the mad cow scare will affect rural communities dependent on agriculture. Some experienced a boom in crop and cattle prices just before the United States' first case of the ...

YAKIMA, Wash. — Raising cattle is more than just a business for the owners of Garibay Ranch; it’s a labor of love. Juan and Inga Garibay of Yakima, Wash., believe in taking a hands-on approach with ...

FLOYD, Iowa — Mark Rader loves his cattle. "I like to drive the Ranger out to the pasture early in the morning, check the cows and watch the sun come up, and then I return to the same spot at night ...

FITZGERALD, Georgia — Watching a herd of cattle methodically moving through the pastureland at Deep Grass Graziers in southeast Georgia, you might not guess that the most important element of such an ...