The American beef cattle herd is at its lowest level since 1973, with the U.S. Department of Agriculture reporting the total herd at 86.7 million in January, one of the lowest inventories since the ...

The United States and European Union have pledged another way to tackle climate change, and it could have a direct impact on agriculture. The pledge is to reduce methane emissions by at least 30% by ...

AMES, Iowa – Iowa beef producers have to balance dietary and nutritional considerations with getting the most value for their dollar after feed prices skyrocketed this winter as a result of last ...

For generations of Nebraska beef producers, the Nebraska Beef Cattle Report has been a steady presence – not fancy, not promotional, but dependable. Long before research was something you searched for ...

Seaweed is once again showing promise for making cattle farming more sustainable. A study by researchers at the University of California, Davis, found that feeding grazing beef cattle a seaweed ...

The continuing high cattle market is creating some shifts in feedlots in the U.S., with more heifers being sold as feeders, as well as feedlots keeping cattle on feed for longer periods. “We are ...

Profit margins for both cattle and hog finishing operations saw modest gains last week but also carry significantly higher feed costs than a year ago. Cattle feeders saw average profits of $222 per ...

Last week, USDA released its biannual U.S. cattle inventory report showing U.S. cattle totals as of January 1, following its monthly cattle on feed report the week before that. The reports provide ...

John Dohogne had a vision in 1967. He saw an event that would put the spotlight on cattle feeding in the High Plains region. Dohogne, the plant manager at Producers Packing Company in Garden City, ...

Escalating costs for hay and supplements have many cattle producers concerned, especially with very poor pasture conditions and limited hay supplies in some areas of the state. Current feed costs have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cows eating hay and soy-based feed. United Soybean Board/Flickr, CC BY The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge ...

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Current ...