For a rancher, feeding cattle relies on careful timing for buying calves at low prices and bulking them up to sell for a return on your investment. Or you may want to build a business around taking ...

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 ...

This summer many parts of the West are experiencing record high temperatures and very little rainfall. By early July these conditions had already taken a toll on pastures and hay crops and many ...

The report included a rare event with Texas slipping to No. 2, reporting 10,000 fewer cattle on feed than Nebraska, 2.63 ...

Getting back to the basics of cattle management on wheat is the ultimate way to maximize gain and use forage. Dana Zook, northwest Oklahoma area livestock specialist, said health is key when grazing ...

Hundreds of livestock and poultry operations in the Pacific Northwest are regulated under federal water-protection rules. Officially, they're called "concentrated animal feeding operations," or CAFOs.

The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Current projections indicate that by 2050, global food demand could increase by 59%-98% above current levels. In ...

In climates where wind chill can be an issue during colder months, planning ahead for winter weather can save money, with reduced feed costs, reduced illness and health costs, less loss of body ...

Despite the cattle inventory plummeting to the lowest level in 73 years, the number of cattle on feed remains surprisingly strong. The average all-fresh retail price for beef hit record highs in six ...

Cereal rye grain possesses many uses within crop and livestock production. Growers make rye part of their corn-soybean crop rotation to boost yields, while ranchers needing an alternative feed might ...