Planning for a Return to the Family Farm 

Individuals thinking about returning to the family farm or ranch, or children thinking about returning are encouraged to attend a two-session program at the Radisson Fossil Creek in Fort Worth, Texas...

Sex, Lot Size, Color Still Lead Auction Value  

Source: North Dakota State University

As part of a three-state auction market study, Extension beef specialists from the Dakotas and Montana evaluated premiums paid for calves in those states across auction sales for three consecutive weeks (beginning the last week in October 2006). All told, data was collected on 68,475 calves (6,251 lots). The average weight was 520 lbs. ...

Beef snacks debut for busy kids, consumers  

Kids want quick, fast and easy. They want food right after school, while doing homework or before playing with friends – with one caveat – they don’t want to have to cook. Meanwhile, moms want nutritious food ...

National FFA announces Steve Brown as New National FFA Executive Secretary 

The National FFA Organization announced in early December that Dr. Steve A. Brown of Missouri has been named the new National FFA Executive Secretary. He will begin his position as Agricultural Sciences Program Specialist...

20 members named to Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Advisory Committee 

Acting Agriculture Secretary Chuck Conner has appointed 20 members to serve on the Advisory Committee on Beginning Farmers and Ranchers. Seven of the appointments are new; the other 13 are reappointments...

BEEF, Limousin Team Up For "Cyber Campfire"  

BEEF magazine is venturing into a new venue by partnering with the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) in a series of Internet programs aimed at important cow-calf production and management topics...

National Environmental Stewardship Award Program Call for Entries 

The 18th Annual Environmental Stewardship Award Program (ESAP) has officially opened its nomination season for 2008. The program has recognized ...

Cattle feeding strategies for high corn prices 

By Kindra Gordon

Beef producers from western South Dakota and Wyoming gathered to learn more about combating high corn prices in their operations during a one-day conference held Nov. 27 in Rapid City, SD...

SDSU research: Improving small ranch profitability  

Improving small ranch profitability by evaluating alternatives in beef cattle enterprises is the focus of a major new study at South Dakota State University...

Washington State to Host Cattlemen’s Boot Camp in January 

The American Angus Association®, Angus Foundation and Washington State University (WSU) will conduct a Cattlemen’s Boot Camp Jan. 3-4, 2008, in Pullman, WA. The Boot Camp is open to all cattle producers...

Strategies for Stretching Short Hay Supplies Set for Dec. 8 

For some beef herd owners, it will be a stretch to get cows though the winter. Drought and an Easter freeze cut pasture and hay production. With limited supply, hay prices have skyrocketed...

Grazing Management Workshop is Dec. 10 in Fort Collins, CO 

Producers and researchers will explore ways to improve the management of grazing land during the CRYSTALYX® Grazing Management Workshop December 10, at the Larimer County Fairgrounds in Fort Collins, Colorado...

Bush Nominates Edward Schafer to be Ag Secretary 

President Bush announced October 31st the nomination of Edward Schafer, former North Dakota Governor, to be Secretary of Agriculture...

New cancer report says limit red and processed meat; Industry disagrees 

A new report by the World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research suggests limiting intake of red meat and avoiding processed meat as one of 10 recommendations to reduce cancer risk...

National FFA membership tops 500,000 

For the first time in 29 years, student membership of the National FFA Organization broke through the half million mark. This year, there are 500,823 members in 7,358 FFA chapters across the United States, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands...