Efforts still being made for national animal ID 

By Kindra Gordon

What’s the status of a National Animal Identification System (NAIS) in the US? Attendees at the ID INFO Expo held Aug. 28-30 in Kansas City were asked that very question...

Oklahoma symposium focuses on horse nutrition 

Horse nutrition will be a topic of Oklahoma State University's Horse Owner's Symposium, Oct. 6 at McElroy Hall Auditorium at the Stillwater campus...

Ol’ Bax 

By Steve Lucas, Mountain View Farm
Louisa, Virginia

Baxter was born with great expectations. His mother was an Australian Shepherd that belonged to Charles and Betty Rosson, and his father was a blue tick hound, Labrador retriever mix that roamed the neighborhood. What more could anyone want in a cow dog?...

Vet’s Advice: The value of calf health 

By Mike Apley, DVM, BEEF Magazine contributing editor

We've all misread a few trends in life, some of which evolved into forces that drastically changed lives and entire industries. Thirty years ago, who would have thought ...

Consider Keeping and Feeding Open Cows Until Early 2008 

By Jason K. Ahola, University of Idaho

Cattle producers are signaling that fall is here – the annual ritual of weaning and pregnancy checking has begun in most areas of the U.S. However, producers in some areas...

How’s your Beef? Consumers say it must be tender 

Source: Elanco Animal Health

Consumers tell us that tenderness and taste are two of the most important attributes when they are evaluating their beef eating experience. They want tender beef and are willing to pay for it...

Sale dates set for AngusSource tagged calves 

To assist Angus producers in capturing added value from their participation in AngusSource, the American Angus Association has announced several fall sale dates...

Putting border issue behind us enhances global trade 

By Bill Donald, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association

As expected, USDA has released its final rule expanding cattle and beef imports from Canada. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has monitored this issue carefully from the beginning, including our filing of comments back in March 2007...

Hereford takes tour across High Plains 

A bus load of seedstock and commercial producers, and farmer feeders spent four days traveling through South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas visiting Hereford seedstock and commercial ranches, feedlots, and packing plants, plus spent hours discussing beef industry topics and sharing knowledge...

Real Cowmen: Gelbvieh fits varied management strategies for these three producers 

By Lori Maude, Courtesy of American Gelbvieh Association

In the southeastern United States you will find fall calving herds, spring calving herds, or herds with both calving seasons. Some producers wean off the cow and sell at market; other producers will...

BeefTalk: Change Is Slow, But It Is Coming 

By Kris Ringwall, North Dakota State University

Fall is here, but the question of the day remains. As the calves are processed for shipping, is placing electronic identification tags (EIDs) worth it?...

National Farm Safety and Health Week is Sept. 16-22 

"It's Easier to Bury a Tradition Than a Child" is the theme of this year's National Farm Safety and Health Week, Sept. 16-22...

KY and TN to host cow-calf conference Oct. 5 

Extension specialists from Kentucky and Tennessee are collaborating to host the first annual Kentucky-Tennessee Cow-Calf Conference...

NCBA’s Western Region Joint Meeting is Sept. 28-29, Jackson Hole, Wyoming 

Cattlemen from across the western United States are invited to attend a joint meeting of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association’s (NCBA) western regions...

Preparing for Disasters, Call 2-1-1 

Fires ... floods ... hurricanes ... Sometimes the best way to survive a disaster – natural or otherwise – is to get out of its way. But evacuation plans shouldn't be spur-of-the-moment...