Commercial Black Angus cattlemen may be tempted to skip Angus University, knowing prices for cattle are historically high, so why bother finding out carcass data to improve your herd?
Lawsonia infection might be impacting more than you think
- Sue Roesler
In the northern Red River Valley, near Cummings, N.D., Wayne and Becca Baumbach and their two young daughters have been restoring old crop fields back to native grass pastures for their livestock, as well as planting a wealth of trees and plant species to support diversity and their 24 bee c…
- Janelle Atyeo
One young Minnesota dairyman is turning his passion for farming and community into a business that both honors the past and provides a future for his family farm at a time when small dairies are disappearing.
- Sue Roesler
MENOKEN, N.D. – Sheep and cattle grazing together on Menoken Farm perennials are in the sixth year of the perennial and annual crop rotations at the demonstration soil health farm.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
As calving season progresses across the region, now is a good time to start thinking ahead to breeding season preparations. Arguably one of the most important preparations a producer can invest in is a breeding soundness exam (BSE) on all bulls intended to be turned out for breeding.
- Kristen Sindelar
Technology in the meat processing industry has been limited, but a team of visionaries is combining robotic automation and AI in a way that could change the food supply chain.
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
"It is well worth your time to get BQA certified if you interact with cattle at all in your day-to-day life."
- By MORGAN GARRISON
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) annual CattleCon took place Feb. 3-5 in Nashville, Tenn. The most anticipated seminar at the event – the annual CattleFax Outlook – was brimming with information for cattle producers to ponder in the early months of 2026. It seems drought, vol…
- Sue Roesler
Winding or unwinding electric fence by hand takes labor and time, but the Rappa Winder, a vehicle-mounted fencing product being introduced to the U.S. at CattleCon 2026, can do it quickly and more efficiently, according to Nick Cockayne, managing director at Rappa International, based in the…
- Sue Roesler
KINTYRE, N.D. – While young cattlewomen and sisters-in-law Julia Nicholson and Lydia Nicholson were both pregnant at the same time in 2023, they decided to create their own cookbook.
- Kristen Sindelar
While shepherds kept their flocks by night, someone had to shear those sheep during the day.
- Kristen Sindelar
No one enjoys getting soaked in a downpour of rain or chilled to the bone in a torrent of snow. In the heat of summer, most would rather be in the shade than stand under the sun’s blazing rays. Cattle are no different.
- Sue Roesler
Some livestock producers don’t bury their dead animals anymore – they compost them.
- Katelyn Winberg
“Videos reduce stress on everyone. And buyers trust them more and more."
- Katelyn Winberg
Cold temperatures, wind and snow make for a long season in the Upper Midwest. As cattle producers are preparing their herds for the months ahead, experts say winter success comes down to nutrition, shelter and vigilance.
- Sue Roesler
Recognizing common stress events and managing against compounding stress events are key management strategies for livestock and essential to increasing productivity and keeping disease and death at bay.
- Sue Roesler
Controlling flies not only relieves cattle and livestock producers of an annoyance, but cattle performance and weight can drop when there is heavy infestation of flies without good control, which can lead to economic losses.
- Sue Roesler
Having success with breeding season on a cow/calf operation requires careful planning and organization, providing adequate nutrition, and conducting body condition scoring, according to Annette Steffan, Red Angus seedstock breeder at Heart River Ranch, owner of Heart River Genetics, and a br…
- Sue Roesler
Moderating cow size has been a topic of seedstock breeders for many years, with some beef experts saying producers can stock more moderate-framed cow/calf pairs on the same acreage as larger cow/calf pairs and produce more calves.
- Sue Roesler
GLENFIELD, N.D. – The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) presented Spickler Ranch North near Grace City with the 2025 Environmental Stewardship Award for its many soil, cattle, grass and water improvements on the ranch located along the James River.
- Sue Roesler
The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) named Crighton Ranch in McKenzie County the Rancher of the Year at the NDSA 96th annual convention’s banquet. David Lee, Nancy Crighton, and their daughter, Nikki Winter, operate the Angus cow/calf operation.
- Sue Roesler
Cattle producers have shown interest in alternative feed supplements, particularly energy plant co-products that provide the nutrients needed to complete a cow’s ration – especially protein – and that are easy to access.
- Ryan Crossingham
In recognition of their extraordinary conservation efforts throughout their ranching career, the Brian and Vicki Maddock family are the recipients of the 2025 North Dakota Leopold Conservation Award. The award honors farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their m…
- By MORGAN KUNTZ-GARRISON
With a deep background in cattle DNA testing and genomics, Leoma Donsbach started Data Genie in 2015 with the goal of building a company that could help seedstock producers navigate the often-confusing maze to get their cattle registered.