U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins defended President Donald Trump’s decision to allow more imported ground beef into the country, saying it will help Americans shrink their grocery bills.
- Janelle Atyeo
U.S. Senators from South Dakota and Minnesota are backing legislation that would add up to 20 million acres of grazing lands by seeding marginal cropland to grass.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
The cattle industry absorbed an onslaught of reports on Friday, July 24 – some expected, some not. First to roll out was the July Cattle on Feed Report (COF), and it did not offer anything overly surprising. In fact, when analyzed, the report merely seemed to quantify the reality being lived…
- From NDSU Extension
As drought intensifies, many farmers are deciding to harvest drought-stressed crops for livestock forage. In some areas of the state, farmers have already harvested small grains as hay.
- Janelle Atyeo
Along with America’s milestone birthday this summer, lovers of Targhee sheep celebrated some big anniversaries for this all American breed.
- Sue Roesler
At the North Dakota State University (NDSU) Swine Field Day in June, NDSU unveiled its new swine research facility, which is a farrow-to-finish operation with enough space to hold 600 head.
- Sue Roesler
MANNING, N.D. – With hot days in the summer, cattle may start to feel the heat and bunch up together in the corners of pastures. Rachel Gibbs, NDSU ruminant systems management specialist at Hettinger Research Extension Center (HREC), said she has been focusing on what short bursts of heat ca…
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
Livestock and horses are both prone to overheating. Here are some things to think about.
- Katelyn Winberg
It's the last day of Dairy Month. Take a peak at plans for major expansions at South Dakota's three largest dairy processing plants.
- Sue Roesler
The New World screwworm has not and should not impact U.S. cattle markets negatively, according to Tim Petry, NDSU livestock marketing specialist.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
With much of cow country considered in drought conditions going into the summer grazing season, producers tuned in May 27 on social media to watch a live panel discussion hosted by the Society for Range Management through their “Good Grazing Makes Cents” program in the hopes of gaining insig…
- Benjamin Herrold
The hot summer months can be a challenge for cattle herds. Heat can affect performance in several ways, including average daily gains and reproductive issues.
- Heather Schlitz, Tom Polansek and Cassandra Garrison Reuters
Experts said an outbreak could cause $1.8 billion in damage to Texas' economy and likely would raise beef prices by shrinking cattle supply.
- Katelyn Winberg
Near Rockham in northeastern South Dakota, spring calving season stretches across much of the year for Jade Jandel.
- Ruth Nicolaus
“When I go out to the pasture, they all follow me around. They’ve been referred to as my herd of dogs.”
- By MORGAN GARRISON
Born and raised in southern Alberta, Canada, Candy Wilcox says she truly has always had a deep passion and love for horses. Despite growing up on a dryland farm, Wilcox kept begging her parents for a horse and they finally relented when she was 15 years old. The rest, as they say, is history.
- Katelyn Winberg
On a regular Monday in April, when the average person was at work or school, millions of dollars changed hands before lunch in a sale barn in southeastern South Dakota.
- By MORGAN GARRISON
It is no secret that the cattle and beef industry is one of the most contentious and divided agriculture industries in the US. With key industry leading groups often vocally disagreeing with other leaders, it has been increasingly difficult for meaningful policy to be enacted because lawmake…
- Benjamin Herrold
When it comes to spring calving or fall calving, cattle producers have a variety of factors to consider.
- Sue Roesler
CARRINGTON, N.D. – When cow/calf producers are breeding this summer, they may look back at their spring calves and wonder about how valuable they really were.
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
"After getting to work on some of these bulls, I can tell you first hand that they are treated like royalty."
- Katelyn Winberg
SDSU Extension shares research at Cattlemen’s Education Day
- Lainie Kringen-Scholtz
When you are shopping at the grocery store, you see many different options for the same thing, and one thing that you may notice are the “organic” labels.
- Sue Roesler
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