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.
- 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…
- 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
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.
- 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.
- By MORGAN KUNTZ-GARRISON
Greg and Lynn Gardner, owners of G&G Livestock, ranch alongside their daughter and son-in-law, Brittany and Wacey Cathey, in Polson, Mont. The family operation was recently selected as the Region Five Environmental Stewardship Award (ESA) winners.
- By JAMIE HENNEMAN
Although the federal government is largely “silent” on the topic of how animals are raised in the United States, producers should be aware of legal challenges that can come up due to certain practices, according to legal experts.
- By MORGAN KUNTZ-GARRISON
Since forming in 2017, the Southwest Montana Sagebrush Partnership has had a clear mission – do what is right to preserve one of our nation’s largest, continuous sagebrush steppes. This delicate ecosystem in the Montana counties of Madison and Beaverhead is important habitat for wildlife, th…
- Ryan Crossingham
It’s been a really good year for the cattle industry, with prices moving up to record high levels in 2025, according to Tim Petry, North Dakota State University associate professor and livestock economist.
- Sue Roesler
With calving season often starting in February for seedstock producers and March for cow/calf producers, now may be a good time to plan out what kind of calving barn would work for your growing herd.
- By MORGAN KUNTZ-GARRISON
Equine herpesvirus (EHV) is a highly contagious illness that affects domestic horses. The virus has several different “strains” that are noted via numbers. The western equine sports industry has recently been dealing with an outbreak of EHV-1, the most common strain of EHV that impacts a hor…
- Sue Roesler
A lifelong love of horses led Mary Hartman, CEO and founder of StableFeed in Minnesota, to find growers in Montana to grow sainfoin, a pink forage, that she says helps animals with chronic diseases.
- Sue Roesler
Planning for a successful breeding season starts a long time ahead of synchronization or buying calving ease bulls. How do cow/calf producers ensure as many heifers and cows as possible become pregnant, calve, and wean a calf every year and stay in the herd for the long term?
- By MORGAN KUNTZ-GARRISON
U.S. cattlemen and women have not been hurting for news here lately. Just one week after the Argentina import drama, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins met with Mexican president, Claudia Sheinbaum, to discuss reopening the border to live cattle. The shear announcement of the meeti…
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