Three finalists have been selected for the 2022 Utah Leopold Conservation Award.  Read more

Though it is disappearing, California’s official state grass has the ability to live for 100 years or more. New research demonstrates that sheep and cattle can help it achieve that longevity. Read more

Fifteen Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives have renewed calls for the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to delay any new rule-making on waters of the U.S. Read more

Moisture content of forage at baling has a direct impact on bale heating and subsequent forage nutrient content at feeding, says North Dakota State University (NDSU) Extension forage crops production specialist James Rogers. Read more

Improvements in feed efficiency, fertility, animal health, mature live weight and reduced age of harvest can be accomplished through breeding and genetics, and all of those traits hold a lot of promise in reducing the greenhouse gas footprint of beef.  Read more

Trump administration Endangered Species Act reforms that were thrown out by a federal court have been at least temporarily reinstated after a federal appeals court ruled recently that a lower court erred in its decision. Read more

During the normal production cycle, a cow should be in her best body condition at the time of calving. After calving, the nutritional stress of lactation will cause most cows to lose weight and body condition up to the point of weaning.  Read more

Farm households increasingly rely on off-farm income. A report from University of Missouri (MU) Extension notes that on average, 82% of farm household income comes from outside the farm. Read more

Each year, more people die while farming than while serving as police officers, firefighters or other emergency responders. Read more

As of Sept. 19, the U.S. Drought Monitor (USDM) classified more than 18% of the land in the western states as experiencing extreme or exceptional drought. Read more

The stay-at-home orders implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted the U.S. meat and poultry industries as consumers shifted from purchasing food away from home (FAFH) to food at home (FAH).  Read more

One of two remaining so-called “ag-gag” laws in effect in Iowa was struck down by a federal court on Sept. 26, as a federal judge ruled the law violated freedom of speech. Read more

The latest USDA Cattle on Feed report shows that the Sept. 1 feedlot inventory was 11.279 million head, 100.4% of last year.  Read more

In 1995, Kenny and his father formed DeGering Livestock Inc., a cow-calf and yearling operation. They own the livestock and the machinery and lease real estate from other family entities for their haying and cattle operations.  Read more

In recent weeks, a rash of semitrailers loaded with meat have been stolen from the Lineage Logistics facility in Grand Island, NE. Read more