Although it is often overlooked, veterinarians and their teams face a unique set of stressors and conditions that can make the occupation incredibly difficult. These factors, if not addressed, can lead to tragic outcomes. In fact, one in six veterinarians considers suicide at some point in t…
With the end of bull sale season drawing near, ranchers who need a new or replacement bull may begin to feel anxious about finding what they want. This feeling, along with the excitement of a bull sale and the social pressure to buy, may cause a rancher to have buyer’s remorse. However, a to…
A USDA pilot program is aiming to help cattle producers and meat processors access better markets through the USDA’s official beef quality grading and certification.
Calving season can bring a unique set of challenges as each birth may involve complications that ranchers must solve at a moment’s notice. While calling a veterinarian is always an option, sometimes a vet is unavailable or far away. At these times, prior training on common calving complicati…
Many livestock producers throughout the region are looking to diversify their operations in order to increase profitability. Sheep and goats are often considered species that can complement cattle grazing practices while also keeping weeds and underbrush in control.
With breeding season just around the corner, how can producers be successful using natural service with bulls and estrous synchronization?
While waiting for a mare to foal can be a test of patience for owners, there are ways to help determine when it’s going to happen, as well as some alert systems for owners.
As early spring isn’t too far off, many farmers are thinking about calving, lambing, and farrowing when new, young animals will join the operation.
Rick Rasby, Extension beef specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, who is nationally recognized as a speaker, discussed winter needs for livestock during a UNL webinar.
Located on the edge of the North Dakota Badlands, Prairie Hills Gelbvieh specializes in raising high-quality, performance-oriented red and black purebred Gelbvieh cattle. The operation places an emphasis on raising cattle that will thrive in the rugged southwestern North Dakota environment.
Does bull condition and environment nine months before breeding season have a significant impact on the calves from that bull? It’s a question that studies at North Dakota State University are exploring, as new research in epigenetics are suggesting bulls may have an even stronger influence …
Seedstock and commercial producers can both improve their herds and benefit economically from using Zoetis’ INHERIT Select multi-breed genomic testing, according to Jed Hutchison, strategic account manager with Zoetis.
Minimizing pregnancy loss in beef cattle can be done by reducing some key factors that contribute to failed pregnancies, including stress and changes in feed and environment. For cows that are bred using artificial insemination (AI), these contributors are especially important.
Lance and Anissa Gartner, who operate Spring Valley Cattle south of Glen Ullin, N.D., have been developing a low-input cow/calf operation that incorporates regenerative ag methods since the mid-2000s.
At the North Dakota Angus University this summer, Colin Tobin, NDSU research animal scientist at the Carrington Research Extension Center (CREC), used accelerometer ear tags and temperature-logging devices to identify behaviors that would indicate the level of heat stress cattle experience f…
In the Bears Paw Mountains south of Havre, Mont., brothers Mark and John Wagner are running a traditional Hereford cattle operation with marketing strategies that bring the 125-year-old ranch into the modern era.
Agriculture as an industry is cyclical in nature, and when it comes to the current U.S. beef cattle inventory and price cycles, a lot of the conditions currently affecting markets are very similar to those of nearly a decade ago.
Despite consumers feeling the pinch of inflation and rising costs of living, demand for beef in the U.S. was strong in 2023. It’s a trend that cattle producers should be mindful of, especially as herd numbers have dropped throughout the nation over the last two years, giving consumers little…
Artificial insemination (AI) is often a solution utilized by ranchers when dealing with open cows, and a successful AI program can offer a number of benefits, including tighter calving windows, females being more ready to breed the following season, and less guesswork in a breeding program.
Many producers are looking at newer virtual fencing technologies to save on labor, eliminate the need for electric fence or cross fencing, and help them adapt to rotational grazing.
Conflicts between wildlife and livestock were down in Montana in 2023, a change that Montana Livestock Board Executive Director George Edwards said is “extraordinary.”
Using some tools that can reduce stress during sheep handling offers many benefits and is easy to do, according to Alison Crane of the Wyoming Wool Growers Association. Crane was recently on hand to share her presentation at the Montana Wool Growers Association Annual Convention in Billings,…
With an El Niño impacting weather systems this winter, some livestock producers may be concerned about dry conditions next spring and even the possibility of drought next summer.
The American Lamb Board (ALB) is working to grow the popularity of lamb and mutton, especially those products that have been raised in the U.S.
NDSU’s Dickinson Research Extension Center (DREC) held a cattle reproductive strategies forum for the second year in a row to help cow/calf producers with strategies to ensure their cows and first-calf heifers become pregnant and have a viable calf.
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