beef cattle

Cow Calf, Crops and Cattle, Editors, Kylene Scott, Livestock

Nutrition, management important for heifer development 

Those raising heifers to keep as replacements and overseeing young cows going into the later parts of the year should think about shifting their focus to improve nutrition and management.  Jason Warner, Kansas State University Extension cow-calf specialist, told attendees... Read More

Animal Health, Beef, Cow Calf, Crops and Cattle, Lacey Vilhauer, Livestock

Mineral intake affects cattle health, reproduction and performance 

Animal Health, Crops and Cattle, Editors, General, Kylene Scott, Livestock

Emerging disease threats discussed at Crops & Cattle animal health session 

Five things to consider when weaning calves this fall 

Red Angus Association of America relocates headquarters from Colorado to Oklahoma 

Bipartisan RANCH Act proposed to increase cattle numbers 

Black Angus heifer standing in the foreground with the rest of the herd standing behind her. (iStock-#1138547091 │ Jacqueline Nix)

Which heifers are worth keeping?

Beef on dairy webinar set for Aug. 26

Image of the empty lots at Santa Teresa, New Mexico. The location is one of five border ports for livestock to come in to the US from Mexico. Its closure due to the threat of New World Screwworm has affected jobs there. Photo taken May 2026. (UADA photo by James Mitchell)

Reopening southern ports to cattle likely won’t bolster U.S. herd numbers

  • By Mary Hightower │ University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Children showing steers at a rural county fair. (iStock-#2178774820 │ Emily_M_Wilson)

Steering the right direction

Cattle. (Photo by Linda Geist - University of Missouri Extension)

Which heifers are worth keeping?