Running a small cowcalf operation can be rewarding, but it is not without challenges. Larger farms spread their costs over more cows, making it harder for smaller herds to compete. There also tend to ...

A cow's reproductive performance is measured by her ability to conceive, deliver and "mother" a calf to weaning every 365 days. In a commercial cow-calf operation, this is the primary factor affecting ...

Tanner and Kerre Clark raise cattle in southwest Missouri. Tanner Clark said he enjoys time on the farm with his kids, and he said it is a good time in the cattle industry. On his Angus cow-calf ...

Colorado rancher LeValley is USRSB’s March spotlight for the International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) celebration.

Each April, many business owners evaluate their annual spending at the time they submit their taxes. Like their fellow business owners, many cattle ranchers are seeing an increase in their input costs ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Despite some exceptionally cold temperatures this winter, Jared Luhman, a cow-calf producer at Dry Creek Farms in Goodhue, Minnesota, was able to enjoy a relatively average year of ...

The Total Ranch Analysis for Colorado (T.R.A.C.) report was recently released. The purpose of this report is to describe production and financial benchmarks for cow-calf operations in Colorado. With ...

For farmers trying to improve soil health in their operation adding livestock can be a big benefit. But what do you do if you don’t own any cattle? In Nebraska farmers are partnering with local cow ...

Foster Cattle, a local Rigby cattle operation, has been recognized as the top 17th cow and calf operation in the United States by the National Cattleman’s Beef Association. According to owner Brad ...