Profit margins for both cattle and hog finishing operations saw modest gains last week but also carry significantly higher feed costs than a year ago. Cattle feeders saw average profits of $222 per ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — Precise feed rations are critical to maintaining a healthy cattle herd in the most efficient way possible. Slick bunk management is the process of prescribing the appropriate amount ...

Cereal rye grain possesses many uses within crop and livestock production. Growers make rye part of their corn-soybean crop rotation to boost yields, while ranchers needing an alternative feed might ...

For a rancher, feeding cattle relies on careful timing for buying calves at low prices and bulking them up to sell for a return on your investment. Or you may want to build a business around taking ...

The cattle market moves in cycles, usually lasting nine to 10 years. The current cycle is already in its 12 th year, including its seventh year of contraction, the longest since the 1990-2004 cycle.

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Current ...

A cattle farmer in his 50s who sprayed bile into cattle feed bins to reduce cow weights and purchase them cheaper was sentenced to a fine. The Daegu District Court Criminal Division 3 (Presiding Judge ...

Merritt Drewery receives funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Current projections indicate that by 2050, ...