MANHATTAN, Kan. — Just as sickness can spread among humans in a close-contact environment, it can as well with beef cattle that are co-mingled for the first time. However, the experts at the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute said there are steps producers can take to lessen the disease risk before bringing a new […]

URBANA, Ill. — The USDA’s Jan. 1 Cattle Inventory report places the total number of cattle and calves at 91.9 million head, down 2% from a year ago, confirming that the industry is still amidst a contractionary phase in the cattle cycle, according to Jason Franken, agricultural economist at Western Illinois University and contributor to […]

URBANA, Ill. — The U.S. cattle herd appears to continue its second consecutive year of decline within its typically decade-long period of expansion and contraction, according to Jason Franken, agricultural economist at Western Illinois University and contributor to the University of Illinois farmdoc team. “Currently, there are about 5.5% more beef cows in the U.S. […]

MACON, Ga. — Nine students across the state have a better understanding of how to raise cattle thanks to the inaugural Georgia Junior Herd Builder Program coordinated by the Animal & Dairy Science Department in the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.  Congratulations to Maelee Dean of Crisp County for winning the $1,000 grand […]

STOCKTON, Mo. — “As summer approaches environmental factors are present to cause pinkeye in cattle,” says Patrick Davis MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist. Pinkeye can lead to reduced cattle performance which negatively impacts cattle operation profitability. Davis shares thoughts below on management of environmental factors to reduce the incidence of pinkeye in the cattle herd. […]