Direct-fed microbials offer animal health and performance benefits, but a study showed tradeoffs in outcomes between yeast ...

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 ...

Dallas Knobloch stepped back from large-scale feeding with his father Larry to build a high-quality system that works.

Current grain market conditions prompt cattle producers to evaluate feeding whole soybeans, but oil content and price comparisons require careful analysis ...

The world’s population is growing, and so is the challenge of feeding everyone. Current projections indicate that by 2050, global food demand could increase by 59%-98% above current levels. In ...

A dip in cattle prices slowed feeder cattle marketing. University of Tennessee ag economist Andrew Griffith said feeders are ...

CARRINGTON, N.D. — If there’s one thing that excites Korby Kost, it’s cutting costs in the midst of a “pathetic” cattle market. The owner-manager of Kost Feedlot at Carrington, N.D., says he’s lived ...

South Dakota cattle feeder Steve Masat of Redfield, South Dakota, and Rick Woehlhaff, owner of the Glacial Lakes Livestock in Watertown, South Dakota, reflect on market trends and feed supplies for ...

It’s plausible to see short-term herd disturbances – from milk components to cell counts – if ration transitions are abrupt ...

U.S. cattle farmers have faced significant challenges in recent years, from COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions, low ...

USDA’s latest Cattle on Feed report, released March 20, shows the number of animals on feed to be essentially unchanged from 2019. The report provides monthly estimates of the number of cattle being ...

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 ...