Most accidents happen when people handling cattle don’t understand basic cow psychology. They may be in the wrong place at the wrong time or trying to force an animal to do something it doesn’t ...

Recently we had 50 cattle producers trained in Beef Quality Assurance here in Coshocton County. Clif Little, agriculture and natural resources educator in Guernsey County, talked with the producers ...

For Iowa feeder Harris Haywood, waking up to blizzard conditions creates concern, but not the worry he’d have if his cattle were in an open-lot facility. Instead, he feeds cattle in nine monoslope ...

Adrenaline-fueled panic and confusion may affect livestock long after traumatic events such as wildfires pass, which means producers need to use caution when working with the animals. Horses tend to ...

Every pound counts at the sale barn — and sometimes, the weight loss happens long before calves ever hit the scale.

“When we take cattle to the sale barn, we are getting paid by the pound, so we need to reduce the amount of shrink those cattle experience as much as possible,” Lancaster said. White explained shrink ...

Low-stress cattle handling is becoming a mainstream practice, but have you ever thought about the ultimate low-stress sorting system -- right from your computer? Advocates of low-stress handling ...

Putting up a cattle barn is a big investment. A great deal of planning goes into the decision about what type of a barn to ...

Editor's note: This is part of a series of eight features on Minnesota cattle operations that will be part of the Minnesota Cattlemen’s Association 2021 Summer Beef Tour and Trade Show, scheduled for ...