Livestock

In this section, you'll find articles on raising livestock, including cattle, hogs, and poultry. This includes herd management, health, equipment, technology, and more.
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'Manuresheds' might be the key to managing uneven nutrient distribution
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USDA awards $115 million to boost independent meat processors
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5 New technologies for beef producers
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Is lab-grown meat’s carbon footprint bigger than retail beef?
Mark Eisele stands in front of cattle in an NCBA button down
Meet NCBA president, Mark Eisele
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Weaning season may be the overlooked 60 days
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The benefits of rotational grazing
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Manage cows with facial recognition technology
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What farmers need to know before converting infrastructure on the farm
Dr. Melinda McCall, DVM
15 Minutes With a Farmer podcast: Dr. Melinda McCall discusses ‘Driving Home Naked’
Dr. Temple Grandin and Heather Lifsey
Meeting Dr. Temple Grandin
Pork Powerhouses sow and piglets
Pork Powerhouses 2023: Sow numbers, pig profits down while productivity up
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A quicker change for cow herd genetics
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Earn more money for old cows
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Could your ranch go fenceless?
Fence row and farms, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA.
What does the law say when your neighbor won’t help with fencing?
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7 products introduced at the 2024 Cattle Convention Trade Show
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Calf buyback programs can make upgrading the genetics of your beef herd pay off
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What beef producers learned at Cattlemen’s College 2024
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Cattle and beef prices hit the stratosphere
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11 creative chicken coop tips you have to try
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Cattle Convention kicks off in Florida
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Cut the middleman out of your beef operation
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Renewables from manure
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USDA introduces Weaned Calf Risk Protection for cow-calf producers
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Kansas rancher implements drought mitigation plan to survive third year drought
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Raising healthy cattle
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Vaccine effectiveness depends on livestock management
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Ranchers raising birds to boost biodiversity
Raw meat (chicken breast, pork chop, and beef steak)
E-commerce for your direct to consumer meat business
Ron Brownotter on his buffalo ranch on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation in northwest South Dakota.
USDA pilot program provides Native-raised bison for local tribal communities
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Bearish tone to Cattle on Feed report
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Replace DDGS with monounsaturated soybean oil, studies show
Heather Barnes demonstrating sheep shearing
How 4-H changed my life
Holstein heifer calf in hutch with red and yellow feed buckets.
Growing your future cows starts now, experts say
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Q&A with Todd Wilkinson, NCBA president
A Holstein and a Jersey cow
Get real-time data on your dairy cows at your fingertips
Holstein-Angus Cross cattle
Demand for dairy-beef genetics increases
Market hogs.
New PRRS research shows a need for a united shield
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Tips for low stress cattle handling
A group of Angus steers eat hay
Cheap hay isn't cheap
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Choose cows selectively to improve feed conversion
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Snow and ice affect grazing
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Build drought-resistant soil via boom-bust grazing
A tawny Jersey heifers stands with two black and white Holstein heifers
In 2023, farmers will see a weak global dairy market, say analysts
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Turn waste into wealth
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Diversifying livestock and business on a South Dakota ranch
Kevin and Shelby Lussier
15 minutes with cheesemakers Kevin and Shelby Lussier
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Methane mitigation for cattle producers and the climate
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4 Tips for Growing Alfalfa
Market hogs.
Farmers await testing on PRRS resistant hogs
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5-step sow conditioning program
Kim Stackhouse Lawson
Q&A: Kim Stackhouse-Lawson, director of AgNext
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10 tips to cope with drought on a cattle ranch
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Building a vertically-integrated, niche hog farm
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Livestock guard dogs grow in popularity among ranchers
Andrew Donnell
Cutting out the middleman
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Keep your hogs heat-stress free
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Inflation, higher feed costs putting damper on dairy
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6 strategies to succeed in the cattle business
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HPAI losses cross 5 million in May, USDA says
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12 popular goat breeds
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6 reasons to love llamas