Evaluating and marketing cull cows may not be the most enjoyable part of ranch management, but it remains one of the most important tools for improving both the sustainability and profitability of a ...

Running a small cowcalf operation can be rewarding, but it is not without challenges. Larger farms spread their costs over more cows, making it harder for smaller herds to compete. There also tend to ...

Despite record-high cash costs of $780 per head, surging calf prices pushed average profit margins up by $614 in 2025.

Cow-calf cost control starts with knowing your biggest costs. How to assess, benchmark and apply the five per cent rule to ...

Over the last three years, consumers have probably noticed that they are paying more for their favorite beef products. While some may think this has cattle famers watching the money […] ...

ST. CLOUD, Minn. — Despite some exceptionally cold temperatures this winter, Jared Luhman, a cow-calf producer at Dry Creek Farms in Goodhue, Minnesota, was able to enjoy a relatively average year of ...

Much of the High Plains is experiencing varying intensities of drought, and North Dakota has had below normal precipitation ...

One of the most important management decisions in a cow/calf operation is determining when cows should calve. Yet, there is ...

Record-high cattle prices may be creating optimism across the beef industry, but K-State experts say managing risk remains ...

Pressures at every stage of the 18-month supply chain are expected to keep prices high at least through year end If you’ve bought beef lately, you’ve felt it: Prices are more expensive than ever. The ...

Foster Cattle, a local Rigby cattle operation, has been recognized as the top 17th cow and calf operation in the United States by the National Cattleman’s Beef Association. According to owner Brad ...

On a recent episode of the Kansas State University Beef Cattle Institute Cattle Chat podcast, beef cattle experts discussed how cow size can directly impact herd efficiency, produ ...