Managing an adaptive grazing management system is a thinking person’s game.

Wool is being featured again at the 2026 Winter Olympics.

Enjoy your health and protect your body. You’re only going through this life one time.

Herbruck’s Poultry Ranch broke ground on a new egg processing plant in Kendallville in northeast Indiana.

With cattle herds at historic lows and input costs high, Jim Henry predicts beef prices will remain elevated for the foreseeable future.

Dairy calves are an investment in the future of the dairy operation and the treatment they receive early in life impacts their future milk production.

Meat production was the most commonly reported primary production type across all flock sizes in the National Animal Health Monitoring System Sheep 2024 study.

2025 was great for high cattle prices, but the risk and uncertainty of the cattle business is still there and I know many of us remain cautious about what the future holds.

The fact that it takes time to build a cow herd is reality and that reality is playing out in the cattle market.

One of the most under-reported stories of 2025 — the departure of more than 20,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture employees — finally surfaced just before the quietest, most unwatched news periods of any year, the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day.

Today’s dry-off challenges look different than those of the past. More cows are entering the dry period at higher production levels — a sign of progress, but one that brings added considerations for cow comfort and mastitis risk.

Farmers say they are grateful to President Donald Trump and Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins for providing resources that, for many, could make the difference between staying in business to plant another crop, or shuttering a family farm.

Join University of Illinois Extension Livestock Specialist Teresa Steckler for a program on small ruminants.

Winter weather isn’t just tough on producers — it’s tough on cattle, too.

Merck Animal Health announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted a conditional approval for Exzolt Cattle-CA1 fluralaner topical solution.

Wool is always breathable. The air spaces in wool fabric insulate, but also allow moisture to easily pass through. This keeps your skin dry and enhances your body’s temperature control.

Take advantage of these long nights to get rested up for spring. That’s our God-given advantage at this latitude.

If people invested even a fraction of the money they pour into massive animal “rights” organizations into helping children in this country, the impact could be nothing short of transformative.

Although the New World screwworm has been eradicated from the United States for many years, the recent movement of the pest through Central America and Mexico is a concern for Americans.

The goal of the Building a Better Cow project is to improve dairy cow productivity, profitability and wellness.

High-quality colostrum intake by dairy calves is an essential component for healthy animals.

The older I get the more I realize some of life truths have to be understood and honored.

We have been going hard with AI synchronization and breeding, both cows and heifers.

The university extension services in Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin are teaming together to offer the Driftless Region Beef Conference to educate beef producers.

If you’re shopping for a new family pet this holiday season, beware of scams.

With harvest complete and cover crops planted, work at Riskedal Farms is focusing on repairing machinery and deciding what changes they will make for the 2026 growing season.

For beef producers using benzimidazoles — commonly known as white dewormers — getting the application right is just as important as choosing the right product.

After experiencing the biggest cattle industry event of the year, CattleCon 2026 attendees are encouraged to stay a little longer to see Tennessee cattle country firsthand.

Clay Geyer celebrated the end of another successful year on his farm in northern Indiana.

The past few years have tested even the most seasoned farmers. Facing rising input costs, unpredictable market access and many other challenges, farmers and ranchers are working harder while margins grow thinner.

Zinpro Corporation, the world’s leading innovator and manufacturer of high-performance organic trace minerals and animal nutrition solutions, has launched the Zinpro Sow Excellence Index — the swine industry’s first data-driven benchmarking system.

I am getting everything ready in the barn for winter. We do not have a lot to do since we do not lamb in the winter.

Ropp Jersey Cheese has transitioned from using milk produced on-site to milk from another family farm for its cheese products.

Illinois Beef Association staff have long been the premier planners of cattlemen’s meetings across Illinois. This November and December will prove no different.

At 92, Mom had outlived all her siblings and all her classmates, but her passing has left a big hole to fill in all the love she poured into all the friends and family that were lucky enough to know her.

We never quit trying to solve problems and figure out what could we have done better.

A California animal rights activist who took four chickens from a major Perdue Farms poultry plant was found guilty of felony conspiracy, trespassing and other charges and faces several years in jail.

When mastitis occurs, antibiotics are often an important part of getting cows back in the milking string. But not every case needs treatment, and that’s where good decision-making comes in.

With the warm, dry conditions, harvest is almost complete at Riskedal Farms, where some corn and sunflowers remain to be picked.

A virtual version of Stockmanship & Stewardship will be held Nov. 18-19. Cattle producers can register for this unique educational experience, which will take place 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.

A heifer that calves late in her first breeding season is already behind — and likely to stay that way.

Seeing a fistulated cow at a young age triggered Delana Erbsen’s interest in research that has led her to develop FFA award-winning projects.

Matthias Hefty, a current Purdue University student and former DeKalb FFA Chapter member, is one of four finalists for the American Star in Agriscience award at the National FFA Convention.

The 2026 Redbook from the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association is now available.

Mexico activated emergency controls after detecting a new case of New World screwworm in cattle in the northern border state of Nuevo Leon state, the closest case to the U.S. border since the outbreak began last year.

The ducks are pretty messy with their water, but their funny walks and greetings make them fun to have in the barn.

A new tool for dairymen is designed to provide technology to drive efficiency and profitability in their herds.

Effective probiotics can reduce antibiotic use in dairy herds.

Seedstock breeders should be identifying bulls they plan to consign to the 2026 Illinois Performance Tested Bull Sale.

I would like to find some time for some more brush control projects, but I’m concerned that the dry weather may have rendered the target plants less receptive to absorb the chemical than would be ideal and I don’t want to waste the herbicides or the time to apply them.