With optimism for the cattle business remaining strong, nearly 700 cattle producers from across the country gathered in Colorado, for the Cattle Industry Summer Business Meeting.

Succession planning in family farming operations requires more than just financial arrangements and legal documents.

A rotational grazing system at Rincker Simmentals is designed to provide forage for the cowherd during the majority of the year.

Virtual fencing systems remove the boundaries of where cattle, sheep and goat producers have the opportunity to graze their animals.

Bale grazing is a flexible system that can be utilized for various sizes of cattle herds.

The Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition wrapped up the 2026 Heart of America Grazing Conference by recognizing three Illinois producers with the Master Grazier Award: Rick Adams, Terry Becherer and Perry Hottes.

The Illinois Grazing Lands Coalition hosted a first-of-its-kind contest for youth as part of the Heart of America Grazing Conference in Effingham.

Hoosier farmers will be honored at the Indiana State Fair as part of the 2026 Featured Farmers program hosted by the fair and Corteva.

Purdue University always has a presence at the Indiana State Fair — and 2026 is no exception.

Illinois Agri-Women announced the three Legacy Farm Family Award winners for the Generations of Women in Agriculture Across America, or GoAg3, initiative.

It was a memorable day for a select group of women who attended Girls Who Grill, an exclusive event designed to build confidence around grilling.

It has not been verified, but Dave Kestel’s blood may run red, white and blue.

Although Trinette Olin worked on writing a children’s book for many years, it took retirement for her to complete the project.

This is the final Farm & Food File. None of it would have been possible without you.

After nearly six decades of dairying and then writing deadlines, Alan Guebert has typed his final “-30-” as a weekly columnist.

Alan Guebert experienced countless changes over his long career as an ag journalist, ranging from technology to news coverage.

Led by its 77 farmer-leaders, United Soybean Board approved a $122.5 million budget for the 2027 fiscal year, strategically allocating funds across vital research, promotion and education investments.

Every summer, there comes a point when using the hay mower or rotary cutter starts to look tempting.

The parlor is the heart of a dairy business. But as equipment ages outdated technology can limit performance, make parts harder to find and increase service costs.

Public lands offer quality grazing grounds for livestock, which in turn reduces wildfire risk and contributes to the vitality of rural communities across the West.

Already feeling pinched since the start of the Iran war, consumers are likely to feel more pain ahead as oil prices pushed past $100 a barrel amid renewed fighting and military strikes that have left global oil supplies stranded in the Middle East.

The 37th annual Ice Cream Social was hosted by American Dairy Association Indiana with proceeds benefiting Indiana Sports Corp.

At a time when farmers are facing the toughest economic environment we’ve seen in a generation, we need every tool available to help strengthen farm income and create new opportunities for agriculture.

Illinois Farm Bureau recently accepted Grace Pollitt and Emma Frank into the Illinois Veterinary Student Loan Program, which aims to support the next generation of veterinarians focusing on caring for food animals.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has confirmed the presence of New World screwworm in Texas and New Mexico, sounding the alarm for producers across the country to be cautious and keep an eye out for the pest.

Heat stress is not something to ignore.

At Christmas, I told my wife we’d do one of her bucket-list items: go to Alaska for two weeks.

Around 160 people attended the 2026 Livestock Summit in Indianapolis, bringing together leaders and farmers from across the state.

From weaning and transportation to commingling and even changes in weather, cattle move through a series of stressful events that can challenge their immune functions.

While weather and markets continue to test farmers, southern Indiana farmer Deidra Roell said there are reasons to be hopeful as harvest approaches.

Chad Bell harvested his two fields of wheat and once the straw is baled he will be planting a cover crop on these acres.

The national debt’s influence reaches into nearly every corner of our economy.

The dairy cow is only as efficient as the system that feeds her and it all starts in the rumen.

Monitoring and measuring key performance indexes of dairy herds can be useful for making management decisions.

Farmer sentiment dropped again in June as the Purdue University-CME Group Ag Economy Barometer Index declined from 119 points in May to 113 points in June.

A phone call from a friend changed Debbie Ruff’s career trajectory 35 years ago, and she’s “still having fun” as ag literacy coordinator.

Farmers across the Midwest are dealing with a new problem — black vultures are attacking livestock. This scavenger species didn't live in the area previously; however, warming temperatures have expanded its range.

A multispecies grazing system can result in several benefits including more uniform grazing, reduced herbicide use, eliminating unwanted plants and the potential for more profit.

From supporting rural communities to marketing products internationally, the Illinois Department of Agriculture provides a wide range of programs.

There are many current issues important to Illinois cattlemen including the development of a new farm bill.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the Strengthening Processing for U.S. Ranchers Program that will provide temporary support for eligible beef processing establishments.

Entries for the dairy cattle show at the 59th World Dairy Expo in Madison are now being accepted exclusively online at worlddairyexpo.com.

The Illinois Corn Growers Association and farmer leaders feel overwhelmingly positive after their review of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Regenerative Feedstock Rule.

We are hosting a cattle farm wagon tour here at River Oak — 15703 E. 1600th St., Macomb — on the morning of July 11, beginning at 8:30 a.m. You can register with University of Illinois Extension.

The fat cattle market continues to roll along with setbacks followed shortly with new highs.

The official start of summer started off with a vengeance down here as the last week of June was a scorcher.

This country was built by ordinary men and women willing to do extraordinary things.

Lake County Farm Bureau has invited elected officials, school representatives and their families to attend the annual Evening on the Farm event July 24 at Kleine Dairy Farm.

State and local officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony marking the opening of Incobrasa Industries’ new facility that doubles its annual soybean processing capacity.

The United States is the world’s largest producer and exporter of corn. But that global market — and corn superpower status — is not guaranteed.