Cattle and hogs both end higher on Thursday, with grains mostly lower except HRW wheat. Scott Varilek, Kooima Kooima Varilek, says live and feeder cattle futures closed strong on Thursday and for the ...

In its latest monthly Cattle on Feed report, the Agriculture Department said Friday that 1.7 million head of cattle were placed on feedlots in April, up 5.5% from this time last year. Analysts ...

Cattle futures rallied Friday ahead of the USDA’s Cattle on Feed and Cattle Inventory Reports. Scott Varilek with Kooima Kooima Varilek says both live and feeder cattle futures had a nice recovery and ...

Risk Management Agency (RMA) announced a series of updates to improve insurance coverage through the Livestock Risk Protection (LRP), Livestock Gross Margin (LGM), and Dairy Revenue Protection (DRP) ...

I am often asked, “Can I graze cover crops?” The answer is yes, you can. Sometimes a label we give something pigeonholes it ...

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Producer interest in cover crops has grown in leaps and bounds in recent years as researchers uncover more about how cover crops benefit soil health. Livestock can add value to ...

Kevin Barnes, NASS Associate Administrator, Hubert Hamer, NASS Administrator, Cindy Nickerson, OCE Deputy Chief Economist, and Mark Jekanowski, World Agricultural Outlook Board Chair at USDA (USDA ...

When a torrent of grasshoppers devoured more than 100,000 acres of grass pastures and rangeland three years ago in the state’s northeast, Mike McKoen felt bad for the cattle ranchers who took a ...

ALLISON, Iowa -Allison cattle producers Edward and Randal Johnson and Scott Bruns have been using cover crops to protect soil and extend forage supplies for several years. They shared their ...

The small town of Emery is facing a water crisis unlike anything longtime residents say they have ever seen. Water supplies ...

Lyle Friesen said he's seen his fair share of wildfire damage, but nothing compares to the destruction caused by the Lake ...