Cereal rye grain possesses many uses within crop and livestock production. Growers make rye part of their corn-soybean crop rotation to boost yields, while ranchers needing an alternative feed might ...

Profit margins for both cattle and hog finishing operations saw modest gains last week but also carry significantly higher feed costs than a year ago. Cattle feeders saw average profits of $222 per ...

Direct-fed microbials offer animal health and performance benefits, but a study showed tradeoffs in outcomes between yeast ...

WICHITA — A new study suggests feeding cattle industrial hemp — a horticultural cousin of marijuana — reduces their stress levels and makes them lie down more. That could prove beneficial to ranchers ...

Cattle feed additive sparks controversy Harvey Dietrich has spent more than three decades in the cattle business and operates Arizona's 750,000-acre Diamond A Ranch. He's also a critic of a ...

The number of cattle on feed around the country declined by 1%, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service report issued in late January. The report on ...

Feeding and raising livestock accounts for roughly 14.5 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. Both cow farts and burps produce methane. However, 97 percent of all the methane gas from a cow is ...

A Waikato scientist's Australian startup has made a feedstock the company says reduces livestock methane output by as much as 90 per cent. And last week, Number 8 Bio was able to close out a Series A ...

U.S. cattle farmers have faced significant challenges in recent years, from COVID-19-related supply chain disruptions, low ...

In the world of greenhouse gasses, CO2 gets all the attention. Many have known for decades that carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is a major contributor to climate change and leaders across industries ...

Live cattle futures fell into the Friday close, with nearby losses of $1.52 to $2.47, as traders were lightning up ahead of the monthly Cattle on Feed report. Friday’s Preliminary open interest was up ...

At Whitworth Cattle Farm, preparation for a hard freeze begins weeks in advance — long before frost ever hits the ground.