Cows are literally designed to eat for hours, which can actually get them in trouble. The rumen, or a cow’s first stomach (and why they’re called ruminators), is a fermentation system that thrives on ...

Limit-feeding corn grain can be economically advantageous when the price of hay becomes too high due to short supply.

Pasture and range conditions across the U.S. have improved since last year, but conditions are poor in the Plains. As Kansas sets records for the worst conditions in history, one livestock economist ...

During any given production year on the ranch, cows/heifers are faced with nutritional and environmental stressors. They have ...

For 2025, the Livestock Marketing Information Center calculated estimated cow-calf returns over cash costs at $900 per cow, ...