Latest News From Cattle

The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows from North Dakota to Texas, all the way west to California, the most severe levels of drought didn’t ease across the U.S. this past week. 

Walmart plans to achieve zero emissions and engage in a massive conservation effort in the next two decades on its journey to becoming a regenerative company.

With varying degrees of success, different supplements – including seaweed - have been fed to cattle in an effort to reduce methane emissions. A new product developed by a Swiss firm is achieving positive results.

The rise of low-density residential development is causing more and more challenges as people move into closer proximity with animal agriculture.

Consumers are asking questions about their food – where it was raised and its impact on the planet. Such questions fuel initiatives like the U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, says rancher Debbie Lyons-Blythe.

Climate change is expected to reduce the growth and stature of big bluestem, a dominant prairie grass, by up to 60% over the next 75 years. 

A report last week from Mighty Earth, a campaign of the Center for International Policy, took a break from criticizing farmers and ranchers that raise livestock for meat, and instead turned their attention to the meat companies and feed suppliers (ie. crop farmers), asking them to provide “pollution-free” feed.

To maintain and improve animal welfare in poultry facilities, Tyson Foods has started using remote video auditing systems.

An Oregon ranch hopes to save 1 billion gallons of water annually.

It's time to have a conversation about flatulent cows.

We need to guide beef production and other farm and ranch production into the future.

Hawaii company Alexander & Baldwin is considering cattle grazing and crops used to make biofuels as it phases out sugar production at the state's last sugar plantation.

Brazil is encouraging farmers to boost productivity at cattle ranches around the Amazon rain forest as it seeks to balance environmental protection with economic production.

As development eats away at Florida's untamed lands, wild animals have found an ally in the Seminole Tribe.

Florida's Ranch aims to keep the family operation going for generations.

Employees at Matador Cattle Company’s Beaverhead Ranch received international recognition for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation.

Half of the Earth’s land mass is made up of rangelands, which include grasslands and savannas, yet they are being transformed at an alarming rate.

Seven cattle operations were recognized as regional winners of the 2014 regional Environmental Stewardship Award Program.

Spies in the furrows. Rat smells a cig. Golden banana agoniste. Water salvation from a slingshot. Cattle rustlers and AK-47s. A pig's life. Turning milk into beer.

Moloka'i Ranch achieves success with animal husbandry and sustainability practices on the Hawaiian island ranch.

An encouraging new study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, and international collaborators finds that policies to support sustainable cattle ranching practices in Brazil could put a big dent in the beef and food industry's greenhouse gas impact.

Direct linkages can be found between farm efficiency and carbon emissions and sequestration, according to “Factors Affecting Cow-Calf Herd Performance and Greenhouse Gas Emissions,” a Texas A&M AgriLife Research paper recently published in the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics.

Innovation, Choice and Trade - the Three Pillars for Ensuring a Food Secure World before 2050.

During the National Cattlemen's Beef Association’s Cattlemen’s College a panel discussion was given by cattlemen who shared their thoughts on “What Were the Smartest Things Our Families Did to Maintain Ranch Profitability, Sustainability and Family Values?”

UC Davis' Frank Mitloehner is clearing the air on the real amount of livestock emissions.

Manure spills can occur during the storage, transportation and application of manure. Advanced planning can minimize the impacts of a manure-related emergency.

Cattle grazing and clean water can coexist on national forest lands, according to research by the University of California (UC), Davis.

U.S. imports of Mexican beef increased by 268% to make Mexico the fourth largest source of U.S. beef imports. But as Mexico builds export markets, what does the future hold for U.S.-Mexico cattle trade?

Though agriculture has become increasingly volatile during the last decade and risk management has never been more critical to farm and ranch sustainability, farmers are lucky.

The Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) had reason to celebrate 30 years of success this fall.

Organic growing practices, genetically modified organisms and other subjects are highlighted in this week’s segment.

As news of "pink slime" goes viral, beef advocates work to provide consumers and producers with facts.

M&M Feedlot near Parma, Idaho, takes manure from dairy replacement heifer corrals and composts it on-site to benefit area farmers, consumers and the environment.