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 ...

Lightweight calves and stockers were more than 50% higher in late February than one year ago, with heavy feeder prices up over 40% year over year. Fed cattle prices are up about 24% year over year.

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 ...

The agriculture industry has seen many changes in technology and productivity in the last few decades and some producers have chosen to focus on either crops or cattle. Farmers who specialize in ...

The cattle market is testing — and in some cases printing — all-time highs, levels that typically spark headlines and a wave of optimism across the industry. At the same time, grain markets are under ...

Iowa Ag Secretary says this extension is crucial as the national cattle herd is the smallest in over 75 years.

Live cattle futures set back a second day after hitting new near-term highs Monday and failing even though cash was at record levels. However, Brad Kooima of Kooima Kooima Varilek says he knows of ...

The future of agriculture depends on leaders willing to step up beyond their daily roles. As a seed adviser for Beck’s ...

Iowa agricultural officials have extended a cattle and conservation project that has its roots in southwest Iowa.

NRCS Soil Scientist Dan Nath digs around in a hole in Tony Rossman's field to demonstrate his cover crops' root levels. This idea isn't very attractive for a human, but according to Eric Mousel of the ...

Farm owner Dave Lubben pulls a wagon Monday for earlage to be dumped at his farm in Monticello. Lubben and his family have to chop more corn to be used this winter because the drought has caused them ...