Tag: cattle
Cargill develops robotic cattle driver
The robotic cattle driver is currently used at processing plants, but multiple uses within the livestock industry are possible.
Ohioan tops KILE junior steer show
Layne Lassnick, of Painesville, Ohio, showed her 1,340-pound steer claimed top honors in the market steer show at the 2018 KILE.
Simmental and Angus win at 2018 KILE
Tim Schaeffer exhibited the supreme champion female, JBSF Plenty Foxy 12E. Doug and Donna Full showed the supreme champion bull, DVA Promise 730.
Cutting Edge T Delilah makes Expo history
Cutting Edge T Delilah, exhibited by Kyle Barton, is the grand champion Brown Swiss and the 2018 supreme champion of both the junior and open shows.
Ag Progress Days tours offer look at GrowSafe cattle feeding system
A tour during Ag Progress Days will offer a firsthand look at the Livestock Evaluation Center’s newly installed GrowSafe Feed Intake System.
USDA funds aim to uncover genetic traits in cattle
The USDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture has awarded the University of California, Davis, $2.5 million for a national cow genomics project.
Every decision adds up in the cattle business
Having “good cattle” isn’t a destination you reach-you have to keep after it.
Webinar to outline calf market expectations
A free CattleFax webinar will provide an outlook for the cow-calf and entire beef industry for the remainder of 2018.
Following cows’ carbon footprint from barn to field
University of Wisconsin-Madison Michel Wattiaux is conducting a study to improve herd management practices and potentially reduce cows' carbon footprint.
Exploring the impacts of a world without food animals
What would happen if U.S. farmers stopped producing animals for food and Americans went vegan? Researchers recently explored those questions.
