Tag: Sustainability
Canadian Government Tries Carrot Approach to Reduce Cattle Methane
By Will Verboven Contributing Editor Cattle producers know that, sooner or later, their governments will force methane reduction regulations on their industry. Progressive governments and
DDG CUBE SUPPLEMENTS HELP Studies Show Sound Stocker and Fed-Cattle Performance
By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Producers always strive to improve grazed stocker cattle performance and profitability. Feedyards buying those cattle want animals that will perform
Cattle Are Sustainable and Reduce the Carbon Footprint
By Megan Webb, Ph.D. Contributing Editor A sustainable beef supply is comprised of three intersecting pillars – social responsibility, economic viability and environmental stewardship. Sustainability
Maximize Rain-Revived Pastures With Sound Fall Range and Pasture Management
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor One of the driest spells ever was broken this spring and summer by drought-busting rain that blessed the Southern Plains
MERCK ANIMAL HEALTH PUSHES SUSTAINABILITY
By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Debbie Lyons-Blythe has known the importance of ranch stewardship and animal welfare since she was a little girl in the
2021 Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show
Sustainability Policy, Marketing, Checkoff Success By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Think about the possibility of climate neutrality for U.S. cattle production by 2040. Can it
Regenerative Ranching
Noble Research Institute Program Promotes Better Soil, Better Pastures and Better Herd Production By Larry Stalcup, Contributing Editor Faced with higher input costs and tighter
Saving the Ogallala
Ogallala Summit Confronts the Aquifer’s Adversities By Larry Stalcup Contributing Editor Their mission is to prime the pump of High Plains water conservation. And stakeholders
Ranching in Wabaunsee County
Amy Langvardt and Barb Downey, long-time Flint Hills ranchers, discuss the unique balance necessary to preserve the tallgrass prairie. Filmed by Scott Stebner as part
Profitability, Global Markets Highlighted at CattleFax Outlook Seminar
By Patti Wilson, Contributing Editor The annual CattleFax Outlook Seminar was held Feb. 6, 2020, as part of the Cattle Industry Convention in San Antonio.