In January, at a rodeo in Edna, Texas, something happened that reminded everyone that this sport is bigger than any payout. Riding a horse named Catolena, roper Elijah Faske caught his very first live calf. And in that instant, the arena didn’t just cheer – it (and social media) erupted.…

With the U.S. cattle herd at its smallest size since the early 1950s, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is calling for a federal tax credit aimed at encouraging producers to retain heifers and begin rebuilding the nation’s shrinking cattle supply. Miller’s comments follow the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest Cattle…

DAILY Bites The Ag Economy Barometer fell sharply in January, dropping from 136 in December to 113, as both current conditions and future expectations weakened. Farm finances look more strained: one-half of producers said they’re worse off than a year ago, 30 percent expect worse performance ahead, and operating-loan needs…

A Hiroshima University-led project has secured a $1.8 million grant from the Gates Foundation to develop a way to store bull semen using simple refrigeration instead of costly liquid nitrogen, a shift that could remove a major barrier to modern dairy cattle breeding that has long excluded farmers in low-resource…

Image by Arina P Habich, Shutterstock Sunday’s big game will be the main focus for millions of America’s families, but what they eat during the game will be a close second. The NFL championship represents the second-highest day of food consumption, behind only Thanksgiving. The event offers a snapshot of…

Image courtesy of Bureau of Land Management, Flickr On Monday, the Public Lands Council and the Bureau of Land Management signed a memorandum of understanding to promote cooperative monitoring of grazing allotments on BLM lands. The MOU will help public lands ranchers and local BLM officials cooperate to collect and…