In 1975, the average cattle carcass weight — the combined average for steers and heifers after slaughter — was 615 pounds. By 2024, it had risen to 890 pounds, an increase of about 45%, according to U ...

The high price of beef has gotten a lot of attention lately, but Jenny Schlecht points out that the cost of raising the ...

Becoming a member of the Cattlemen’s Beef Board and serving on the Beef Checkoff’s Promotion Committee has shown me the same basic principle holds true on a much larger scale. Before, I naturally ...

When Gabe Brown first got into regenerative agriculture more than 25 years ago, he wasn't trying to solve climate change. "I was just trying to keep the banker at bay and feed my family," Brown told ...

Warren Rusche, SDSU Extension feedlot management specialist, discusses the importance of raising valuable livestock.

“This just doesn’t happen,” one food expert said.