cattle

Hay is used to feed cattle during winter, when grass grows slower. Making it takes time, requires expensive equipment and degrades soil.

The U.S. cattle herd is at a 70-year low, and cows are heavier than ever. It's changing the beef supply chain.

Farmers say they can't work as many hours in the fields, which could mean they lose crops. Additionally, cattle eat less, which could mean they don't produce as much meat.

Drought and strong demand have worsened a recent price hike in beef prices.

Livestock specialists recommend farmers adjust their grazing practices and cycle through different types of chemicals to combat resistance.

Livestock experts advise ranchers to pay special care to cattle in winter.

A Missouri commission has approved a temporary halt to a proposal to greatly expand a cattle feedlot near Powell Gardens in northwest Missouri.The…

We all learned it as kids: Old MacDonald has a farm and on that farm he has a cow that says “moo.” But why? Why do cows moo?Whenever I’m out reporting in…

Just over a year ago, Tracy Dethlefs learned she has stage 1 breast cancer. Since then, she estimates she’s charted some 10,000 miles travelling from her…

At a Colorado ranch run by Benedictine nuns, prayer and farming go hand in hand. "We have kind of a corner on the market" for grass-fed beef, says one sister. "People just kind of believe in it."