Cattle

Ross Genoch walks through his small cattle herd on a cold, clear January morning near Menahga. The cows, docile and trusting, approach him expectantly. “They’re hoping for a corn cob. Well, they get treated like pets,” he says with a smile. Genoch (pronounced guh no) raises...

The fact that feedlot producers rely on corn as a main component of their cattle diets is not news to anybody. However, those days of $2/bushel corn may be long gone. Instead we will assume a likely scenario of corn prices in the range of $3.50-$4/bushel for the near future, and...

Producers participating in the state's bovine tuberculosis (TB) buyout program loaded the last of their animals today, marking the completion of a nearly year long effort to reduce cattle numbers in the bovine TB Management Zone. The Minnesota Board of Animal Health received 46 herd...

FARGO - Though the folks who needed it most came up short, recent rains should benefit many area farmers and ranchers next spring. The precipitation is rebuilding soil moisture and could help many fields and pastures get off to a good start in 2009. "It's always good to have some...

GRAND FORKS - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved a "split-state status" for Minnesota in its fight against bovine tuberculosis, improving conditions for a great part of the state's cattle industry, state officials announced Thursday. "This has been a long-awaited point...

We may not be completely done with sunny, warm weather, but this time of year there's no denying the trend. Summer is over, and with autumn comes an increase in cattle movement as fall feeder cattle runs begin. This year, the situation is more complex thanks to interstate movement...

PARK RAPIDS - Wayne Devore's career path is becoming extinct. If he eventually has that going-out-of-business sale, no one will have to use a cattle prod on him. He'll probably just mosey on down the road with his cows. Devore is a cattle rancher in the heart of resort country. And...

The Board of Animal Health has received 45 herd buyout contracts signed by cattle producers in the bovine tuberculosis (TB) Management Zone. The Board estimates that 6,800 cattle will be removed from the TB disease management area as a result of the buyout program. In total, 67 producers...