The Cattle Business Weekly

All across the United States, home cooks are cleaning up their grills, inventorying their seasonings and scrolling social media for new grilling inspiration. The lawn chairs are getting dusted off and lawn mowers are cutting in anticipation of the summer barbecues ahead. It’s May. It’s Beef Month. May is Beef Month. May Beef Month emerged in the 1980s as part of state-led beef promotion efforts an...

By Lura Roti for South Dakota Farmers Union As we reflect on the women who raised us this Mother’s Day, South Dakota Farmers Union celebrates the many women who support the state’s No. 1 industry – farm and ranch moms! Read on to learn about Brenda Reis from Reliance and Lindsey Hinsvark from Gary. Brenda Reis, ranches with her husband, David near Reliance. She is mom to Shawn, April, Shane and Za...

Thousands of miles. Thousands of cattle. Thousands of handshakes and smiles. As Anita Pepin of rural Belle Fourche, South Dakota, looks back on her career as an ABS rep and AI technician, she can’t quite put a guess on the number of miles she’s traveled, cows she’s bred, or customers’ hands she’s shaken. “It’s A LOT,” she says. Pepin is slowing down from her full-time practice, having sold the bus...

    The Common Ground Coalition kicked off the first of four regional summits in Reno mid-April, gathering Western livestock perspectives to bolster the industry’s future. This event launches a nationwide effort to strengthen rural communities and secure the U.S. food supply. Fueled by shared conviction, enthusiasm and commitment to the industry, attendees arrived ready to engage in the hard work...

Dan and Sharon Anderson’s Darling Creek Ranch has been selected as the 2026 South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award® recipient.  The ,000 award honors ranchers, farmers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality, and wildlife habitat on working land.  Sand County Foundation and national sponsor American Farmland Trust present Leopold Conservati...

Schuler Red Angus of Bridgeport is the recipient of the 2026 Nebraska Leopold Conservation Award®. The award honors farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land.  The Butch and Susan Schuler family raise beef cattle and manage 20,000 acres at Schuler Red Angus in Morrill and Banner counties....

Eagle Rock Ranch of Park County has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Colorado Leopold Conservation Award®.  The award honors ranchers, farmers and forestland owners who go above and beyond in their management of soil health, water quality and wildlife habitat on working land.  Dave and Jeannie Gottenborg are cattle ranchers and owners of Eagle Rock Ranch near Jefferson. They will be pres...

Follow these key strategies to ensure optimal performance  “Significant investments are being made in bulls, and the prospects for income from current and upcoming calf crops appear favorable,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri (MU) Extension livestock field specialist. Nevertheless, Davis advises cattle producers to implement effective management practices for bulls as they transition ou...

Kaylee Wheeler SDSU Extension Range Field Specialist As the grazing season is inching closer, dry soil conditions across the region have become very apparent. Lack of dormant precipitation (Figure 2) and dry spring soil (Figure 4) are strong indicators that forage growth will be delayed for the 2026 grazing season. This means it will take more time to be ‘ready to graze.’ It is important that we a...