Giel Swiegers’s Boer goats aren’t the farm’s main income, but by grazing once-unused slopes, they play a vital role in ...

Fewer cattle and reduced beef production expected to drive prices higher in 2026 despite recent market volatility and trade ...

Lice thrive in cold weather, causing weight loss up to 0.21 pounds daily. Systemic drugs work best on sucking lice while topical options handle both types.

The cattle markets broke down on Friday in front of the Cattle Inventory report and weakening outside markets. This was in spite of surging cattle prices as fat cash traded as high as 241.00 on  a ...

2025 placements (20.75M head) 2nd lowest in series history (behind 2015 – 20.43M head) Feeder cattle imports from Mexico (’15 ...

Howdy market watchers! What a finale to the month of January! From record heat to record cold and snow to a historic rally ...

The Oak Lawn resident officiated Illinois high school baseball, football and basketball games and was a ref for college bowl games.

In the feedlot and packing sectors, the advantages continue. Beef-on-dairy cattle produce carcasses with good marbling – 35-45% qualify for premium programs – along with consistent tenderness and ...

It's early morning at Red Horizon Cattle, and young producers Cameron and Cora Geddes are overlooking a paddock of owner-bred ...

ROCK FALLS, Ill. — The Illinois Agri-Women organization has awarded four scholarships for females studying agriculture. One ...