Livestock
Nobody does wild pigs like the Yawt Yawt, aka David Ellis. From backwoods redneck to rising star, Yawt Yawt delivers a rip-roaring hunt as the grim reaper of wild pigs.
It’s not sharks, wolves, or bears that kill the most people—it’s wild pigs, and the numbers are trending up.
As nearby development limits room to expand its herd, Cozy Nook Farm relies on seasonal sales and direct customer connections to invest in its dairy and keep the farm thriving.
Five years after her late brother, Levi, won grand champion, 12-year-old Lynnox Tysinger honored his memory with an emotional victory in the exact same show ring, leaning on the family’s rule to “just keep driving.”
As lingering drought curbs herd expansion and plant shifts shake up packer leverage, Terrain’s Dave Weaber breaks down why recent import headlines may pack less market punch than expected.
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New processing capacity is bringing growth to New York’s dairy sector, and farms across the state are working out what that means for their own operations.
“Fed to the Wolves,” debuts Oct. 1, and its producers contend it reveals deep damage to agriculture and hunting in rural Minnesota and lack of action by state officials.
A lifelong livestock advocate shares the bitter irony of developing a red meat allergy on the family farm and her battle to regain a normal life.
Ground beef demand remains strong as cattle producers push back on Trump’s latest beef import plan that sent cattle prices sinking. Ranchers say consumers don’t have a beef price problem — they have a fuel price problem.
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Harvest may still be weeks away, but August leaves no shortage of work to get done. Wet ground, livestock chores, and equipment prep are all part of the season.
The semi arrived in October 2005 to take our 100 dairy cows. With them went decades of 5 a.m. alarms, my father’s identity and a way of life that defined our family.
As school starts earlier and state fairs hold their late-summer slots, farm kids across America face an impossible choice: Show livestock and honor family legacy or show up for practice and keep their spot on the team.
As the U.S. dairy industry races toward fewer than 20,000 farms by decade’s end, the economics of overhead, the psychology of scale and the power dynamics of vertical integration are rewriting the rules of who survives — and who thrives.
From new friendships to hands-on learning, a week of summer camp helps middle school students explore modern dairy farming, agriculture technology and the many career paths that keep the industry moving.
Whether it’s 2,700 wolves in Minnesota or 70 in California, ranchers report similar challenges — predators targeting livestock, limited management authority, and compensation programs some say don’t solve the underlying problem.
For 100 years, Ed Koger’s family has bought Angus bulls from Dalebanks Angus, proving in the cattle business, the most valuable trait you can breed for is integrity.
At MVP Dairy, two fourth-generation farm families with more than 100 years of farming history have come together to build a system where every decision is made with the next generation in mind.
New World screwworm was confirmed in the U.S., yet cattle futures rallied. An Ever.Ag analyst explains why uncertainty mattered more than the confirmation itself.
A new survey finds 73% of Americans always or often buy cheese when they shop, with most saying they view it as both a favorite food and a convenient source of protein.
After a devastating windstorm leveled his finishing barns in 2013, Kameron Donaldson leveraged community support and a data-driven partnership with Dykhuis Farms to secure a future for the next generation.
Ashley Stockwell will step onto one of racing’s biggest stages to hand the Indy 500 winner the iconic bottle of milk, carrying forward a 90-year tradition while representing women in agriculture during the Year of the Female Farmer.
Company cites ‘continued uncertainty’ as the reason for the May 20 lockout in Fort Morgan, stressing that the $33.4 million contract offer remains fair and competitive.
Despite record-high cash costs of $780 per head, surging calf prices pushed average profit margins up by $614 in 2025.
After more than a year of waiting, China granted 5-year registration extensions to 425 U.S. beef plants and added new approvals. The move follows Trump–Xi talks in China this week, signaling a trade breakthrough.
As fed cattle weights hit historic highs, a surplus of fat trim is creating an unprecedented need for lean blending beef, pushing cull cow values to new records.
As the federal government settles with Agri Stats over data-sharing, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary Brooke Rollins launch a high-stakes investigation into beef market concentration and potential price-fixing.
Despite daily volatility, cattle markets are still driven by strong demand and tight supplies. Rising fuel costs could pressure consumers, but slow herd expansion keeps the long-term outlook bullish through the decade.
Chocolate is back at No. 1 among U.S. ice cream flavors, with butter pecan gaining ground and richer options continuing to rise in popularity, according to a new survey.
Surveillance, reporting and veterinary partnerships are framed as critical ways to prevent a single case from becoming a national crisis.