With the cost of feed prices rising and the cattle market not being as dependable as it once was, cattle producers are faced with an important management decision: Should they background their calves?

The Tax Court held that a taxpayer with a cattle and tree farm but no cattle or previous or imminent tree harvest could not use the farm’s losses to offset other income. According to the court, the ...

Cattle prices have been high, and market factors would indicate that they'll stay high. But Tim Petry, North Dakota State University Extension livestock economist, says that doesn't mean price ...

Calves huddle together in fields that stretch out on both sides of county roads 1 and K in Edon. In another field, a large herd of tagged cattle wanders over to see why a group of people are gathered ...