breeding

While bull sale season wraps up across the country, marketing efforts remain through the year. Cattle producers who work year-round to set their animals up for success, through nutrition management, for example, strive for the best possible outcome ...

Breeding better animals has long been the goal for livestock producers, and the tools available to accomplish that goal have vastly improved and are more scientifically based than ever before. As more dairy producers enlist genomic technology to improve their herds, the genetic database, and related applications, continue to expand ...

The beef cattle industry can be fragmented when it comes to sharing data, but an unprecedented collaboration between beef cattle breeds is taking a quantum leap in advancing a changing industry; and helping commercial cattlemen stay profitable...

In the wake of negative sentiment against genetically modified crops, the agricultural industry is embracing a new brand of genetic modifications that they hope will provide better products without the concerns that some organizations have raised about GMO crops...

It’s not often you hear of a community college in the agriculture breeding business.  However, Columbia Basin College in Pasco has a trio of breeding programs, focuses on alfalfa, soybeans and peppers.  CBC’s Tim Woodward said they worked with alfalfa for several years.   “So, we’re d...

Researchers throughout the U.S. are working on creating new varieties that can handle the changing environment and other challenges in the future.   Charlie Brummer with UC Davis said with warming temperatures, the expectation is that irrigation will become difficult.  ...

The Washington Cattleman’s Association is hosting the 23rd Annual Bull Test Sale Wednesday at the Bonina Feed and Sale Facility in Eltopia.   Executive Vice President Jack Field says the sale is for all breeds born between January 1st and March 31st of 2015 calling it, “A great opportunity for pure-bred producers from around the Tri-State Area. We’ve got cattle fro...