Increasing days on feed for feedlot cattle isn’t a new idea. However, several research studies in recent years have shown that as cattle get bigger a large percentage of their ...

Developers of cattle or hog feedlots should not have to publicly disclose more than their names and addresses on applications for Health Department permits, a group of rural lawmakers believe.

LINCOLN — Construction workers are hurrying to put the final touches on what is planned to be the state’s largest feedlot for feeding cattle. Blackshirt Feeders, led by a trio ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Missouri commission has rejected a proposal to greatly expand a cattle feedlot near a 970-acre botanical garden. The Kansas City Star reports that Powell Gardens chief… ...

The latest Cattle on Feed report shows a slight increase in numbers for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head. The Feb. 23 report, issued by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National ...

Pushing back against the norm. The company Innovative Livestock Solutions has feedlots across central Kansas and Nebraska. There are three in Pawnee County with a combined capacity of 72,000 cattle.

Most beef cattle receive antibiotics in their feed to prevent liver abscesses while eating a high-energy diet. There's growing pressure on feedlots to stop this — and some have. But it's costly.

AMERICAN FALLS — The manager of a large cattle feedlot north of Seagull Bay worries proposed county regulations on concentrated animal feeding operations would prevent existing facilities from ...

The region has embraced its beef culture and is now home to 75% of the state’s feedlots. These facilities are where cattle are sent to be fed a high-energy diet to gain weight before being sent ...

A feedlot in Wilder will gain permission to expand from 6,000 head of cattle to 12,000. Though unofficial until paperwork is signed, the Canyon County commissioners unanimously voted Monday ...

The first shipments will slowly ramp up to 50,000 head, and over the next two years, the feedlot is projected to expand to hold up to 150,000 cattle, the largest such complex in Nebraska and among ...