JEROME, Idaho — Fourth-generation Montana rancher Whit Hibbard worked livestock for nearly 40 years before he was introduced to low-stress handling. It took him that long to understand the way he had ...

The stockperson is an important influence on farm animal welfare. In her PhD thesis, Karianne Muri has investigated some of the many ways in which stockpeople have an impact on the welfare of the ...

Shipwheel Cattle Feeders just north of Taber, Alta., is one of the pioneers in Canada to adopt the principles found in ...

Registration is open for six Stockmanship and Stewardship regional events in five states this spring and summer, with an additional virtual event to be held in November. During each event producers ...

Register today for Colorado Livestock Association’s (CLA) upcoming beef and dairy stockmanship events. Join beef and dairy producers for CLA’s Stockmanship and Livestock Transportation Safety Seminars ...

Emma Coffman of Double E Ranch and Tucker Brown of RA Brown Ranch discussed their secrets on how beef producers can best share their story during a virtual segment of Stockmanship and Stewardship Nov.

World-renowned livestock behaviorist Temple Grandin of Colorado state University will keynote a Stockmanship and Stewardship program at CSU’s Agriculture Research, Development, and Education Center in ...

This September, Stockmanship With Curt Pate, a dual-session event for producers that highlights the increased economic benefits of correctly handling livestock, will be hosted by Purdue University ...

Improved stockmanship and low-stress handling reduced this number to zero. In addition, we increased average daily gain by 0.29 pounds." "We must handle cattle in a manner that eventually causes the ...

It is normal for most contract-finishing pig businesses to have dedicated fieldsmen assigned to specific farms to assist them with all aspects of pig production. This can include everything from ...

But the research, published by the Scottish Rural University College and Adas, also showed that large numbers of birds housed in multi-tier units are suffering keel bone fractures. This prompted ...

Topping ram sales provides undeniable satisfaction for Chris Medlicott, only bettered by producing fertile commercial southdowns, writes Pat Deavoll. A top price of $16,000 for a southdown ram at the ...