FARGO - The need for more return per calf has beef cattle producers looking at alternative production practices. "Raising cattle naturally is a method that has attracted consumer demand," says ...

Beef prices are spiking across the United States but local ranchers say the solution isn't as simple as ramping up production.

If the tariffs remain in place long-term, meat processors will have to pay higher prices on imported lean beef. It wouldn’t be easy for U.S. producers to replace because the country’s system is geared toward producing fattier beef known for marbled steaks.

It isn’t just that the alarm over the environmental effects of beef are overstated. It’s that raising beef cattle, especially on grass, is an environmental gain for the planet.

At first, A.J. Arreola of Wapato just wanted to raise a few cattle for himself and extended family because he liked the meat and the small-ranching lifestyle. Then the 31-year-old noticed beef ...

Compared to the U.S. beef industry, which slaughters about 125,000 head of cattle per day, the approximate number of bison harvested in the U.S. and Canada was just 69,000 for the entire year of 2020.