“As a new year begins, cattle producers may find value in looking back at the previous year to evaluate the operation’s productivity and profitability,” says Patrick Davis, University of Missouri ...

In the past cow herd records could have been as simple as a pen and pocket notebook. Now with the advent of computers, smartphones and other various forms of technology it can be easier than ever.

Estate bosses have apologised after a livestock records investigation found 271 cattle could not enter the food chain and had to be culled.