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There are very few positives if any at all with regard to cattle and beef markets.
There has been an increasing interest and utilization of remote medication delivery systems in the beef cattle industry.
Although the market will find support in sale barns, the overall price outlook for multiple cattle sectors isn’t so rosy, says DuWayne Bosse of Bolt Marketing.
USDA’s November Cattle on Feed report said the number of cattle on feed was 2.1 % higher at the start of November than a year ago.
Now that calves are weaned and pregnancy checks are occurring, it’s time cattle producers begin thinking about selecting replacement heifers to breed in the spring, explained Taylor Grussing, SDSU Extension Cow/Calf Field Specialist.
In the span of 14 months, America’s cattle producers saw two of the most extreme market moves in history.
Producers need to plan ahead for cattle-working days and invest in good, secure cattle-working facilities.
Deciding how to meet the nutritional needs of your cattle through the winter is one of the most important management decisions a cow-calf producer will make.
A uniform set of calves are the result of a disciplined estrus synchronization and artificial insemination program.
The debunking of this latest cancer scare is already underway.
China’s building up their beef industry with cattle flown in from Australia.
Don’t join the “I wish I had sorted the cows!” club.
The health of stocker cattle on wheat can be managed to increase profit.
Food safety, beef quality and environmental stewardship discussed in-depth.
Integrating crop and livestock enterprises represents an incredible competitive advantage for farmers and ranchers.
American Angus Association year-end figures show strong growth for the breed.
When feed costs are too high, consider selling the higher-maintenance cows.
Checking cows’ body condition scores, evaluating bulls and vaccinating against diseases are good management steps in the fall.
Grazing calves on corn residue and providing supplemental distillers grains is a cost effective way to add value to weaned calves.
You can use the assessment to set benchmarks and goals for the operation and your employees strive to maintain or reach.
Nutrition and production are among the issues highlighted in the 2015 North Dakota Beef Report.
Calf Crop Percentage may be the most important production calculation that a cow/calf producer can record.
Next month Colorado State University will host the Range Beef Cow Symposium for the first time since 2007.
Fed cattle prices have declined sharply since early September.
A bison ranch in the Dakotas that has been a source of frustration for other ranchers in the area failed to sell at auction over the weekend.
Rancher Bill Edwards is fighting an enemy that threatens to overrun his Flint Hills pastures, robbing his cattle of nutritious grasses and leaving the meadowlarks, box turtles, bobwhite quail and other wildlife in the same native prairies without suitable habitat.
The choice retail beef price declined for the fourth consecutive month to $6.23 per pound in September.
Preconditioning is a set of management decisions relating to vaccination, weaning, nutrition and housing that maximize health and future growth potential of cattle in the feed yard.