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Hungry cattle help researchers discover drought-resistant wheat variety
Just like a reputable seedstock operation is not built overnight, it takes time to put together an effective marketing plan.
Cattle futures have taken another turn over the past two weeks as prices have drifted lower, correcting the big December 17-24 advance.
As you make plans for this year, decide now to schedule time that will be spent working on the business in the year ahead.
The Beef Cattle Institute at Kansas State University and the Kansas Beef Council are partnering to host three additional advanced beef cattle care and health training sessions throughout Kansas during February.
So, you thought all you had to do was breed quality genetics? Wrong. You have to market them, too.
The next step in optimizing your marketing efforts is to know details about who you are trying to reach.
Knowing current average expected progeny difference values for bulls is critical.
The Red Angus Association of America recently acquired a major share in Top Dollar Angus, Inc. RAAA President Kim Ford made the announcement at BrainTrust during the Red Angus activities held in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show.
Expansion kicks into gear, but solid ranch profits remain
A leader of the small, armed group of people occupying a remote national wildlife preserve in Oregon said Tuesday they will go home when a plan is in place to turn over management of federal lands to locals.
Winter storm Goliath left a wave of dead and stray beef cattle in its wake as the blizzard pushed across the Panhandle region of Texas last week.
One of the downfall’s to mud is the increase in energy requirement for cattle to navigate the terrain.
As calving season looms in the not so distant future, the first things that come to my mind is considering plans for pre-calving vaccination of pregnant cows, and thinking about controlling calf scours.
Many factors play a role in achieving cow efficiency
The American Gelbvieh Association elected directors and officers for 2016 during its national convention in Kansas City, Missouri.
Cattle and lesser prairie-chickens both need healthy rangeland to thrive. Through voluntary conservation efforts, farmers and ranchers in the southern Great Plains can restore habitat for this iconic bird while strengthening working lands.
If our nation’s consumers can limp along and hold this bedraggled economy to its walker, beef should have a chance to make that decent recovery.
Cattle health following Winter Storm Goliath will continue to be a concern for producers.
Supplementation may be necessary to achieve desired calf development and subsequent lactation.
Average per head price of $2,889 at the Joplin Show-Me-Select Sale.
An Iowa farmer has found a niche market for his beef.
Cattle will select the grain and best quality forage first when initially turned into a field.
Fall and winter grazing on warm-season grasses is the least detrimental time to graze these species.
There is never a bad time to update your marketing plan.
Ten registered American Red Brahman bulls found their new home at the Vietnamese National Breeding Center near Hanoi on Saturday, November 28.
Growing piles of evidence show we’ve created an unsustainable and less-profitable or unprofitable cow herd in this nation.
Education, fun and fellowship were on the agenda at the American Brahman Breeders Association (ABBA) fifth annual convention November 20-21 in Ft. Worth, Texas.
The Iowa Beef Breeds Council named Douglas and Glenda Schroeder of Clarence the 2016 Iowa Outstanding Seedstock Producer of the Year at the Iowa Cattle Industry Convention in December.
Is it better to graze it or blaze it?
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