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New venture will create unified platform for expanded breed communications and marketing.
Despite a cow-calf producer’s best efforts relative to providing desired herd genetics and ease of birthing through bull selection and heifer development, some cows or heifers still need assistance at calving time.
Although data indicate the rebuilding of Oklahoma’s beef cow herd is happening, herd numbers are still down 10.5 percent from Jan. 1, 2011, meaning the process is only in the beginning stages.
Pro Farmer’s Julianne Johnston digests an active week of trade in the cattle market.
This article picks up the resource use discussion with a focus on the physical and financial resources of cattle operations.
Discussions of genetics typically focus on the cow calf producer, however genetics play just as much of a role in the stocker industry as they do cow/calf.
Beef producers have many options available to include in beef cattle diets that can offer many benefits in a small package.
Now that we have left behind a few years of severe droughts and hay shortages, there has been renewed talk about beef herd reconstruction in the U.S. fueled by a couple years of encouraging calf prices.
New genetic tools, similar to those being used to aid selection in the whole animal, are being used to improve our understanding of the relationships among the rumen micro-organisms along with how they interact with their hosts.
The proceedings papers from the 2013 XXIII Range Beef Cow Symposium held in Rapid City, SD are now available.
Colder weather may cause larger calf birth weights. Producers are encouraged to think about the impact it may have on this year’s calving season.
As beef herds become involved in making decisions about bulls for next breeding season, herd health and reproductive disease should be considered in the context of what age and type of bulls are being purchased.
As spring calving season approaches, it is vital that your calves receive adequate immunity at birth.
COF Report showed On Feed and Placements above expectations.
The Sand Hills Calving System has demonstrated an effective way to reduce calf diarrhea by decreasing the buildup of pathogens in the environment and breaking the transfer of pathogens from older calves to young susceptible calves.
Participants at the 2014 Beef Production Field Day will get hands-on training for artificial insemination, and help with calving and pre-breeding exams.
Probably the most pivotal time for a beef cow to maintain a position in the beef herd is the first three months after her first calf is born.
A simple way to deal with the table is to decide on what level of performance one wants to shop for.
Denny Hoffman was named a Hereford Herdmsan Emeritus prior to the selection of the champion carload last month in Denver at the National Western Stock Show .
Congressional delegation members from the Dakotas say the U.S. Department of Agriculture has agreed to expedite implementation of a farm bill provision that will help ranchers in the Dakotas hurt by an early October blizzard.
Cow-calf producers and others who use the Bovine Estrus Synchronization Planner software are encouraged to download the newest version for their operations from the Iowa Beef Center (IBC) website.
The bottom line is to know the breed average EPDs for the traits of interest, know the herd historical and current averages for EPD traits of interest, set herd goals and then select the right bulls.
Science, or rather advancements in science, allow for new or revised tools to aid in selection and management of beef cattle.
Julianne Johnston summarizes this week’s cattle market for Farm Journal’s Beef Today.
Along with the decreased temperatures and decline in forage growth, comes an increase in calories needed for farm animals.
Weeks of slow, soaking rains are helping the grass grow again on the western slopes of Maui and Hawaii islands, giving cattle ranchers hope they may at last escape a punishing drought brought on by years of below-normal rainfall.
New Mexico’s two U.S. senators say ranchers will soon be able to sign up for drought disaster aid made available through the federal farm law signed last week.
When do cows start experiencing cold stress and then how much more energy do they need?
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service office in Wilson County and others will present the Pasture Management Workshop from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Feb. 25 at the Floresville Event Center.