You might get fewer dollars for your calves next year, but 2016 will still offer good profits for most ranchers.
As a whole, today’s cattle reproduce very well.
The current growth benchmark for actual weaning weight is 554 pounds at 192 days of age, with an average daily gain of 2.5 pounds.
The late great George Carlin had a routine about a weather forecaster. The forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark throughout the night, with scattered light in the morning. Some predictions are easy.
Opportunities exist for flexible operations with forage and management expertise.
Beef cow slaughter year-to-date through the first week of October was 11% higher than last year, and that followed 2017's increase of 11%.
Beef cow numbers increased 510,000 head in the Jan. 1 report, which was about half the increase seen last year.
