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Neogen announces the launch of Igenity® Feeder, a DNA tool designed to assist cattle producers in the stocker and backgrounder phase to manage feeder cattle according to their genetic potential for carcass traits.

Spotlight: Controlling Bovine Viral Diarrhea. Industry experts share updated medical practices, current technology and advice to effectively manage BVDV.

For nearly 25 years, David Patterson has helped Missouri cattlemen get the most out of their beef cattle operations. He was recently named an American Society of Animal Science (ASAS) Fellow.

A new Kansas State University study shows hot, dry, windy events are happening more frequently than they used to in western Kansas, and south into west Texas.

A gift from Tyson Foods will provide 80,000 meals to food insecure Iowans through Beef Up Iowa. The Iowa Cattlemen’s Foundation accepted a $50,000 donation from Tyson Foods on October 13.

Burke Healey, Davis, Okla., was posthumously inducted into the Hereford Hall of Merit at the American Hereford Association’s (AHA) Annual Membership Meeting and Conference, Oct. 24, in Kansas City, Mo.

Wide regional variations in prices for fed cattle were found this week and the cash trade was slow to develop. The season’s first winter storm affected the sales and movement of both fed and feeder cattle.

Beef packers could be moving into a period with smaller inventories, which may prompt them to push prices higher. CME futures prices will again have an impact on the cash trade.

As feed prices rise, calf prices tend to trend lower, and ranchers may consider backgrounding calves for a period of time to help get calves through weaning stress and develop immunity through administered vaccines.

Is there a magic potion to help identify successful replacement heifers? Probably not, but cattlemen already have the next best tools to help choose their herd replacements right at their fingertips.