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As a result of combined efforts on behalf of the American Brahman Breeders Association, USDA Foreign Agriculture Service, APHIS and other cooperatives a live cattle shipment from the United States to Ecuador was made on May 20, 2015.

During the 2015 Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver this past week, 16 beef industry leaders representing every link in the beef value chain presented a plan for meeting aggressive goals to strengthen the beef industry from 2016-2020.

Over 600 cattlemen and women gathered in Denver, Colo., this past week to discuss the policy priorities for the cattle industry for the upcoming year.

Record-setting heat and severe drought are hurting Leeward region ranchers on Maui and their cattle herds.

Cattle producers looking to pick up the latest information about maximizing livestock and wheat resources under variable and sometimes volatile weather and market conditions should register now to attend the July 28 Cattle Trails Wheat and Stocker Conference in Lawton, Okla.

Certain weaning time scenarios could take advantage of increased calf feed efficiency while improving cow forage resources and body condition.

Breed EPD’s can be used to select bulls for the grass finished beef operation. As should be the case with any herd, multiple trait selection is critical.

The results of studies on handling cattle in feedlots will be presented Aug. 6 by Ruth Woiwode at the 5th Annual Symposium on Current Issues and Advances in Food Animal Wellbeing.

Supplementing cattle on pasture can be a good way to extend the grazing season.

As summer progresses, producers should be on the lookout for summer calf pneumonia.