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Genetic decisions have always been important, but the stakes have never been higher than they are now.
With the cow herd at the smallest level since 1962, recent moderation in grain prices, and optimism for growth in domestic and export demand, the stage is set for expansion of the national beef cow herd.
The Virginia Forage and Grassland Council and Virginia Cooperative Extension will host the 2015 Winter Forage Conferences in four locations Jan. 20 through 23.
The nine cow-calf producers who chose to retain ownership on their 137 steer calves last June instead of cashing in on them at $1350 to $1450 per head were rewarded with an early Christmas present.
An Ardmore, Okla., man was convicted on Dec. 16, 2014 after knowingly concealing stolen property (cattle) in Jefferson County.
Cattle feeders and agri-business professionals are invited to Feedlot Forum 2015 on Thursday, Jan. 22 at the Terrace View Event Center in Sioux Center, Iowa.
Extension specialists from Purdue University, the University of Kentucky and the University of Tennessee will share strategies for profitable beef herd management at the annual Cow/Calf Improvement Seminar.
New Mexico State University’s Clayton Livestock Research Center is one of the nation’s premier cattle research facilities. Research is focusing on how to vaccinate the cattle better, how to better use trace mineral supplements, and how to handle the cattle humanely.
The American Hereford Association and Certified Hereford Beef LLC recently launched HerefordFeederCattle.com — an online marketing tool for producers marketing Hereford-influenced feeder cattle.
The first year of the Sunflower Supreme Replacement Heifer program was a success.
A new packing plant in Idaho and boxed beef prices going up for three weeks are good news for cattle producers.
With the release of the spring 2015 Pan-American Cattle Evaluation (PACE), the American Hereford Association (AHA) has released two new expected progeny differences (EPDs) for udder quality.
It is important to decide the time of year you would like your calves to arrive.
The American Hereford Association (AHA) is offering several opportunities this summer for college students hoping to further their education and gain valuable real-world experience working with youth activities and communication/marketing projects.
One central Texas rancher is fulfilling a childhood dream.
Both cattle health and profits in the beef industry will be addressed at the Driftless Region Beef Conference in Dubuque, Iowa, Jan. 22-23.
The process begins again each year by evaluating the genetics of the “keeper bulls” prior to going out and bidding on similar or better bulls.
Fed cattle prices rebounded to start 2015 out after several weeks of losses in December.
It is to be expected that a carnivore is going to hunt for food, but what happens when its prey become domesticated animals? For ranchers in northeast Oregon the answer is devastation.
Embedding the right EPD values for the chosen traits into the herd is critical for long-term genetic success.
This is New Year’s week and the number of cattle reports is smaller than normal.
Farmers and ranchers across Kansas are wrapping up the 2014 growing season, marked by rapidly changing fortunes that were buffeted by weather and markets.
The 2014 beef market had one common theme: record prices. From those record prices there are some lessons to be learned.
The record high beef prices that were the norm for much of the year have continued to drop off.
Most of 2014 saw record high prices, but the downward trend in the beef and cattle markets looks like it could carry into the New Year.
Cattle and calves on feed for slaughter market in the United States for feedlots with capacity of 1,000 or more head totaled 10.9 million head on December 1, 2014.