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As 2014 ends, cow calf producers are thinking about the approaching calving season.
A second Arkansas man was arrested Wednesday and placed in the Ouachita County, Ark. jail as a suspect in the theft of approximately 70 head of cattle across Texas and Arkansas.
Calling in cattle for a little feeding and counting can be done in many ways, but Kansas cattle producer Derek Klingenberg has one of the more unique cattle calls.
It has been a chaotic couple of weeks in the cattle markets.
Fed cattle prices fell on a live basis and beef prices also saw a slight decrease.
Pocatello, Idaho, police say two cows that escaped from a meat-processing business have been captured.
Good news for beef producers who attended last year’s 3-State Beef Conference: Rick Rasby from the University of Nebraska--Lincoln (UNL) is returning as a speaker for the Jan. 13 event.
The baseline traits used are simple growth traits that meet my “touchy, feely” criteria.
The workshop will focus on how beef producers can use estimated progeny differences and DNA in bull selection.
Managing stress in the winter time can improve the performance of feedlot cattle. Cattle respond to cold stress by burning more calories to maintain body temperature.
The Iowa Beef Center will offer several workshops focusing on choices in feedlot facilities in February and March 2015.
Cow-calf share or cash leases can be used as a way to share the revenue and expenses associated with a cow-calf enterprise when multiple people are involved.
Southeast cattle farmers and ranchers have begun a very busy and critical time of the year. Most producers have already begun calving season and some are considering improving management practices. Producers can make calving season more predictable, more profitable, and less stressful by implementing some key management practices.
Big-picture emerging issues in the beef and ranching industries will be addressed at the Southwest Beef Symposium.
Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon is planning to hold a summit to brainstorm ways to beef up the state’s cattle industry.
UTIA, TDA, and Tennessee Farmers Co-op launch effort to assist state beef producers.
Cooperative Extension in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin team up each year to offer the annual Driftless Region Beef Conference.
Feeding more corn to heifers this year won’t be too costly on the pocket book, but it could have some downsides.
Profitable heifer purchase decisions require some consideration of more than current prices.
What did it cost you to produce a calf this year? What will it cost you in 2015?
How much you’re willing to spend on heifers may depend on your operation.
There are many incentives to have a planned breeding and calving season.
Livestock producers need to be thinking now about how they’ll keep their animals warm when the temperatures drop.
France will pay farmers to grow faba beans and other crops that can add protein to livestock rations as Europe’s largest beef producer seeks to cut its dependence on imported soybeans, where China’s rising demand threatens supply.
The 2015 South Texas Beef Cattle Short Course will be held Jan. 8, 15 and 22 on the campus of Texas A&M University – San Antonio.
The bull’s EPD values are the best representation of who he is.
Participants will learn about feedlot production, nutrition, waste management and marketing.
Show-Me-Select heifers reached new record prices, averaging $3,208 on 286 head.
Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt and the Kansas Department of Agriculture have entered into a joint agreement to increase the state’s efforts to combat cattle theft, the agencies announced Monday.