Beef Genetics
While demand proved strong for all bulls in Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 6th Annual “Meating Demand” sale, the 14- to 17-month-old bulls drew the highest bids, averaging $7,139 on 61 lots.
Before Bodey Langford got into the seedstock business twenty years ago, he was a commercial cattlemen. Even then, there were obvious quality trends.
Data collected by the Red Angus Association of America suggest producers who regularly genotype their females make more rapid genetic progress than their counterparts.
Registration is now open for the 2021 Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Research Symposium and Convention. This year’s event will be hosted in person June 22-25 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 42nd Spring Sale held Saturday at the ranch near Ashland, Kan., saw a total of 898 head sell to 275 buyers from 30 states, Canada and Mexico.
After considering traits most economically important to us in our own production and marketing system, bull selection is critical to maximize the genetic potential of future calf crops to perform in those traits.
Breeding season is just around the corner and it’s time to consider your investment in genetics to maximize the profit potential of the calves that will be born next year.
Precision livestock company Vytelle has assembled the first integrated technology platform built to accelerate genetic progress in cattle, allowing producers to deliver more protein with fewer inputs.
During the Angus University “Revolutionary Marketing” webinar hosted Tuesday, Feb. 16, Troy Marshall shared that cattleman have invested in good genetics and now is the time they can stand out in the marketplace.
The rapidly evolving beef-on-dairy segment has an opportunity to quickly accelerate beef production.
The American Hereford Association reports increases in registrations and memberships this fiscal year, while sale averages climbed. The breed’s drive for genetic improvement includes a focus on the female.
The American Angus Association® recently named Esther McCabe, Ph.D., a third-generation Angus producer originally from Elk City, Kansas, as director of performance programs.
USDA announces the finalization of a MOU with FDA outlining responsibilities concerning the regulation of certain animals developed using genetic engineering that are intended for agricultural purposes.
Carcass trait EPDs for Limousin and Lim-Flex® cattle took a leap forward with the inclusion of more than 45,000 harvest data phenotype records from Limousin and Lim-Flex cattle into the IGS national cattle evaluation.
Tennessee native and former University of Georgia animal science department head and Beef Improvement Federation pioneer Dr. Charles McPeake, 75, died Dec. 18, 2020.
ABS Global and The Bair Ranch are collaborating to demonstrate the potential impact of a cow-calf management system utilizing sex-skewed semen and terminal genetics.
USDA announced its intent to have primary oversight over gene-edited livestock. Secretary Perdue said this would be a significant step in modernizing regulations of agricultural animals produced by genetic engineering.
The Red Angus Foundation, Inc. will sponsor a research project to demonstrate that Red Angus genetics can be used to produce fast-growing beef-dairy-cross calves that will excel in the feedlot and on the rail.
Cupid Shuffle became the first Hereford chosen as Grand Champion steer at the Fort Worth Stock Show since 1982, bringing back memories of Conoco, the first crossbred picked as champion in a major show 51 years ago.
Genetic progress has helped drive our industry forward and each segment along the value chain has benefited from advancements in genetics. Have we moved the needle enough with regard to total beef system profitability?
Which is more financially advantageous on your ranch if the average is the same, uniformity from top to bottom or bottom-end discounts offset by premiums from top-end excellence?
Ranchers have more opportunities to receive added value for their calves than other segments, and panelists at the Range Beef Cow Symposium discussed how to accomplish such goals.
Designed to identify superior Hereford-influenced feeder cattle, the Hereford Advantage program now offers additional benefits to add value to feeder cattle.
Steve and Ginger Olson were recognized at the Certified Angus Beef convention in Asheville, N.C., with the 2019 CAB Ambassador Award.
Gardiner Angus Ranch’s 15th annual fall bull sale held Sept. 30, 2019, at the ranch near Ashland, Kan., saw 515 lots sell for an average of $3,664 for a sale gross total of $3,041,150.
The Nobel Ranch, Yuma, Colo., received the Certified Angus Beef ® 2019 Commercial Commitment to Excellence Award during the brand’s annual conference in Asheville, N.C.
The Red Angus Association Commercial Producer of the Year Award is presented to producers who successfully utilize Red Angus genetics on their farm or ranch.
Art and Stacy Butler, Spring Cove Ranch, Bliss, ID, were recognized with the 2019 CAB Seedstock Commitment to Excellence Award this week in Asheville, North Carolina.
Researchers at Texas A&M University say cattle docility will bring benefits at every level, from the cattle to their managers and ultimately beef consumers.
USDA grant funds Texas Tech research project that hopes to identify the means by which development of marbling can be promoted without also increasing back fat.