BEEF
Whether you’re looking for a permanent fencing solution or want something portable for your grazing system, there are many cost and management benefits to utilizing electric fence.
Have we forgotten the need for breeding systems and the benefits that a good breeding system will bring?
Student’s questions reflect consumer concerns over beef production systems.
Student’s questions reflect consumer concerns over beef production systems.
Student’s questions reflect consumer concerns over beef production systems.
As bull-sale season begins, NCBA webinar focuses on genetic selection, highlighting an old tool; crossbreeding, and a newer tool; genomic testing.
Producers need to review their anticipated calving dates, cow body condition scores and cows’ diet.
As the cow herd continues to rebuild feedlots carry on with business seeing fewer calves in pens.
Concerns about running cattle on federal land are reaching livestock owners in California.
Survey shows 80% of Iowa producers support 50 cent state beef checkoff.
Finding genetics information on current and previously purchased bulls is easy.
There is a close connection between nutrition and reproductive efficiency in beef cows.
Three key management concepts can help commercial cow calf operations improve the productivity of their cow herds. However, planning and preparation must take place well in advance of the spring breeding season.
With cow herd rebuilding still in progress in the United States, K-State Research and Extension cow-calf specialist Bob Weaber offers advice on selecting herd sires to make the most valuable replacement daughters.
The annual Cattle report estimated that total cattle inventories in the U.S. were up 3.2 percent year over year at 92.0 million head.
Feedyards found plenty of economic incentive to feed cattle to heavier weights last year, the results displayed in record carcass weights and dismal profits
Saying you are happy, satisfied and content with what you’re doing is OK.
Northeastern Iowa cattle producers can learn more about an upcoming revision of a feedlot monitor software program at three meetings offered by Iowa State University Extension and Outreach.
For commercial beef producers it is not too soon to start the process of accessing your herd bull situation for the upcoming breeding season.
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association and the Missouri Cattlemen’s Association each earned use of a piece of equipment from New Holland for their efforts to recruit new members to the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association.
The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum announces a symposium focusing on rural issues to be held in March.
Chris and Claire Johnson are raising a herd of uniquely colored and textured cattle at their Buffalo Dream Ranch in far northwestern Comanche County near the western boundary of the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.
Kansas Gov. Brownback performs ceremonial ribbon cutting for the nearly $50 million investment.
Cover crops don’t just improve the performance of crop fields; they also make excellent forage for cattle.
With the spring breeding season closing in, it is a good time to review bull breeding evaluation.
Selection indexes are valuable resources for cattle producers.
Cattle futures have taken another turn over the past two weeks as prices have drifted lower, correcting the big December 17-24 advance.
As you make plans for this year, decide now to schedule time that will be spent working on the business in the year ahead.
The first few days an animal spends in a feedlot are critical to their health and overall performance through the feeding period.