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Beef 706 Shows Other Side Of Cattle
published: September 2nd 2010 by: Blair Fannin source: TAMU Ag Communications
Seldom does a cattle producer get an inside look at how their calves are processed and shipped to the retail meat case. However, a group of producers recently got that unique opportunity - and came away learning a lot more about what happens to their cattle once they leave the ranch - at the recent Beef 706 program....
Considersations For Culling Cows
published: August 30th 2010 by: Daryl Stohbehn and Byron Leu, Iowa State
With the recent changes in feed and pasture costs, many producers are searching for ways to improve feed utilization, improve herd efficiency, and reduce feed and pasture costs....
More Beef From Less
published: August 24th 2010 by: Rod Smith source: Foodstuffs Foodlink
The world's growing population will need increasingly more food, including meat, but it must be produced from fewer resources using intensification and technology. Multiplying the world's population by its consumption of food does not equal a healthy planet -- the multiplication result is not balanceable or sustainable, according to Dr....
Culling without the bells and whistles
published: August 20th 2010 by: Clay Wright source: American Simbrah Breeders
A railroad claims official once said that trains have done more harm to the genetic quality of America's cow herds than anything else. He said every cow that ever met her doom on a rural track was invariably the best, most productive cow in the plaintiff's herd....
Ultrasound For Small Herds
published: August 18th 2010 source: The Cup Lab
Everything from agriculture to the competitive business world is experiencing vertical integration to some degree. While economies of scale seem to win out in many cases, the beef industry should not try to act like Wal-Mart....
Keeping Expenses In Check
published: August 17th 2010 source: Media News Wire
Watching the bottom line in an operation is more important than ever in the cattle business, and there’s not much room for equipment-related purchases that aren’t absolutely necessary, according to an expert with the Texas AgriLife Extension Service....
Beef Input Costs and Frame Size
published: August 11th 2010 by: Sue Roesler source: The Prairie Star
Grazing as long as possible in the winter and having a smaller-framed cow herd that eats less are some of the ways that may help keep input costs low and ranches profitable, says Dr. Scott Kronberg, an ARS research range scientist with an animal focus....
World Beef Production Expected To Decline
published: July 5th 2010 by: Benda Beotel, Wisconsin Extension source: Southeast Farm Press
For a third consecutive year, world beef production is expected to decline. USDA’s Foreign Ag Service has forecast a 0.7 percent decline in world beef production for 2010, as compared to 2009. Four of the five largest beef producing nations are expected to produce less beef....
Protect Cattle From Heat Stress
published: June 21st 2010 source: KVRN
With temperatures heating up, cattle producers need to take steps to protect their herds from heat stress. The approaching high temperatures, coupled with last week's heavy rains, could cause hot, humid conditions in the next week or two....
Beef Short Course Includes Demonstrations
published: June 12th 2010 source: TAMU Ag Communications
From brush control on the ranch to cuts of beef sold to the consumer, the 2010 Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course will provide a number of beef cattle-production demonstrations Aug. 2-4 in College Station....
New 300 Day Program Gives Insight Into Beef Production Costs
published: June 4th 2010
LITTLE ROCK - Cattle producers may have the tools to hedge against volatile input costs right in their own backyards, according to findings from the 300-Day Grazing Program of the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture....
Study Finds Grain Fed Beef Healthier
published: May 28th 2010 by: Blair Fannin source: Texas Agricultural Communications
Grass-fed beef may not have as many healthful traits as some perceive, according to results from a recent Texas AgriLife Research study. Dr. Stephen Smith, an AgriLife Research meat scientist, and a team of researchers have found that contrary to popular perception, ground beef from pasture-fed cattle had no beneficial effects on plasma lipid....
Stocker Phase Critical To Beef Quality
published: May 22nd 2010 source: Certified Angus Beef
Genetics were selected years ago; calving and weaning are complete, so the next place that really matters in the beef production chain is the feedlot. Right? Not necessarily. A sandwich relies on what’s between the bread slices; a great book must be compelling from cover to cover, and likewise the cattle industry often counts on the stocker phase to ensure cattle quality while moving them from ranch to feedlot....
Texas AgriLife Research, Korea National Institute of Animal Science extend partnership for beef studies
published: May 10th 2010 source: Texas Agri-Life Extension Service
COLLEGE STATION – Texas AgriLife Research and the Rural Development Administration-Republic of Korea National Institute of Animal Science have signed an agreement to extend a joint exchange in beef-production research, specifically examining the healthful traits of oleic acid found in Hanwoo cattle....
Measuring Cowherd Performance and Profitability
published: April 12th 2010 by: Scott Griener, Ph.D source: University of Virginia Tech Extension
The arrival of April is often much anticipated, as it typically signals the start of grass season and relief from the challenges of winter. The date of April 15 takes on a special connotation thanks to the IRS, and is likely not met with the same enthusiasm for most of us....
Economist Tells Congress Farm Economy Is Tied To Overall Economy
published: April 5th 2010 by: Georgia Gustin source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch
ST. LOUIS — University of Missouri farm economists recently told Congress that they expect the agricultural economy to pick up — that is, if the general economy continues to do the same....
Baffling Beef Selection
published: February 15th 2010 by: Kris Ringwall, beef specialist source: BeefTalk
The science and art of livestock selection can be baffling. If one does a quick check on the Internet for the meaning of baffling, one finds it means “to frustrate or check (a person) as by confusing or perplexing....
Enhancing Profitability In Chaotic Times
published: February 13th 2010 by: Troy Smith source: Angus Productions
During recent years, beef producers have repeatedly heard market analysts advise careful attention to risk management. The reason cited is market volatility. However, volatility also creates opportunity to improve profitability when savvy producers apply some time-tested business tools....
Winter Good Time For Some Tire Maintenance
published: January 13th 2010 source: Ag Answers
Proper tire maintenance on farm machinery and implements is important for improving efficiency, and now is the perfect time for farmers to look at maintaining or replacing tires, said a Purdue University agricultural engineer....
Score Them Now
published: January 12th 2010 by: Rick Rasby, Beef Specialist source: University of Nebraska
We have visited about this topic a number of times and its importance to cow performance. Body condition at calving, especially for spring-calving cows, not only impacts how cows perform at calving, but also influences performance during the next breeding season....
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