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No Rain, No Rebuilding Of Cattle Herds
published: April 21st 2011 source: Reuters
One of the worst droughts since the 1930s Dust Bowl years has dried pastures, fueled thousands of wildfires across the heart of cattle country and scuttled plans by Texas ranchers to capitalize on record cattle prices by growing their herds....
Making Cattle Count
published: March 25th 2011 by: Gayle Smith source: The Fence Post
“They're black and they've had all their shots” is not enough any more for ranchers marketing their calf crop. According to Dr. Darrell Wilkes, manager of ABS Beef Supply Systems in Parker, Colo....
Know Costs Of Beef Production
published: March 7th 2011 source: University of Missouri Extension
Whether you raise cattle, corn or cucumbers, accurate enterprise budgets are crucial in gauging the potential profitability of your operation, says a University of Missouri Extension agriculture business specialist....
Beef Producers Backing Out Of The Business
published: February 23rd 2011 source: Pennsylvania Extension
A smaller beef herd reported in USDA‘s January 1 cattle inventory estimates has provided the cattle markets with even more bullish news. Beef cow numbers continue to fall as producers seem to want out of the business, said Purdue University Extension economist Chris Hurt....
Calving Season Tips
published: February 22nd 2011 by: Grant Dewell, Sherry Hoyer source: ISU Extension
As calving season begins, producers are keeping one eye on the weather and the other eye on the cows. Iowa State University (ISU) Extension beef veterinarian Grant Dewell shares five tips on helping calving season be as successful as possible for producers, regardless of the weather conditions....
Shifts In The Cattle Business
published: February 11th 2011 by: Kris Ringwald source: North Dakota Extension
The turn in the road often involves two big changes, which are a shift in calving date and a downsizing of the cow. Where do we go in the grass, cow and beef business? The beef cow stands in the middle between grass and beef....
U.S. Cow Numbers Lowest Since 1958
published: January 31st 2011 source: USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said today that as of January 1 of this year, the 92.6 million head of cattle in the U.S. were the lowest total herd in 53 years. The USDA said the 2010 calf crop of 35....
Beef Business Depends On Cows
published: January 14th 2011 by: Kris Ringwald source: North Dakota Extension
One fundamental point often is overlooked among all the charts, trends and rhetoric about the beef business. The beef business does not exist without the business of the cow. The cow business is the foundation of the beef business....
Ultrasounding For Profit
published: December 27th 2010 source: CUP Lab
How important is ultrasound data to a producer making genetic selections? “The only way to make decisions is to look at performance data and ultrasound data,” says Blake Crawford of Adair, Iowa....
Beef Cattle Production Strategies
published: December 10th 2010 by: Richards Snells source: The Fence Post
If you are a beef cow-calf producer, it's time to start doing some management strategies to get the most that you can from your cowherd. Realizing that some of you are fall calvers, this information is focusing on spring calving cows....
Establishing the value of carcass traits in bulls
published: December 10th 2010 by: Deke Alkire source: Noble Foundation
What is the value of carcass traits when purchasing a bull? The answer is difficult to quantify because of all the factors involved, and it is different for every producer. An exact value might be impossible to calculate, but I can provide some questions that you need to ask yourself and think about before making a decision....
Estate Planning For 2010 Is Confusing
published: December 3rd 2010 by: Blair Fannin source: Texas Agri Extension
COLLEGE STATION - Year-end tax planning for agricultural producers and general taxpayers must be done by "what is known" regarding current federal tax code, even though there’s uncertainty about extending certain tax cuts, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service economists....
Farewell To Old Bulls
published: November 19th 2010 by: Kris Ringwald source: NDSU Extension
Producers eventually will have to go through the cows and bulls and market those that no longer meet production criteria. If truth be told, late summer or early fall would be a good time. However, like many operations, the long to-do list of items seems to force some things to be set aside....
Factors Affecting Beef’s Economic Return
published: October 15th 2010 source: Kansas Beef Tips
Information continues to accumulate on factors affecting economics of beef herds. State averages for 2009 have been reported by the Kansas Farm Management Association. Herds were divided into those selling weaned calves and those retaining ownership through a growing period....
Selection tool for feed efficiency now available
published: October 15th 2010
The American Angus Association® has released the residual average daily gain expected progeny difference (RADG EPD). Here’s how to use the latest selection tool provided on a weekly basis. Angus breeders now have access to residual average daily gain (RADG) expected progeny differences (EPDs) — the industry’s latest advancement in selecting animals for feed efficiency....
Figuring Cow Weight and Milk Production
published: October 14th 2010 by: Dr. Rick Ragsby source: University of Nebraska
Depending on the operation, feed costs are usually between 40% to 60% of annual cow costs. From a cost standpoint, continual focus on feed cost results in the greatest opportunity to increase profit potential of the cow/calf enterprise....
Records Give Beef Producers An Edge
published: October 6th 2010 by: Kris Ringwald source: North Dakota Extension
Producers who maintain information and performance records have one notable advantage versus those who don’t. Fall is, depending on where one lives, the time to process calves. As producers, fall also is the last time we physically have the calf in our possession....
Feedlot Cattle Becoming More and More Efficient
published: September 29th 2010 source: Des Moines Register
Modern beef production is clearly improving. The total carbon footprint to produce one pound of beef was reduced by 14 percent since 1977, according to research by Washington State University. It takes 27 percent fewer animals to produce the same amount of beef now than it did 30 years ago....
Preconditioning Pays Off
published: September 25th 2010 source: Southern States
Buyers gladly pay premiums for calves that won't spend weeks in hospital pens. Producers who follow a good preconditioning program don't have to worry about someone buying their calves. Buyers not only will compete for their calves; they'll pay premium prices to get them....
Texas crop, weather...
published: September 17th 2010 source: Texas AgriLife Extension Service
COLLEGE STATION -- The rain and cooler weather brought by Hermine will no doubt offer some relief to heat and drought-stressed crops, according to Texas AgriLife Extension Service personnel. In the Rolling Plains, the storm brought rain to drought-stressed cotton on the day of this report, but it was too soon to say exactly how much relief it will give, said Dr....
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