BeefTalk: Is What We Say What We Do?
By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist
NDSU Extension Service
The top three producer priorities are herd nutrition, pasture and range, followed by herd health.
Recently, the American Angus Association helped sponsor a survey of commercial cow-calf producers and industry specialists about identifying management priorities. The survey information was gathered and summarized by Tom Field of Colorado State University.
The top three priorities were herd nutrition, pasture and range, followed by herd health. The producer participants actually rated herd health second, but almost first. The industry specialists only rated herd health as their sixth priority, a glaring indication as to who actually owns the cattle.
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