Trying To Put The GIPSA Debate In Context

Trying To Put The GIPSA Debate In Context

Troy Marshall

BEEF Magazine

Last week, I received a lot of emails from producers trying to understand the GIPSA debate. A few were disgruntled that I hadn’t presented both sides in an unbiased manner. Most of what I have written is editorial, however; it is my opinion.

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Why grain isn’t enough to supplement pasture cattle

Why grain isn’t enough to supplement pasture cattle

Drovers

With winter just around the corner, cattlemen are taking stock of available roughages (hay, corn stalks or stockpiled pasture) and considering supplement options.  Many utilize grain as a supplement. And why not? Cattle eat it readily and it can be affordable. While cereal grains are an excellent energy source, they are a poor source of protein and will not offer balanced nutrition to your cattle herd.

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New NDSU videos can help producers learn about backgrounding.

New NDSU videos can help producers learn about backgrounding.

North Dakota State University

Cattle producers do have an economically feasible alternative to selling their calves at weaning: It’s called backgrounding.

That’s a feeding period after weaning that lasts from at least two weeks to 15 weeks or more, according to Karl Hoppe, North Dakota State University Extension Service area livestock specialist at the Carrington Research Extension Center.

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Body Condition Score Beef Cows at Weaning

Body Condition Score Beef Cows at Weaning

University of Missouri

It’s important to have an idea what degree of body condition (fat) beef cows have according to Eldon Cole, a livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension.

"A key time to make these body condition scoring (BCS) decisions is at weaning time. Reproduction is highly influenced by fat deposition and cows can be both too thin as well as too fat," said Cole.

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Producers Urged to Check Out Johne’s Disease Program

Producers Urged to Check Out Johne’s Disease Program

Cattle Today

Dairy and beef producers and bovine veterinarians are encouraged to check out the revised Uniform Program Standards for the Voluntary Bovine Johne’s Disease Control Program developed by USDA in conjunction with the U.S. Animal Health Association that went into effect Sept 1.

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Chris Hurt: Bright long-term outlook for cattle industry

Chris Hurt: Bright long-term outlook for cattle industry

TriState Livestock News

“Although this is positive news for finished cattle prices, calves and feeder cattle still face the price-depressing burden of high feed costs. In the longer run, current high feed prices will keep the industry in a liquidation phase, and smaller beef supplies in coming years will be positive for returns for years to come,” he said.

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Despite advances in cattle industry, death loss still a problem in feedlots

Despite advances in cattle industry, death loss still a problem in feedlots

Gayle Smith

The Fence Post

The improvements in handling facilities and vaccinations for cattle have allowed producers to work with the animals more effectively and efficiently with less people.

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Tracking the Traceability Effort

Tracking the Traceability Effort

Angus Journal

Strong and ongoing collaboration among

producers, commercial interests and regulatory agencies at both the state and federal level is the key component to successful animal disease traceability in the United States.

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Tight cattle supply will keep prices high in next few years

Tight cattle supply will keep prices high in next few years

BETSY BLANEY

Fox 5 San Diego

Americans love their beef, but with prices expected to remain high for the next few years and other options plentiful, their loyalities might be challenged.

Average retail prices of beef have climbed from $4.18 per pound in July 2009 to $4.44 per pound last July, a change largely due to a tight supply of cattle.

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Anaplasmosis: a growing threat?

Anaplasmosis: a growing threat?

By Geni Wren

Bovine Veterinarian

Most bovine veterinarians consider anaplasmosis to be a disease of little consequence in the Southeast. But anaplasmosis, caused byA. marginale and commonly transmitted by ticks and contaminated equipment is proving to rob profits and crop up in places where it hasn’t been seen before, such as the Northeast.

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NCBA President Fires Back at R-CALF, Others

NCBA President Fires Back at R-CALF, Others

KNEB

At least two agriculture organizations are at odds over the USDA Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s proposed rule on livestock marketing. Last week R-CALF USA chastised the position of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, calling it – deceitful and irresponsible.

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