Raising ‘just right’ beef cows

Raising ‘just right’ beef cows

Dave Burton

Springfield News Leader

Everyone knows the story about Goldilocks and the Three Bears. But have you heard about Goldilocks and the three cows?

Goldilocks the beef cow rancher, also has that dilemma with the cows in her pasture, some being too thin, some are too fat, but some are "just right."

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Cattle Lameness

Cattle Lameness

Bob Larson

Angus Journal

Lameness in cows, bulls and replacement heifers is a common problem confronting cattlemen. In most situations, the problem is occurring in the foot, with occasional lesions in the shoulders, hips, knees and other joints.

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Texas Cattlemen Experiment Feeding Whole Cotton Plant Due to Drought

Texas Cattlemen Experiment Feeding Whole Cotton Plant Due to Drought

Agri Marketing

Texas beef producers are exploring the use of whole cotton plants as a protein source for cattle due to extreme drought conditions, according to a Texas AgriLife Extension Service expert.

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Rustling costs ranchers millions in poor economy

Rustling costs ranchers millions in poor economy

Jim Suhr

FOX 19

Even with cattle theft rampant in much of the nation’s midsection, Oklahoma rancher Ryan Payne wasn’t worried about anyone messing with his cows and calves. By his estimation, his pasture is so far off the beaten path "you need a helicopter to see it."

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Fewer cattle seen moving into US feedlots

Fewer cattle seen moving into US feedlots

Reuters

The number of cattle sent to U.S. feedlots fell for a second straight month in September, analysts polled by Reuters said, signaling a shrinking pool of beef cattle due to a historic drought in the southern Plains.

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PSU tips hat to tradition at cattle auction

PSU tips hat to tradition at cattle auction

Drew Gingrich

Centre Daily Times

The black cow and its calf paced uneasily around the pen, staring into the crowded room as the auctioneer rapidly yelled out bid after bid.

The price of the cattle steadily rose as the bidding war escalated between the men and women who had come from across the country to take part in Penn State’s cattle auction.

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Interest in genetic improvement increases

Interest in genetic improvement increases

High Plains Journal

The summer of 2011 has seen dry weather, poor feed supplies, open cows and a sizeable reduction in beef cow numbers in southwest Missouri. However, most serious-minded cow raisers remain optimistic as cow numbers across the country are down and, unless there is a total collapse in beef demand, price prospects for the future look pretty good.

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Riding the (organic) range

Riding the (organic) range

Scott N. Miller

Vail Daily

Scott Jones has found his dream job — even if it often means before-dawn to after-dark workdays.

Jones is the manager at the Colorado River Ranch, a bit more than 10 miles north of Dotsero. Several years ago, the people who ran Cordillera envisioned homes and a golf course on the property.

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How FTA’s Help Beef

How FTA’s Help Beef

Greg Martin

AgINFO.net

On Friday morning, President Barack Obama signed the three agreements and the renewal of Trade Adjustment Assistance program. National Cattle Beef Association President Bill Donald said the long-awaited implementation of free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea is a step in the right direction.

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Convicted Cattle Thief Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison

Convicted Cattle Thief Sentenced to 32 Years in Prison

Gilmer Mirror

Convicted cattle thief Michael Bradberry, 52, Alto, was sentenced to 32 years in prison and $173,000 in restitution today by 2nd Judicial District Court Judge Dwight Phifer.

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