Cattlemen show surprise interest in expansion
Southeast Farm Press
Although beef supplies will be very short for several more years, the USDA’s Cattle report indicates that the very early stages of beef cattle expansion have begun as beef heifer retention has increased a modest 1 percent, said Chris Hurt, a Purdue University Extension economist.
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Black Ink—The Dynamic Duo
Miranda Reiman
True or false: To get past a fork in the road, you have to choose between turning left or right. Okay, that’s true. Some things really are—as the song goes—“black or white, one way or another.”
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Round bale silage a viable option when the baling window closes
Doug Toburen
FarmTalk
When it comes to putting up hay, producers must deal with something they have absolutely no control over—weather.
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Rebuilding the Herd With Better Traits
Del Deterling
DTN
A drought is never a good time for a cattle producer. But sometimes it can turn into an opportunity.
That’s what happened at Nebraska’s Maddux Cattle Company, where general manager John Maddux saw an extended period of dry weather as an opportunity to improve their cow herd and fine-tune management.
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Top 7 Marketing Tools
Laura Nelson
CAB Industry Information Specialist
Being an Angus breeder gives you a direct connection to the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®brand that you own and consumers love, but only you can use that advantage to boost your business.
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Live Tweet Up at Cattle Industry Conference
Oklahoma Farm Report
Step aside, computers. An in-person TWEET UP is planned for all those attending the 2012 Cattle Industry Annual Convention, held Feb. 1st thru the 4th in Nashville, Tenn.
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Cattle Handling: Enhancing health and quality
Drovers
Proper handling of cattle is an aspect of beef production that needs to be a concern for anyone involved in any of the stages of management. Not only is proper handling key to efficiency and safety, it impacts animal health and can have major influences on the quality of the final beef product.
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Beef an essential part of a daily heart-health diet
Tri State Livestock News
Amanda Radke
There’s good news for beef lovers everywhere. A new study called “Beef in an Optimal Lean Diet” (BOLD) – published in December’s American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows that diets including lean beef every day are as effective in lowering total and LDL “bad” cholesterol as the gold standard of heart-healthy diets.
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New antitrust regulations for meat industry to be unveiled this spring
National Provisioner
Federal regulators are set to release the most sweeping antitrust rules covering the meat industry in decades, potentially altering the balance of power between meat companies and the farmers who raise their animals.
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Antibiotic Use Restricted by U.S. in Livestock and Poultry
Molly Peterson and Stephanie Armour
Bloomberg News
An order issued today by the Food and Drug Administration bars most unapproved veterinary uses of the medicines in cattle, swine, chicken and turkeys, the agency said in a statement. The rule will take effect April 5.
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