Baxter Black, DVM: Three Flat

Baxter Black, DVM:  Three Flat

Now everyone I ever knew that did much work with stock has spent some time in practice throwin’ houlihans at rocks.

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Roberts announces resignation as CEO of NCBA

Roberts announces resignation as CEO of NCBA

Burt Rutherford

BEEF

After six eventful years at the helm of the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA), Forrest Roberts is resigning as chief executive officer, effective July 31. Roberts has been the CEO of NCBA since 2009.

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Grubs in pastures

Grubs in pastures

Anitha Chirumamilla, Amanda Bachmann and Pete Bauman.

iGrow

Grubs can be a recurring problem in South Dakota pastures, and recently SDSU Extension staff have fielded many inquiries. While damage from grubs can occur in any region, the majority of landowner concerns have generally originated from the south central portion of the state.

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Auction market owners leery of technological changes

Auction market owners leery of technological changes

Ed White

The Western Producer

You don’t want to do a Blackberry when faced with the invention of the iPhone, scrambling too fast to match the competition and falling hard when you fail.  You also don’t want to be another Kodak, reacting too slowly to save yourself from the digital revolution.

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Seven will be inducted into Meat Industry Hall of Fame

Seven will be inducted into Meat Industry Hall of Fame

The Cattle Business Weekly

The Meat Industry Hall of Fame is proud to announce the Members of the Class of 2015. A record number on nominees were on this year’s ballot, and a record number of votes were cast by current Members and the organization’s Board of Trustees.

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Know your unknowns

Know your unknowns

By Steve Suthers

Farm and Ranch Guide

What you don’t know can hurt you. That’s obvious when you didn’t know there was a snake in the boat, wasps in the mailbox or a bull in that stall. But it applies to many more cases in finance, love and war.

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What is a Grazing Wedge and What Do You Do With It?

What is a Grazing Wedge and What Do You Do With It?

By Jim Gerrish

On Pasture

A grazing wedge is a simple visual depiction of what you have available for grazing in all of your pastures. Once the data is entered into the spreadsheet, it can be sorted from highest to lowest available SDA creating ‘the grazing wedge’.

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Environmental Conditions Can Increase Hoof Issues

Environmental Conditions Can Increase Hoof Issues

Stephen B. Blezinger, Ph.D, PAS

Cattle Today

It has only been recently that much of the cattleman’s concerns focused on drought and widespread lack of moisture needed to grow pastures and forages.

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No ‘normal’ seen for beef sector

No ‘normal’ seen for beef sector

Krissa Welshans

Feedstuffs Foodlink

During the U.S. financial crisis that started several years ago, many markets experienced abnormal activity and irregular market patterns. While market norms have not exactly returned, Oklahoma State University department of agricultural economics assistant professor John Michael Riley recently noted that more normal patterns have resumed — with the exception of agricultural markets.

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Don’t shed any tears over pinkeye

Don’t shed any tears over pinkeye

Morning AG Clips

Any producer who has experienced a pinkeye outbreak is keenly aware of the discomfort and lost performance that can occur. Every year a producer can lose thousands of dollars due to poor weight gains, drop in milk production, labor in treating infections and docked sale prices due to pinkeye. It’s frustrating for producers and downright distressing for the animals.

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Why science doesn’t support rotational grazing

Why science doesn’t support rotational grazing

Ben Norton

Progressive Cattleman

One of the more fascinating aspects of grazing management in recent decades has been the contrast between what scientists say about rotational grazing and what ranchers say.

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A successful artificial insemination program is the result of many separate steps done correctly.

A successful artificial insemination program is the result of many separate steps done correctly.

Warren Rusche

Beef Today

Factors such as insemination timing, semen placement, estrous detection and synchronization protocols usually receive the most focus. Semen handling is often overlooked in the discussion, but is just as important to the success or failure of AI.

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How Bad Is It When Your Curing Hay Gets Rained On in the Field?

How Bad Is It When Your Curing Hay Gets Rained On in the Field?

Krishona Martinson

On Pasture

Rain occurring while cut hay is laying in the field causes both yield and quality losses that reduce the value of the crop as an animal feed and a marketable commodity.

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Mark Parker: The Top 10 ways you can spot a modern farmer

Mark Parker:   The Top 10 ways you can spot a modern farmer

FarmTalk

10. When he gets stuck, he can give his wife the GPS coordinates so she can pick him up.

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Beef Production Gaining Efficiency, While Reducing Environmental Impact

Beef Production Gaining Efficiency, While Reducing Environmental Impact

Oklahoma Farm Report

Producing more with less. That’s the goal of sustainability. Dr. Sara Place, associate professor of animal science at Oklahoma State University has been tackling this very issue for the beef industry.

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Repeal of Country of Origin Labeling – it’s messy

Repeal of Country of Origin Labeling – it’s messy

Farm and Ranch Guide

For those not familiar with COOL, it is a United States program that requires all fresh beef, pork, chicken, goat, and lamb to be labeled with its country of origin. It sounds simple, but it gets messy.

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Feeder Cattle Heat Stress, Are You Ready for Summer?

Feeder Cattle Heat Stress, Are You Ready for Summer?

Richard Stowell PhD, Dee Griffin DVM

University of Nebraska

The thermo-comfort zone of feeder cattle and mature cows range from subzero temperatures in the winter to around 75 oF in the summer, depending on body condition, hair coat length, and plane of nutrition.

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Make Plans to Attend Junior Brahman Show

Make Plans to Attend Junior Brahman Show

Cattle Today

Don’t miss the largest family event in the Brahman breed July 6-11, 2015, at the Four States Fairgrounds in Texarkana, Ark. More than 250 American Junior Brahman Association (AJBA) members from eight states will exhibit 650 head of registered Red and Gray Brahman cattle and F-1 females.

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Detecting Signs of Sickness

Detecting Signs of Sickness

Heather Smith Thomas

Angus Beef Bulletin Extra

It’s important to check cattle often enough to detect subtle signs of early disease. Early detection and early treatment can often make the difference of life or death, quick recovery or prolonged treatment/convalescence for that animal.

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Beat the Heat with These Summer Management Tips

Beat the Heat with These Summer Management Tips

Dr. Kim Mullenix

Southeast Cattle Advisor

When was the last time you thought about HOW MUCH water your cattle need on a daily basis? You might be surprised about how much this need increases during the summer months.

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