So you finally passed on the ranch? Here’s why it’s important to keep Mom and Dad involved in the ranch after they retire, plus take a short quiz to see how well you’re doing.
From the smallest farmer grazing a handful of cows to the largest ranch grazing thousands of cattle, the beef industry will be no more sustainable than the collective average health of the land that supports it.
BEEF annually publishes a compilation of the nutritional qualities of 280 different possible feedstuffs, from those commodities commonly used for cattle rations to things you may have never thought of. Download the tables to help formulate rations...
Job well done. From birth to sale day, a PrimeVAC™ preconditioning program can turn healthier calves and higher weaning weights into real value for you and your customers.
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Pounds, breakevens and a whole host of financial measures are all important, but none of them, by themselves, is the silver bullet. Profitability is an elusive target requiring focus on all aspects of the ranch.
Running cows is always profitable if considering feed costs only. However, inclusion of non-feed costs establishes a different perspective. How does your operation stack up?
An extremely large feeder cattle run hit USDA test auctions and caused feeder cattle prices to move lower at the end of the week. Listen to the full weekly report on feeder and slaughter cows here.
Take advantage of 30,000 hours of research, comparing every feeding system on the 23 most common problems ranchers faced feeding cattle. And how to overcome them http://goo.gl/CDk50r
The July issue of BEEF magazine is now online. This month we explore industry benchmarking, tips on surviving snakebit and share insight on our how to become a better employee.
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