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BeefTalk: There Is Room for More Cows
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on May 17, 2012.
Today, the cattle business is just as real as it was at the turn of the century. However, the market, consumer and even the producer have not remained unchanged.BeefTalk: Are Your Cows Ready for Breeding?
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on May 03, 2012.
In a perfect world, cattle never should be out of shape for breeding.BeefTalk: Birth Weight in the Eyes of a Chicken
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Apr 26, 2012.
What is interesting to ponder is how the poultry world has modified the chicken to become what it is today.BeefTalk: Try Hard for Less Than 3 Percent Calf Death Loss
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Apr 19, 2012.
At what level of death loss does an individual producer become concerned?BeefTalk: Preparing for a Dry Year Using Lazy L Culling
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Apr 12, 2012.
An example of proactive management is when a producer evaluates cow-calf numbers and determines in advance how many pairs should be turned out to grass and adjusts the inventory accordingly.BeefTalk: Plan Ahead Instead of Reacting; Sell Infertile Cows
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Apr 05, 2012.
As with bulls, open cows simply eat well, compete better and produce fat.BeefTalk: Drought and Stocking Rates Are Two Key Terms
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Mar 29, 2012.
A producer sleeps much better if a 1,200 pound cow has 30 pounds of dry matter available per day while grazing and a similar amount of hay available when confined.Spotlight on Economics: LRP – Crop Insurance for Livestock
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Mar 29, 2012.
A relatively new price risk management tool available to livestock producers is livestock risk protection (LRP) offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Risk Management Agency (RMA).BeefTalk: I Wish They Were All Like That One!
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Mar 22, 2012.
The cow-calf producer sees the business differently than the backgrounder or feedlot owner.BeefTalk: Carcass Merit Pays
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Mar 15, 2012.
Producers should pay attention to how the calves perform in the feed yard and the type of carcasses that are hung up on the rail.BeefTalk: The $2,017.31 Carcass
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Mar 08, 2012.
The value of beef is a constantly changing plus-and-minus world where producers hope to avoid discounts.BeefTalk: The World of Genetic Marketing
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Mar 01, 2012.
As one reviews carcass data sheets and scans them for useful information, the complexity of this business is what really stands out.BeefTalk: It Is in Caring That We Will Survive
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Feb 24, 2012.
Producers that are successful in raising livestock in balance with their own lives understand when things are not rightBeefTalk: Understanding Things We Do Not Control
By rmattern from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Feb 16, 2012.
The cow-calf producer, in general, does not calculate margins and does not have the option of increasing the price to cover yesterday’s losses.Prevent Hardware Disease in Cattle
By ecrawford from Ag News from NDSU. Published on Feb 09, 2012.
Maintain tire feeders regularly to keep cattle from swallowing wire.
2012 Cow-Calf Clinic
Methods of Pregnancy Detection in Beef Cattle
