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The Great Divide: Group Versus Individual Data

 

BeefTalk: Do We Exist Only If Someone Else Knows We Exist?

Data education among producers, feedlot enterprises and all those involved in the beef chain is the priority.

BeefTalk: With Cow Size, One Can't Forget Production Potential

What size cow is right?

Beef Talk: This Is Next Year Country

Management plans and associated production must be in concert with events beyond a producer’s control.

BeefTalk: Life Goes On

We were blessed with rain, but somehow one of the pickups got confused on the change in surface and ran into a cow panel.

BeefTalk: Cow Size – To Win the Race, You Must Know What Race You Are In

A utopian system that goes from conception all the way to the consumer has yet to be developed.

BeefTalk: Cow Size – Dry Lot Versus Pasture

The search for feed resources is not for the faint of heart.

Beef Talk: Cow Size – How Much More Does the Big Cow Eat?

The core issue is what cattle to feed if feed becomes limited.

BeefTalk: Cow Size – Big and Very Big Cows Do Exist

As pastures dry and feed sources increase in cost, managers need to review what cows should stay and what cows should go.

BeefTalk: Cow Size – A Foundational Issue

Knowing the weight of the cows being turned out to grass is something every producer needs to know.

BeefTalk: One Size Does Not Fit All

We have the makings of being a little drier than dry.

BeefTalk: Now Is the Time to Sort Old Cows

A sort by age is based on the previous year’s records and then fit to the current year’s stocking plan.

BeefTalk: Develop Drought Plan When Cows Are Close

Producers need a plan should a drought develop.

BeefTalk: Heads Up – It’s Calving Time

Checking cows requires an awareness that cows are large, living beings that have a mind of their own.

BeefTalk: EPDs Provide Knowledge, Producers Provide Wisdom

A sound beef program requires wisdom and knowledge.

BeefTalk: EPD Accuracy – Contemporary Groups

A lot of data is discarded because it does not meet organizational criteria.

BeefTalk: EPD Accuracy – Possible Changing Values

As we come to look at the progeny of a bull, we want the best estimate of the bull’s future performance.

BeefTalk: Bull Buying Basics – The Numbers Are Real, But Not Absolute

When buying bulls, the actual weight of the bull is not as important as the progeny weight.

BeefTalk: Bull Buying Basics – Accuracy

 

BeefTalk: Bull Buying Basics – The Package Counts, Not the Wrapping

A well-wrapped package sells well, but don’t forget, it’s what’s in the package that counts.