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BeefTalk: With Every Ear Tag, There Should Be a Cow Attached   ( 2009-11-19 )

The utilization and incorporation of animal identification within a herd is best left as an individual decision.

BeefTalk: The Value of Beef: More Figures and More Headaches   ( 2009-11-10 )

A discussion was initiated as to where one should look to find out why the value that the producer receives for beef seems to be questioned. It goes without much discussion that this topic is complicated and difficult.

BeefTalk: We Too Are Resting in Someone's Hand   ( 2009-11-05 )

Today there are more important things to do than the numerous processes we embark on in our daily routines.

BeefTalk: Collaborative Thought Is Better Than Competitive Strategy   ( 2009-10-29 )

Answers to survival in the beef industry will take collaborative thought, not competitive strategy.

BeefTalk: Do You Know Your IMPS numbers?   ( 2009-10-22 )

Meat is not chunks of product chopped at random.

BeefTalk: Starting From Scratch Should Bolster Confidence   ( 2009-10-15 )

Fairness and other market positioning often are expressed as frustration or confrontation rather than organized planning.

BeefTalk: Four Tons of Calf Is Not Easy to Give Up   ( 2009-10-08 )

Evaluate the cows, check the condition score and take steps to start improving the most likely problem, which is cow nutrition.

BeefTalk: Just Under the Floorboards   ( 2009-10-01 )

If one has ever dismantled an old home, lifting the floorboards can be quite interesting. Perhaps it is as simple as an old coin that rolled between the boards or a long-held stash of papers put there as a place to reside and eventually were boarded over.

BeefTalk: Age and Source Verification   ( 2009-09-24 )

Age and source verification for meat and source verification for many more food products are management processes that seem to please consumers.

BeefTalk: Today's Market Preparation Begins with an Ear Tag   ( 2009-09-17 )

The process of preparing calves for market does not change the anticipation or remove the nervousness associated with marketing the annual calf crop.

BeefTalk: The Simpler the Better   ( 2009-09-10 )

If you want to know how much something weighs, weigh it.

BeefTalk: Knowledge and Wisdom Should be the Goal   ( 2009-09-03 )

The heart of the issue is not the failings of systems that try their best to keep up with our expectations, but rather our demands in the first place.

BeefTalk: Not All Land Is Created Equal   ( 2009-08-27 )

Land mapping process identifies potential forage production for all the individual ecosites to determine the number of acres needed to provide the nutritional requirement for a cow for a month.

BeefTalk: One Out of Five Is Not Good Enough   ( 2009-08-20 )

Additional diligence in the current tracking systems certainly will cut down on the calves not accounted for.

BeefTalk: Why Are the Raspberries Still Here?   ( 2009-08-13 )

If we are going to feed the world, we at least need to engage the world.

BeefTalk: Four Points to Think About   ( 2009-08-06 )

Four things beef producers might want to think about are food safety, seamless regionalized calf-to-feedlot health connectivity, implementation of improved RFID technology and value capture for the producer.

BeefTalk: 2009 Production Benchmarks Are In   ( 2009-07-30 )

In reality, the need is to grow profitable cattle that a producer can appreciate and still meet industry needs.

BeefTalk: Ranching is a Balance Among Land, Grass and Beef   ( 2009-07-23 )

How much grass is available and how many cows can the ranch run?

BeefTalk: Capturing Value Is The Name Of The Beef Game   ( 2009-07-09 )

Given the costs involved in producing beef, producers must strive to maximize their gross margin.

BeefTalk: What Is the Real Value In a Beef Herd?   ( 2009-07-02 )

To know our real opportunity to make a profit, we should know what the gross margin is when we sell calves, bulls and cows connected to the enterprise.