BeefTalk
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- BeefTalk: Market Cows and Bulls Are Not Culls ( 2008-09-18 )
- The sale of market cows and bulls is no small piece of change because it accounts for more than 35 percent of the production units’ marketable product.
- BeefTalk: Pounds Weaned Per Cow Exposed Holding at 500 Pounds ( 2008-09-11 )
- All those “naysayers” that claim you cannot wean 500 pounds per cow exposed to the bull should look again.
- BeefTalk: Tough Decisions at Cow Culling Time ( 2008-09-04 )
- Now is the time to cull those extra market cows and bulls.
- BeefTalk: Buy Feed by Value, Not Pounds ( 2008-08-28 )
- A sound understanding of the nutritional requirements of cattle and the nutritional value of feed is needed.
- BeefTalk: Pregnancy Check Now For Better Management ( 2008-08-21 )
- Get ready to pregnancy check early for better planning.
- BeefTalk: Now That Hurts! ( 2008-08-14 )
- There is no fairy godmother that will wave a wand to feed the cows.
- BeefTalk: I Pledge My Head to Clearer Thinking ( 2008-08-07 )
- Times have changed, business plans are more intense and the consequences of managerial miscues are less forgiving.
- BeefTalk: Don't Fight the DNA Helix ( 2008-07-31 )
- Having all the genetic pieces for a particular cow still does not guarantee the cow will be what is desired.
- BeefTalk: Understanding Data Takes Time, Focus and Dedication ( 2008-07-24 )
- It takes data and, with the evaluation and understanding of that data, producers can implement managerial change that brings with it good net returns.
- BeefTalk: Cow Size - Effects of Cow Size on Pasture Management ( 2008-07-17 )
- How cattle perform given individual production scenarios will vary, but one thing is for sure, do not assume what you see fits.
- BeefTalk: Cow Size - Calf Value ( 2008-07-10 )
- The Great Divide: Group Versus Individual Data ( 2008-07-03 )
- BeefTalk: Do We Exist Only If Someone Else Knows We Exist? ( 2008-06-26 )
- 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 ( 2008-06-19 )
- What size cow is right?
- Beef Talk: This Is Next Year Country ( 2008-06-12 )
- Management plans and associated production must be in concert with events beyond a producer’s control.
- BeefTalk: Life Goes On ( 2008-06-05 )
- 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 ( 2008-05-29 )
- 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 ( 2008-05-22 )
- The search for feed resources is not for the faint of heart.
- Beef Talk: Cow Size – How Much More Does the Big Cow Eat? ( 2008-05-15 )
- The core issue is what cattle to feed if feed becomes limited.
- BeefTalk: Cow Size – Big and Very Big Cows Do Exist ( 2008-05-08 )
- As pastures dry and feed sources increase in cost, managers need to review what cows should stay and what cows should go.

