BT852		Crossbreeding, or Should We Say Effective Breeding Systems
BT851		Breeding Systems are Coming of Age
BT850		Bull Selection and Obtaining Historical Benchmarks
BT849		Bull Selection and Understanding the Bull Pen
BT848		Bull Selection and Managing Risk
BT847		Thanksgiving and Finding a Whisper
BT846		The Arrival of Winter Means More Cow Feed
BT845		A Basic Question: What is the Unit of Production, Acres or Cows?
BT844		Controlling Cow Size Aids in Controlling Cow Costs
BT843		Effective Cropping Systems Reduce Winter Feed Costs
BT842		Who Wants to Save $300 per Calf?
BT841		Lower Prices Need Lower Costs
BT840		Sometimes I Think the Cows Know More Than We Do
BT839		Put Weight and Condition on Cows Now by Grazing Crop Aftermath
BT838		What Makes a Good Cow?
BT837		Decreasing Markets Are a Good Time to Ponder
BT836		Selling Calves is More Than Hauling Them to Town
BT835		Can You Afford to Sell Your Calves This Fall?
BT834		Frame Score 3 May Calves Put 1,400 pounds of Beef on the Rail
BT833		Dreams, Opportunity Make the Future
BT832		May Calves Put 1,610 Pounds of Beef on the Market
BT831		Beef Production is Sustainable Grass Production
BT830		The Future of Beef: We Need To Get It Right!
BT829		Sustainable Soil and Integrated Beef Systems
BT828		Tag Calves for Maximum Marketing Opportunities
BT827		The Missing Sock
BT826		Commercial Beef Production Benchmarks for 2016
BT825		Management and Genetics Make the Cow Whole
BT824		Breeding Season is Long, So Keep a Good Eye on the Bull
BT823		Proper Achievement of Immunity in Cattle a Good Goal
BT822		The World Gives A Little, Takes A Little
BT821		What Am I Doing?
BT820		Cut Expenses Smartly, Not Quickly
BT819		Producers Worry, Calves Survive
BT818		Obtain a Well-Balanced Mineral Program With Magnesium Now!
BT817		Farming, Ranching, or Somewhere in Between
BT816		A Heads-up for a Dry Summer: Plan Forage Production Now
BT815		A Cow is Not a Cow, So Plan Now for Potential Summer Dryness
BT814		The Goal is 97 Percent Live Calves
BT813		Are You Feeding and Keeping an Eye on the Bulls?
BT812		Labor, Facilities and Equipment are Big Beef Expenses
BT811		Reproductive Observations of May Calving Compared With March Calving
BT810		Calf Growth Observations of May vs. March Calving
BT809		Why Would Calving Time in the Northern Plains Change?
BT808		Where are the Breeding Systems?
BT807		Countercultural Beef Production
BT806		What's in the Current Bullpen?
BT805		Am I Satisfied?
BT804		Kick Some Straw and Read the Book
BT803		Terminal Breed Indexes Available at Your Breed Association Website
BT802		Visit Your Breed Association Website for Maternal Breed Indexes
BT801		Buying Bulls by the Numbers

2015 BeefTalk Articles

BT800		Expanding Genetics and Electronic Bull Buying
BT799		Winter Solstice, Spring Breeding
BT798		No Spirit, No Peace
BT797		How Big is the Bull?
BT796		With Nice Weather, Cows Still Need a Balanced Supplement
BT795		Who Gets the Weight?
BT794		May Calving, January Weaning
BT793		Good Cattle-working Facilities Should be a High Priority
BT792		Think Smart, Not More Work
BT791		Flexible Planning Starts With Practical Cow Sort Lists
BT790		Now is the Time to Save Feed Costs
BT789		I Don’t Feel Well Today
BT788		I Thought I Was Doing Better Than That!
BT787		Can Commercial Producers Afford to Sell 7-month-old Calves?
BT786		Pondering Growth in the Beef Business
BT785		Can Production Efficiency Offset Costs?
BT784		Cost of Beef Production Up 200 Percent
BT783		Grandma and Grandpa Are Worried!
BT782		Are Cattle Records Worth the Effort?
BT781		Another Great School Year Begins
BT780		Blue Moons and Summer Blues
BT779		Grazing: Setting the Base Stocking Rate
BT778		Grazing Systems Combine MLRAs and Ecological Sites
BT777		Grazing Systems are Major Land Resource Areas
BT776		Understanding Grazing Systems is Not Easy
BT775		Pounds, Efficiency, Quality
BT774		Pounds of Calf Weaned per Acre
BT773		May Calving is Productive
BT772		Summer Safety for the Farm and Ranch
BT771		Parasites, the Unwanted Guest
BT770		Biosecurity Confessions
BT769		Cow Size and Success in the Beef Business
BT768		Genetic Diversity is a Good Thing
BT767		Thin Cows? A Pre-breeding Nutritional Push Helps
BT766		Have a Plan to Manage Cowherd Subgroups
BT765		Prepare for the Unexpected, Live the Expected
BT764		When Should Cows Calve?
BT763		Cattle Deserve a Professional Herd-health Program
BT762		Start Planning Now if the Summer Looks Dry
BT761		Nice Weather for Calving is Priority One
BT760		The Big 60 Means 60 Percent Calved in 21 Days!
BT759		Can Profitable Beef Operations Go Broke?
BT758		Is Return on Assets Large Enough to Expand the Cow Business?
BT757		Commercial Beef Production Remains a Stable Business
BT756		Commercial Beef Production Benchmarks for 2014
BT755		Got the Calving Book Handy?
BT754		Cow Contentment is a Good Thing
BT753		Feel Good by Feeding Some Alfalfa
BT752		Feed Those Cows the Right Amount of Feed
BT751		Register Those Bulls!
BT750		Buy Wisely and Spend Thriftily
BT749		After-the-party Blues

2014 BeefTalk Articles

BT748		Revising the Red Angus and Simmental Bull Pen
BT747		Revising the Bull Pen
BT746		Step 1 for Bull Buying: Simmental Example
BT745		Step 1 for Bull Buying: Red Angus Example
BT744		Step 1 for Buying a Bull: Find the Base Herd EPD Values
BT743		Prepping for the Bull-buying Season
BT742		We Can Do Better
BT741		Proper Cow Nutrition Now Saves Headaches Later
BT740		Cull Deep Enough to Find Those Freeloaders
BT739		Change, It’s in Your Mind
BT738		It’s Time to Buy That New Recliner
BT737		Age and Weight Are Cow Herd Dynamics
BT736		Time to Sort the Thin, Young or Old Cows
BT735		A Time to Reflect and Ponder
BT734		When a Cow is Determined to be Market Beef, Sell Her
BT733		Cow Herd Expansion Needs Land
BT732		Have Some Bulls to Cull?
BT731		Yes, the Shorthorns Have New EPDs
BT730		Wet and Dry; There Is No Constant
BT729		Vaccinate to Protect Ranch Assets
BT728		Eucs, Grass and a Tear
BT727		Records, a Positive Opportunity
BT726		May I Borrow Your Land?
BT725		May Calving Bull Turnout is Aug. 1
BT724		Is There a Place for Cows in the Future?
BT723		The Cow Herd Struggles to Expand
BT722		Do the Math - Income Minus Cost Equals Net Return
BT721		Unified Cattle Identification Remains an Elusive Goal
BT720		Calf Planting
BT719		Not all Bulls Are Herd Bulls
BT718		Grass or Grain Fed?
BT717		Beef and Oil
BT716		Start Your Calf Vaccinations Now!
BT715		Grass Tetany
BT714		Spring Reflections and Calf Deaths
BT713		Electronic Bidding for Bulls: The Wave of the Future
BT712		Grass Turnout Date is More Than a Desire
BT711		Are 60 Percent Calving in First 21 Days?
BT710		Check Those Bulls Now
BT709		A Teachable Moment
BT708		Do the Cows Fit the Operation?
BT707		Are Your Cows Ready to Rebreed?
BT706		Big or Little Socket?
BT705		What Aren’t We Doing?
BT704		It Pays to Read the Tag
BT703		Understanding EPD Percentile Tables is Important
BT702		In Search of Good Sires
BT701		Numbers Can Challenge, but Don’t Give Up
BT700		What’s Changing in the Beef Industry?
BT699		CHAPS Herd Benchmarks
BT698		Live Bait is Not Needed to Catch Fish
BT697		No Shortcuts in the Beef Business
BT696		Calves That Create Fervid Gusto Are Good

2013 BeefTalk Articles

BT695		What’s in the Bull Soup?
BT694		Bull Buying and Headaches
BT693		Bulls and Cold Are Not a Good Mix
BT692		Is a Cow Ever Too Ornery?
BT691		Don’t Take Health for Granted
BT690		How Well Did the Bulls Do?
BT689		Fall Pregnancy Exams Tell the Story
BT688		Marketing Options Are Improved With Verification
BT687		Cows Have Memories, Too
BT686		Sending Spayed Heifers to the Feedlot
BT685		The Benefits of Protein
BT684		The Prairie is a Difficult Place to Call Home
BT683		In Search of Late-season Protein
BT682		Love of the Land
BT681		Fall, a Window of Opportunity for Thin Cows
BT680		1 Percent Is Good Money Spent to Protect Calves
BT679		Plan Ahead to Wean Stress-free Calves
BT678		Making a “Premium” Calf
BT677		Vaccinate and Prepare Valuable Calves for Market
BT676		New Ventures Come With Unprotected Risk
BT675		Annual Forages Make Choice Yearling Steers
BT674		Pondering Grass
BT673		Grass and Beef
BT672		Positive Outcomes of May Calving in N.D.
BT671		Good Fences Make Good Neighbors
BT670		Being Proactive is Better Than Reactive When Working Cattle
BT669		Good Biosecurity a Must for Beef Operations
BT668		Good Marketing is Essential to Capture Available Dollars
BT667		Cow Down
BT666		Cows Need Grass and Grass Needs Cows
BT665		Cow Diversity is a Good Thing and so is BIF
BT664		May Calving Brings May Flowers
BT663		How Do We Get the Next Generation to Raise Beef?
BT662		To Pass, 60 Percent Must Calve in 21 Days
BT661		Keep an Eye on the Bulls Because They Don’t Get a Day Off
BT660		If Baby Rabbits Can Survive Snow, So Can Calves
BT659		The Transition Zone Not a Good Calving Time
BT658		Where Are the Elders?
BT657		One-way Ticket to Town
BT656		Good Marketing Captures Available Dollars
BT655		Looking for $200
BT654		The Plow and Cow Are Strange Companions
BT653		Survival Comes Before Expansion in the Cow Business
BT652		Survival Still is About Production Costs
BT651		The Cow Business is Very Positive
BT650		Have You Done the Annual Ranch Enterprise Analysis?
BT649		Apoptosis
BT648		Now is the Season of Bull Buyers and Sellers
BT647		Buy Bulls Based on Data Not Pictures
BT646		An Evolving Beef Industry
BT645		The Science and Awe of DNA
BT644		It’s All About DNA

2012 BeefTalk Articles

BT643		All I Want for Next Year Is 2 New Bulls
BT642		A Bucket of Alfalfa Cubes Has Value
BT641		No Need for Wild Cattle
BT640		Prepare for Winter Meetings by Knowing Your Herd’s Calving Distribution
BT639		Cows Are Bred Well
BT638		True Thanksgiving Never is Divided
BT637		Don’t Forget the Bulls
BT636		Marketing Calves - Let the Buyers Know They Are Yours
BT635		Pregnancy Evaluation is a Key Management Tool
BT634		Color-coded Data or Something Else?
BT633		Bigger Is Not Always Better
BT632		To Seek Knowledge is Good
BT631		Understanding Culling and Replacement Rates Critical
BT630		Am I Short of Feed or Short of Cash?
BT629		Wise Marketing of Cows and Bulls is Critical
BT628		Drought Strategy: Wean the Calf, Salvage the Cow
BT627		May You Find All Your Ear Tags
BT626		Uff Da!
BT625		Who Said Change Would Be Easy
BT624		Grass Versus Corn, TDN Cost Per Unit
BT623		Calculating Cost Per Unit Is Critical
BT622		Buy Feed by Value, Not Pounds
BT621		Tough Decisions But Cattle Must Pay for Themselves
BT620		Let the Cattle Rest and Check Water and Check Water and Check Water
BT619		How Many Cows Are in the Pen?
BT618		How to Survive the Cattle Business
BT617		Does Late Calving Mean Late Weaning?
BT616		Late Calving Changes Management
BT615		4, 3 or 2 pounds of Gain, So What?
BT614		2 Pounds of Average Daily Gain Equals Grass Beef
BT613		Integrating a New Grass and Beef Production Model Isn’t Easy
BT612		Those Cows Can’t Catch Me Now
BT611		There Is Room for More Cows
BT610		Don’t Take Bull Fertility for Granted
BT609		Are Your Cows Ready for Breeding?
BT608		Birth Weight in the Eyes of a Chicken
BT607		Try Hard for Less Than 3 Percent Calf Death Loss
BT606		Preparing for a Dry Year Using Lazy L Culling
BT605		Plan Ahead Instead of Reacting; Sell Infertile Cows
BT604		Drought and Stocking Rates Are Two Key Terms
BT603		I Wish They Were All Like That One!
BT602		Carcass Merit Pays
BT601		The $2,017.31 Carcass
BT600		The World of Genetic Marketing
BT599		It Is in Caring That We Will Survive
BT598		Understanding Things We Do Not Control
BT597		The Winner - the Heavier-conditioned, Large Steer With No Muscle
BT596		Cattle Size Is Different Than Cow Size
BT595		Meat, Fat, Size and Quality
BT594		$1.43 short
BT593		Like Begets Like
BT592		Let’s Buy a Bull

2011 BeefTalk Articles

BT591		The Uphill Battle of Expanding the Cow Business
BT590		The Cows Say Thank You and So Should We
BT589		Culling Rate Is Not Just for Cows
BT588		Did You Learn Anything?
BT587		First-cycle Conception Has Been Remarkably Stable
BT586		Calving Distribution is a Key Evaluator of Reproductive Success
BT585		Pregnancy and Calving Percentages Are Stable
BT584		Twenty Years of Great Beef Production
BT583		The Pickup Rut
BT582		2011 Production Benchmarks Are In
BT581		Nothing New, Just a Reminder That Breeding Systems Work
BT580		Biofuel and Beef Cattle Systems
BT579		Lowline Influenced, Sized Right and Grass Ready
BT578		Has Much Changed in the Last 15 Years?
BT577		A Chaotic Beef Industry
BT576		Saddle Up To Lasso Some Hope
BT575		Time to be Proactive
BT574		Grass vs. Grain – Steer Gains
BT573		School Bells Are Ringing
BT572		Animal Identification - Detectable and Recordable
BT571		Prepare to Age and Source Your Calves Correctly
BT570		Gross Margins Are Not Price Per Calf
BT569		Resilience vs. Resistance
BT568		Hot and Cold Leads to Checkmate
BT567		Hay Quality Means Correct Harvesting
BT566		Knowing When to Turn in the Reserve Bull is Critical
BT565		Is the Y in the Road Grass or Grain?
BT564		Bulls Furloughed Until Mid-August
BT563		Homesick
BT562		Beef Production of the Future
BT561		High-return Operations Are Becoming High-cost Operations
BT560		Little Money Available for High-cost Producers
BT559		Understanding and Controlling Cost Is Critical
BT558		Increasing Input Costs Troublesome
BT557		A Significant Storm Event
BT556		The Yellow, the Green and Anthrax
BT555		Where Is the Grass?
BT554		Bulls Furloughed Until Mid-July
BT553		Excessive Calf Death Loss Is a Huge Warning Flag
BT552		Mothers Always Mean Business
BT551		How Much Should Bulls Weigh?
BT550		Are Those Bulls Gaining Weight?
BT549		Get Those Bulls in Shape Now
BT548		Plan Now for May and June Bull Turnout
BT547		Does the Early Bird Get the Worm?
BT546		Calving Date – When?
BT545		Efficient, Fast-paced Growth?
BT544		Grass and Beef - The Future?
BT543		Source and Age Verification
BT542		Pausing to Ponder the Future of Beef
BT541		The Future of Beef, Cows and Grass
BT540		The Future of Beef – Global Competitiveness

2010 BeefTalk Articles

BT539		The Future of Beef – Consumer Issues and Demand
BT538		The Future of Beef II – Midsized Challenges
BT537		The Future of Beef II – Economics of Production, Processing and Marketing
BT536		The Future of Beef II
BT535		Simple Bull Talk
BT534		Simple Bull Rankings Fill the Bull Pen
BT533		Farewell Old Bulls?
BT532		Why Is My Grandfather a Steer?
BT531		The Obvious Is Not Always Obvious
BT530		Is Source and Age Verification Worth the Effort?
BT529		Source and Age Verification Through the Eyes of a Third-party Verifier
BT528		Worldly Communication Takes Third-party Verification
BT527		The Higher Priced Calves Bought Supper
BT526		Five Key Points to Calf Records
BT525		Shrews, Cows and GMO Salmon
BT524		Managers Need High Goals for Cow Reproductive Rates
BT523		2010 Production Benchmarks Are In
BT522		One Bad Steer Spoils the Lot
BT521		Late-calving Cows Simply Are That, Late-calving
BT520		Two-thirds of the Pie Is Not a Bad Deal, Maybe
BT519		Fed-calf Value a Plus
BT518		Failure Is Only Looking at Yesterday
BT517		Feeding Cattle Adds Balance to the Cow-calf Operation
BT516		For the Bulls, It Is Time to Come Home
BT515		A Closeout Worth Some Smiles
BT514		Hay Mow Swings Gone Forever
BT513		A Herd of Cows Is a Group of Individuals
BT512		Roaming Bulls Are a Brute Force
BT511		Can Do, Must Do and Need To
BT510		Is the Time Right for Breeding Systems?
BT509		The Burden Is on the Producer to Use the Right Tools
BT508		Enter Small Cows, Stage Right
BT507		A Few Nickel
BT506		An Ounce of Prevention Is Worth a Pound of Cure
BT505		Early Calving Cows Are Keepers
BT504		New Things Are Happening, So Stay Tuned
BT503		Source and Age Verification, Ouch!
BT502		Review This Spring’s Calving Distribution Report Card
BT501		Bull Checkup Time
BT500		Bulls Deserve a Good Vaccination Program
BT499		Slowly Adapt New Bulls to Their New Home
BT498		Calving Time, So Far, So Good
BT497		No Fun, No Sun
BT496		Ear Tags Have It
BT495		Raise the Beef You Want by Buying the Genetics You Need
BT494		Breed Percentile Tables, Performance Unveiled
BT493		Genomics - And That Leads to a Better Beef Business
BT492		We Want to Avoid the Word ‘Baffling’ for Good Reason
BT491		Thank You to the Brown Coverall Brigade
BT490		What You Want You Cannot See
BT489		Can You Afford to Develop Replacement Heifers?
BT488		Have You Ever Considered a Replacement Heifer Enterprise?
BT487		A New Year's Resolution - Apply What We Know

2009 BeefTalk Articles

BT486		Maybe We Should Slow Down and Ask for Directions
BT485		Top 10 Suggestions for Change
BT484		You Got to Know When to Hold‘em, Know When to Fold‘em
BT483		Understanding and Proactive Is Better Than Defensive and Average
BT482		Young Minds, More Questions
BT481		With Every Ear Tag, There Should Be a Cow Attached
BT480		The Value of Beef: More Figures and More Headaches
BT479		We Too Are Resting in Someone's Hand
BT478		Collaborative Thought Is Better Than Competitive Strategy
BT477		Do You Know Your IMPS numbers?
BT476		Starting From Scratch Should Bolster Confidence
BT475		Four Tons of Calf Is Not Easy to Give Up
BT474		Just Under the Floorboards
BT473		Age and Source Verification
BT472		Today's Market Preparation Begins with an Ear Tag
BT471		The Simpler the Better
BT470		Knowledge and Wisdom Should be the Goal
BT469		Not All Land Is Created Equal
BT468		One Out of Five Is Not Good Enough
BT467		Why Are the Raspberries Still Here?
BT466		Four Points to Think About
BT465		2009 Production Benchmarks Are In
BT464		Ranching is a Balance Among Land, Grass and Beef
BT463		Capturing Value Is The Name Of The Beef Game
BT462		What Is the Real Value In a Beef Herd?
BT461		How Does One Stay in the Beef Business?
BT460		The Plight of Being Average
BT459		The Curves Are Getting Tight
BT458		Small Cattle Need Muscle
BT457		The Right Bulls Produce the Right Calves
BT456		Opinions Count, But So Do Numbers
BT455		One Needs to know Costs
BT454		Calving Date Equals Latitude and Altitude
BT453		I’m Getting Too Old for the Chicken Dance
BT452		What is EPD?
BT451		The Tag Takes a Team
BT450		The Stress and Strength of the Prairie
BT449		Bedding Beef Cows Is Essential
BT448		Horses and Beef, They Still Go Together
BT447		Why Is It We Always Talk About the Bull Last?
BT446		Unwanted Calf Average Daily Gain
BT445		There is No Profit from Calves that Cost $2.80 Per Pound
BT444		Alfalfa Is a Great Supplement
BT443		Three Numbers to Think About
BT442		Feed the Cows and Feed Them Right
BT441		Responsibility From Beginning To End
BT440		Know Your Environment Because Cows Depend On It
BT439		Easier to Haul Home a New Bull Than a New Cow Herd
BT438		Making Sense of the Bull Pen
BT437		Who Is In The Bull Pen?
BT436		Buying the Right Bull Means Checking His Grades

2008 BeefTalk Articles

BT435		A New Year Means a New Bull
BT434		No Least Cost Here
BT433		Really, Tell Me More!
BT432		Cows Should Not Be Gift-wrapped
BT431		Your Bill Is $52.87, So Pay Up
BT430		Do You Know When Your Cows Will Calve Next Spring?
BT429		Three Pedals, But Only Two Feet
BT428		Contentious Readability
BT427		The Weather Is Nice, But the Cows Are Thin
BT426		Fewer Cows, Less Feed
BT425		Husbandry and Science Overlap, But Not Completely
BT424		Pregnancy Check - Better to be Surprised Now Than at Calving
BT423		Coins or Calves, I Guess It's the Law
BT422		Tips for Marketing Cows and Bulls
BT421		Market Cows and Bulls Are Not Culls
BT420		Pounds Weaned Per Cow Exposed Holding at 500 Pounds
BT419		Tough Decisions at Cow Culling Time
BT418		Buy Feed by Value, Not Pounds
BT417		Pregnancy Check Now For Better Management
BT416		Now That Hurts!
BT415		I Pledge My Head to Clearer Thinking
BT414		Fight the DNA Helix
BT413		Understanding Data Takes Time, Focus and Dedication
BT412		Cow Size - Effects of Cow Size on Pasture Management
BT411		Cow Size - Calf Value
BT410		The Great Divide: Group Versus Individual Data
BT409		Do We Exist Only If Someone Else Knows We Exist?
BT408		With Cow Size, One Can't Forget Production Potential
BT407		This Is Next Year Country
BT406		Life Goes On
BT405		Cow Size – To Win the Race, You Must Know What Race You Are In
BT404		Cow Size – Dry Lot Versus Pasture
BT403		Cow Size – How Much More Does the Big Cow Eat?
BT402		Cow Size – Big and Very Big Cows Do Exist
BT401		Cow Size – A Foundational Issue
BT400		One Size Does Not Fit All
BT399		Now Is the Time to Sort Old Cows
BT398		Develop Drought Plan When Cows Are Close
BT397		Heads Up – It’s Calving Time
BT396		EPDs Provide Knowledge, Producers Provide Wisdom
BT395		EPD Accuracy – Contemporary Groups
BT394		EPD Accuracy – Possible Changing Values
BT393		Bull Buying Basics – The Numbers Are Real, But Not Absolute
BT392		Bull Buying Basics – Accuracy
BT391		Bull Buying Basics – The Package Counts, Not the Wrapping
BT390		Bull-buying Basics – Get to Know the Numbers and Performance Will Follow
BT389		Control Costs, But Don’t Sacrifice Bull Nutrition, Health and Genetics
BT388		Wind and Cold Are a Dangerous Combination For Bulls
BT387		Adaptability, Body Condition Closely Connected
BT386		Don’t Overlook the Value of Cattle Hair
BT385		Prevention and Early Intervention Are Keys to Unlocking the Sick Pen
BT384		Gosh, Mom, We Just Have to Make That

2007 BeefTalk Articles

BT383		Would You Prefer Doggies or Dogies?
BT382		It’s Always Nice to Talk Cattle
BT381		It’s Not Cheap to Raise a Good Ranch Horse
BT380		Where Do All the Colts and Fillies Go?
BT379		Beef Techie – Maybe a New Career
BT378		Animal Identification and Disease Management are Closely Linked
BT377		A Burden or Opportunity?
BT376		The Key and the Calf Have Value
BT375		Forward Thinkers Always Are Needed in the Beef Industry
BT374		Buy a Scale
BT373		Load’em Up and Bring Those “Doggies” Home
BT372		Opportunity Comes with Intensity
BT371		Replacement Heifer Roundup
BT370		Stress-free Calves – No Hot Shots, Whips or Sticks
BT369		Is It Ever Too Dry To Grow a Plant?
BT368		The Willow Stick and Water – Can’t Live Without It
BT367		Don’t Forget That Every Good Rose Has Good Thorns
BT366		Change Is Slow, But It Is Coming
BT365		Animal Identification Slowly Is Becoming a Maze That Goes Nowhere
BT364		What Happened to the Calving Book?
BT363		Wrecks Are Not Desirable; Vaccinate Your Calves Now
BT362		Is What We Say What We Do?
BT361		Now is the Time to Plan for Preconditioned Calves
BT360		Roving Thoughts on a Hot Summer Day
BT359		Beef Business Full of Joyful and Sorrowful Producers
BT358		Back to the Fungus
BT357		Attention to Details is worth $1,247,872.50
BT356		Grass is Not Free
BT355		Pasture and Range, the Second Priority for Cow-calf Producers
BT354		Mushrooms - Success is in the Details
BT353		Herd Nutrition is the Foundation of the Cow Herd
BT352		Cave Images Just Can’t Compete with Cell Phone Text
BT351		Lowline Steer Value Plus Feedlot Performance and Carcass Characteristics
BT350		“These Cattle Were Very Interesting”
BT349		Lowline Cattle – Matching Calving Ease with Value on the Rail
BT348		Loala Bulls Impact Calving Ease
BT347		Life Does Not Come Easy
BT346		Damn – I Just Can’t Get It
BT345		Is Manure a Waste Problem or a Resource?
BT344		Someone You Should Get To Know – Your Waste Management Professional
BT343		Remind Me Later
BT342		Precalving Should Mean Contented Cows
BT341		Vaccinate and Get ahead of the Storm
BT340		A Review of a Good Sale Catalog
BT339		Good Bull Buying Rests on Knowing Your Cattle
BT338		Good Bull Ads Let the Data Shine
BT337		True or False - The Biggest Blowfish Use EPDs
BT336		Animal Identification, a Reality or Simply a Perception
BT335		Don’t Buy Blowfish, Use EPDs
BT334		The Annual Bull Buying Season Starts – Time to Bone Up on EPDs
BT333		The Future Starts with Common Sense
BT332		The Future of Beef – Proven Bulls

2006 BeefTalk Articles

BT331		The Future of Beef – Animal Welfare
BT330		The Future of Beef – Food Safety and Animal Health Issues
BT329		The Future of Beef – Labor Issues
BT328		Most Cow-calf Producers Are Animal-feeding Operations
BT327		The Future of Beef – Environmental Issues for Beef
BT326		Beef Cow Waste Creates Challenges for the Future
BT325		The Future of Beef – Global Competitiveness
BT324		The Future of Beef – Consumer Issues and Demand
BT323		The Future of Beef – Midsized Challenges
BT322		The Changing Face of Beef Production
BT321		The Future of Beef
BT320		A Call to Arms Because the Rooster Crowed
BT319		Do Not Cut Out Tags
BT318		Do You Have Your SRMs Managed by the Correct PVP or QSA?
BT317		Source and Age Verification Are Two Different Concepts
BT316		Verification - Same Story, Different Time
BT315		Verify Is a Verb, Which Means Action
BT314		Now Is the Time to Plan Ahead For Thin Cows
BT313		Beef Cows are What They Eat
BT312		Early Weaning is Certainly a Viable Option in Drought Conditions
BT311		A Cow's Production Needs to Cover Expenses
BT310		The J Game – Vaccinate
BT309		Drought and Infertility – Find the Fertile Cattle and Sell the Rest
BT308		Early Cow Pregnancy Check Can Create Marketing Options
BT307		Late-calving Cows Can Be Costly
BT306		Grazing Plan Will Eliminate the Need to Hit Panic Button
BT305		Ten Observations on Animal Identification
BT304		Did You Miss Your Rotation Date?
BT303		Keep Your Bull at Home
BT302		Source- and Age-verified Replacements Are Hard to Find
BT301		Shrink – $20 Worth of Understanding
BT300		Reduce Summer Stress on Calves by Developing a Vaccination Program
BT299		People Are Not Robots
BT298		Electronic Identification - Two Steps Ahead, One Back
BT297		Ear Tags Are Like Seed - Only the Beginning
BT296		Tagging Calves - Know Your Speed, Distance and Escape Route
BT295		Attitude Change Alert
BT294		A Shining Star - Zero Dollar Feedlot Treatment Costs
BT293		When Should I Turn Out the Bulls?
BT292		Paranoia Can Overwhelm Common Sense Solutions
BT291		Numbers, Different Functions, Different Outcomes
BT290		Calving and Pac-Man – Now is the Time
BT289		The Morning Paper
BT288		Good Beef Management Includes Forage Planning
BT287		Index Traits Can Simplify Bull Purchase Procedure
BT286		Prepare for Calving: Get a Calving Book and Use It
BT285		Visit Your Nutritionist Now or Your Veterinarian Later
BT284		Reality Hits Hard
BT283		Bull-buying Homework: Study Numbers, Make Good Choices
BT282		Power Drives Technology
BT281		The Beef Business is Full of Optical Illusions
BT280		Bulls Are Valuable Assets, and Now Is the Time to Evaluate the Old Bulls

2005 BeefTalk Articles

BT279		Let's Check the Bull Pen
BT278		Yield Grade Can be Confusing in Calculating Value
BT277		Feedlot Data Linked to Quality Data on the Rail
BT276		The Sum of the Parts Makes Up the Whole
BT275		Cha-ching - Management Systems Impact Dollars
BT274		No Error Is Greater Than Life
BT273		Can You Compete?
BT272		Change and Productivity Should Move In Unison
BT271		CalfAID - A USDA Process Verified Program
BT270		Be Proactive, the Bite is Better if it Isn't Out of One's Own Rear
BT269		Are Your Cows On a Weight-control Program?
BT268		Sound Production Practices - Animal Identification and Waste Management
BT267		Thinking is more important than talking
BT266		Calf Growth Makes the Beef Business
BT265		Calf source verification must happen at the source
BT264		Calving Distribution is an Excellent Trait to Evaluate Reproduction
BT263		The 21st century has started with good calving percentages
BT262		Ear tags produce numbers that can evolve into data
BT261		500 Pounds Weaned Per Cow Exposed, A New CHAPS Benchmark
BT260		Pain Has No Value
BT259		Data Is the Power Behind the Ear Tag
BT258		Be Careful When Signing Age and Source Verifiable Contracts
BT257		New Words for an Old Business; Brace Yourself
BT256		Do you know what AFO means?
BT255		$20 per calf covers identification, data management and traceback
BT254		Manual tracking outdoes electronic tracking to date
BT253		Tracking cattle requires more than an EID ear tag
BT252		Grass and Fairy Rings Create Opportunities
BT251		Nurturing Is Key Part of Rural Circle of Life
BT250		The National Animal Identification System's Key Components
BT249		The NAIS Animal ID Plan, Multiple Purposes, But a Single Focus???
BT248		Seen Any Tag Fairies Lately?
BT247		A Defining Moment: 22 Pages of Details in the NAIS Plan
BT246		Beef Industry Needs Cooperation
BT245		Make Way for the Little Guy, He's Paying His Bills
BT244		A Tale of Four Calves; Retain Common Sense
BT243		Before the bulls go out, Ask "Is this the right time?"
BT242		Beef Producers Need a Green Thumb
BT241		Long-term value is better than short-term premium
BT240		Individual tracking system not ready for prime time
BT239		Cut-out ear tag is a 9 on the Richter scale
BT238		North Dakota Stockmen's Brand Inspection Service Adds 15 Percent
BT237		Tracking, backtracking and retracking - the saga continues
BT236		Currently, out of every 100 calves entering the marketing system, 15 are lost
BT235		Take a look, it's in your hands
BT234		Ear tags - The key to the future, don't throw away the key
BT233		Don't hesitate, now is the time to order calf ear tags
BT232		Beef production - Are you in the game, on the bench or in the stands?
BT231		EPDs - Understanding the Basics
BT230		Overhead Costs Loom Big in Working Cattle on Range
BT229		Tagging Cattle Challenges Time Management Concept

2004 BeefTalk Articles

BT228		Production, Marketing Plans Need to be Evaluated Separately
BT227		A Cow Is Still a Cow, But How We Manage That Cow Is Changing
BT226		Premises Identification - How Does It Affect Beef Producers?
BT225		Eyeball to Eyeball, It’s Never Too Late to Speculate
BT224		Late Calving Cows: Lost Weight, Lost Dollars
BT223		Proper Bull Care Now Will Bring Dividends Next Spring
BT222		Clean Out the Cull Bulls and Save Feed Inventory
BT221		Beef Is What’s for Dinner
BT220		Tonight There is One Less
BT219		Read Owner’s Manual before Using the Trailer
BT218		A Wild Ride, But a Lesson Learned
BT217		More Power, More Pounds; Six Minutes Could Save a Life
BT216		Calf Vaccination Expenses Trivial In Comparison to Value of Calf
BT215		CHAPS: basic information and decision-making power
BT214		Bellowing Calves Lose $2 to $3 in Value Daily
BT213		How Do You Spell Beef? Change
BT212		Where Have All the Beef Cows Gone?
BT211		The Ever Changing Cost of Putting in a $2 Ear Tag
BT210		Pac Man 101: Vaccinate Against Foreign Invasion
BT209		The Roar of Silence Present When Technology Takes a Hit
BT208		Net Calf Value Return Exceeds $750 Record
BT207		Data Collected From Beef Cattle Is Good Only If Used
BT206		Death in the Feedlot – A Harsh Pocketbook Reality
BT205		Death On The Prairie
BT204		Do You Want to Early Wean?
BT203		The Fire Drill: A False Positive Test
BT202		When Dealt a Royal Flush, Bid High
BT201		The Value of Data - $41,667
BT200		Be Ready for the Big “Swoosh”
BT199		How many cows are in heat? Are they ready for breeding?
BT198		Trees, People, Cattle, Graduates: All Important Industry Elements
BT197		An Electronic ID Project to Help Beef
BT196		Develop Drought Strategies Before You Need to Cull Cows
BT195		Are Seasonal Effects on Birth Weight Real?
BT194		We Have Lift Off
BT193		Acceptable Means Raising a Calf With Marketability
BT192		Buy Bulls that Graduate at the Top of Their Class
BT191		Sire Selection Made Easy: Pick From the Top 25 Percent
BT190		Gain is for Profit, Not Cost Recovery
BT189		Pick the High Spot, Provide Some Protection and Bedding
BT188		Picking Up the Tab: An Uneasy Moment
BT187		Shrink - The Hidden Cost Left To Blow In The Dust
BT186		Facility and Equipment Costs are Part of National ID Program
BT185		Equipment Is Pricey, But Life Is Priceless
BT184		Ninety seconds and counting: the cost of labor in cattle ID
BT183		Do You Know What USAIP Stands For?
BT182		Remember the Black Cow You Purchased Back in ’04?
BT181		Cold Snow Creates Imagery While Challenging People and Cows
BT180		Crossbreeding Provides Real Economic Opportunities
BT179		Cattle Breeds and Grazing Systems Make for Good Discussion
BT178		Whether or Not There Is Profit, Producers Deal with Realizers
BT177		You Can Bet Your Ribeye Steak that Ranchers Will Adapt and Survive
BT176		Sum of the Parts Determines Beef Carcass Value

2003 BeefTalk Articles

BT175		Our Industry’s Future Rests with New Generations
BT174		White or Red, What Meat are Your Cows Producing?
BT173		Yield Grade Affects Beef Pricing Scales
BT172		Use Benchmarks to Establish In-Herd Quality Grades
BT171		Ever Wonder What Quality Grade Is?
BT170		Working to Get More “er” From the Calf Crop
BT169		Female Inventory Change Analysis is Big Benefit of Commercial Records
BT168		Market Power Creates Sale Options for Heifers
BT167		Knowing How to Compare Apples to Oranges is Critical
BT166		A Bird in the Hand is Worth Two in the Bush, Maybe
BT165		Ear Tags are Only for Those Who Surrender
BT164		Managing Costs Can Help Bank High Calf Income
BT163		Calculate Numbers to Provide Money for Future Generations
BT162		Mobile, Multiple-Use Power Units Replace the Farm Truck
BT161		Can You Comprehend the Vastness of the Beef Industry?
BT160		Focus on Profit Items for Successful Beef Production
BT159		Use Herd Benchmarks to Evaluate Performance
BT158		The Future of the Beef Business Involves Records on Total Herd Performance
BT157		Early Pregnancy Checking Can Increase Sale Options
BT156		Herd Health Directly Affects Beef Cattle Profit
BT155		Herd Health is Paramount to Profits
BT154		2002 Steer Crop Provided Insights and Profits
BT153		Steer 2180 Sets the Performance Goal
BT152		Biosecurity Issues Affect Beef Industry Production
BT151		Risk and Potential Benefits Need Managing for Successful Outcome
BT150		Know the Numbers When Making Ownership Decisions
BT149		Fear of Unknown Prompts Retained ownership Reluctance
BT148		Low-Cost and High-Cost Producers May View Price Projections Differently
BT147		Projected Steer Value is Key in Retained Ownership Decisions
BT146		Can the Cow Do What We Want Her to do?
BT145		Tagging and Tracking Cows is not as Simple as it Sounds
BT144		Evaluating the Costs of Source Verification
BT143		Producers Know their Cattle with “SmartCows”
BT142		Cull Cows Now or Take 40 Cents on the Dollar Come Fall
BT141		Paperwork Without Trust is Environmentally Unsound
BT140		Bull Shopping Can Be a Success with the Right Data
BT139		Examination is as Important as Cow Reproduction Preparation
BT138		Base Calving Season Changes on Costs, Resource Availability
BT137		For a Real Weather Report, Ask you Grandparents
BT136		Managing Within the Circle of Life
BT135		Data Study Helps Evaluation of Moderate Framed Beef Cows
BT134		Records Can Provide Opportunities for Maximum Heterosis
BT133		AI Sire Selection Criteria Aids in Building a Uniform Cow Herd
BT132		Heifers are Half Done Calving Before Their Expected Calving Date
BT131		Selection in Bull Buying Can Lessen Surprises in Calf Crop
BT130		Data Collection Gives Accuracy to Trait Selection in Beef Cattle
BT129		Genetic Train Includes 60 Chromosomes in Each Cell Working to Make Beef
BT128		Professional Producers Show Meaning of “Here’s the Beef”
BT127		Cows are Coming Off the Corn in Good Shape
BT126		Records Provide the Proof When Looking for Bull Power
BT125		Data Analysis is Important Part of Calf Finishing Phase
BT124		Cow Value is Important to Create Cash Flow Value

2002 BeefTalk Articles

BT123		Closed for Inventory – Come Back Tomorrow
BT122		Preparation Involves Accepting Yourself and the Things You Can’t Control
BT121		Young and Old Cows Just Need a Little Extra Care
BT120		Improve Calving Distribution by Proper Winter Management
BT119		Use Lazy L to Make Inventory Reductions
BT118		I Wish, I Wish, for a Lifestyle Called Beef
BT117		Thin Cows or Fat Cows - Which is Better?
BT116		Calculating Shrink on Sale Calves Can Be Your Profit
BT115		Depopulation is the Fork in the Road Where Change Meets Opposition
BT114		Cow Choppers vs. Corn Choppers
BT113		Is the Investment in Corn Chopping Worth the Potential Income?
BT112		Grid Marketing Demands Knowledge of Markets and Your Cattle
BT111		How do I get $600 for My Calves?
BT110		Hold onto Your Soil; It Is the Heart of Our Livelihood
BT109		Retained Ownership Needs a Meaningful Relationship
BT108		Beef Production From a Bull’s Eye Point Of View
BT107		In the World of Agriculture, Almost is Not Good Enough
BT106		Decisions Based on Data Improve Odds, Can Help with Time Crunch
BT105		Labor and Facilities for $1 Per Head is a Pre-Weaning Bargain
BT104		Very Dry Years Can Trigger Early Weaning of Calf Crop
BT103		Wean Early; Cull Early and Deep; Order Your Feed From the East
BT102		Early Weaning Can Alleviate Feed Management Concerns
BT101		Sort Young, Thin Cows Before Winter Arrives
BT100		Nutritional Needs Important During Drought Management
BT099		Have a Plan to Get Rid of Freeloading Cows
BT098		Rapid Food Product Changes Demand Close Attention to Bull Selection
BT097		Produce Six More Bags of Cow Cake By Harvesting Forage at the Optimum Time
BT096		Allow Calves to Grow Quickly, But Use a Pinch of Economics
BT095		June Is Time to Shift Into Neutral Before the Next Crunch Time
BT094		How Do We Balance the Books When They’re Off by $78,837?
BT093		Check Your Bulls as Often as You Check Your Cows
BT092		Are Your Cows Ready to Breed?
BT091		Marketing Plans Need to be Formulated Now
BT090		Beef Business Profit Involves Precious Management Skills
BT089		Considering the Future of Animal Agriculture – Should it Expand Here?
BT088		Calving and Weaning Dilemmas Closely Connected by Weather
BT087		Cow Breeding Is Our Focus Now
BT086		Are You Monitoring for Johne’s Disease?
BT085		How Many Cows Do You Have?
BT084		Life Is a Moment, But It Is Our Only Moment!
BT083		Evaluate Sire Selection Birth Weights Using Data
BT082		Beef Industry Changes Appear on the Horizon
BT081		Beef Production Equation Involves Bull, Cow Qualities
BT080		Scientific Method Is Just the Facts, Opinion Is for the Entertainers
BT079		EPDs Are Road Signs for the Beef Producer
BT078		That Cow Wasn’t Supposed to Calve Today
BT077		Why Not Indicators for Beef Bulls?
BT076		Use EPDs to Design Your Beef Production Plan
BT075		Bull Sale Season Has Begun; Start Your EPDs
BT074		Did You Do Your Best? Did You Have Fun?
BT073		Track Enterprise Income to Develop Beef Production Plan
BT072		Inventory Count Is Essential to Write Profit, Loss Equation
BT071		A Handshake Communicates Honesty, Good Luck and Thanks

2001 BeefTalk Articles

BT070		No Dead Slips Please
BT069		Keeping Bulls Out of Sight and Out of Mind Can Lead to Disaster
BT068		Listen to Ideas from the Next Generation of Beef Producers
BT067		Positive Economic Benefits Possible by Studying Numbers
BT066		Out-wintering Is a Challenge That Presents Opportunities
BT065		Do You Know the Variation in Your Herd Performance?
BT064		Sleeping With the Calves
BT063		Not All Make It to the Finish Line, but 2001 Numbers are Good
BT062		Good Questions are Abundant, but Answers Require Solid Research
BT061		Is Management or Genetics Responsible for Slackers?
BT060		Net Returns Look Positive for 5 Years -- What’s Next?
BT059		Good Number Use Can Minimize Risk Exposure
BT058		Increased Calf Value, Not Premiums Can Be Realized
BT057		Option Processing -- How to Use Forages for Fall Cattle Grazing
BT056		The Horse Did Not Get Saddled Today
BT055		Retained Ownership Could Give Families a 16 Percent Raise
BT054		When to Sell the Calves?
BT053		The Final Report Card Is Here for Last Year’s Calves
BT052		Get the Most Bang for your Buck: Cull Those Heifers Now
BT051		Attention to Detail Necessary for Quality Beef Cow Records
BT050		Ogeechee - Brighter from the East, Record Keeping Continues to Progress
BT049		Collect Data Now to Gain Knowledge for Decisions
BT048		Eliminate Complacency -- Make Those Round Bales Big and Tie Them Tight
BT047		Hay Harvest Time Sets Scene To Calculate Winter Feed Needs
BT046		Now Is Time to Check for Breeding Success
BT045		2002 Spring Work Schedule Takes Shape for Producers
BT044		Cowsonality -- Familiarity That Creates Producer Predictability
BT043		Sire Power is Important Part of Successful Beef Enterprises
BT042		Generational Differences Exist, Attention to the Basics Is Lesson Learned
BT041		Calving Reflections
BT040		The World’s Best Beef Is Made in the Northern Great Plains
BT039		Review Numbers Carefully To Maximize Beef’s Profit Potential
BT038		Do You Belong in the Beef Business?
BT037		Conservative View of Opportunities Will Minimize Risk, Aid in Production
BT036		Successful Beef Production Involves and Artists Attention to Details
BT035		Your Feedlot Game Plan - Is It Responsive to Your Situation?
BT034		Are Your Heifers Ready to Breed?
BT033		Changing Calving Date Can Impact Income Opportunities
BT032		Retained Ownership - Is Your Decision Based on Factual Data?
BT031		Sorting by the Numbers can Relieve Some Feedlot Mangement Problems
BT030		For Beef Producers, Caring for Living, Breathing Animals is Top Priority
BT029		Be Aware of Needs, Supply When Looking to Buy Bulls
BT028		Have You Investigated all the Options of Beef Production
BT027		Sire Selection Decisions Have a Long-Term Impact on the Herd
BT026		Cow Contentment is Evident when Calls are only to the Next Pen
BT025		Serious Bull Buying Requires Window Shopping and Numbers Homework
BT024		Use Data and Benchmark Values to Buy Bulls as an Investment
BT023		Buying Bulls by the Numbers can Provide Data and Increase Profit
BT022		Heifer Calves Present Value-Added Economic Opportunity
BT021		Raising Bred Heifers - Is It Worth the Returns?
BT020		Know Your Costs When Buying Hay for Energy

2000 BeefTalk Articles

BT019		Count Those Cows - And Determine Your Hay Needs
BT018		Consider Production Potential When Buying Cows
BT017		Plan Cow Herd Replacement by Evaluating CHAPS Data
BT016		Beef Value Increase is Major Contributor to Local Economies
BT015		Give Special Care to Cows that will be Three Years Old. They Need It
BT014		Sound Sorting Makes Good Sense in Beef Management
BT013		Winners are the Profit Takers in Beef Business
BT012		Use Technology to Make Management Decisions
BT011		A Cow’s-Eye-View of Weaning
BT010		Weather Change Heightens Awareness of Weaning Time
BT009		Calves, Cowboys and Pickups - Transportation Costs Are Often a Hidden Charge
BT008		Producers Can’t Management What They Don’t Measure
BT007		Vaccinating Pays
BT006		Determining the True Value of Calved Can be Tough
BT005		Data Needs to be Collected to Aid Management Plans
BT004		Prepare Now for Future Calving Seasons
BT003		Fall and Pregnant Cows: Make Measurements Now
BT002		Pounds Weaned Per Cow Exposed: How Herds Differ
BT001		Pounds Weaned Per Cow Exposed: An Important Production Trait

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