American Cattlemen

American Cattlemen November 2021

This Issue Brings You:

Portable Corrals Provide Many Benefits
Selecting the Right Rifle
Maintaining Your Herd
The Direct-to-consumer Beef Market: Is it for you?
Using Winter Supplements for Herd Health
Beefmaster Commits to Sustainability with Efficiency EPDs
Your 5-Step Solution to Upgrade from an S04
Lights, Camera, Cattle

Using Winter Supplements for Herd Health

Using Winter Supplements for Herd Health. By Maura Keller. With colder winter temperatures, a cattle herd has greater energy requirements and protein supplementation becomes a crucial part of maintaining a cows’ body condition scores while growing a healthy calf.“Cattle producers demand and...

Lights, Camera, Cattle

Lights, Camera, Cattle.Article and photography by Elizabeth Parks, ABAC Agricultural Communication student. Contributor: Dr. Deidre Martin."Is Pumpkin ready for her photoshoot?” The matriarch of the herd at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College starred in several photoshoots this summer. After...

Maintaining Your Herd

Maintaining Your Herd. By Kristen Greenfield. Without adequate mineral and vitamin supplementation, your herd health program could fall short of your goals. Nutrition is the Foundation of Herd Health.“It’s the animal that makes the vaccine work.”That is just one of the many insights that...

Selecting The Right Rifle

Selecting The Right Rifle. By Maura Keller. For cattle ranchers and farmers alike, incorporating various rifles and ammunition into a ranch environment is paramount and staying abreast of the latest and greatest in today’s rifle and ammunition technology can enhance a ranch or farm’s operations....

Your 5-Step Solution to Upgrade from an S04

Your 5-Step Solution to Upgrade from an S04. By Dana Charban. Choosing a new cattle chute is an exciting time for your operation, but it comes with the challenge of sifting through the noise to decide which manufacturer, and which model, is right for your needs.When determining the chute that is best suited...

Beefmaster Commits to Sustainability with Efficiency EPDs

Beefmaster Commits to Sustainability with Efficiency EPDs. By Jeralyn Novak, Beefmaster Breeders United. Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) is pleased to announce the development and release of their Residual Feed Intake (RFI) Expected Progeny Difference (EPD) and Feed Efficiency Index ($FE). Beefmaster...