American Cattlemen February 2020

This issue brings you:
  • Cattlemen Showring
  • Thoughts From A Cattlemen
  • Considerations in Customizing your Calf Vaccination Protocol
  • Stepping up to the New Age of Cattle Handling & Equipment
  • Cattle ID Methods; From Branding to Tagging
  • AgSights – Taking Data Collection to a Whole New Level of Simple!
  • Munro Engineers - Leaders in Fencing Innovation
  • Spring Pasture Management Tips

Munro Engineers - Leaders in Fencing Innovation WireWinder and FenceBOSS Systems Revolutionizing Fencing

 Munro Engineers - Leaders in Fencing Innovation WireWinder and FenceBOSS Systems Revolutionizing Fencing. By Steve Weisman. The year was 1963, and Munro Engineers located in Victoria, Australia started the beginning of the fencing revolution by inventing the world’s first tractor mounted,...

AgSights – taking data collection to a whole new level of simple!

 AgSights – taking data collection to a whole new level of simple! By Steve Weisman. For cattle producers, making the right herd management decisions are crucial when it comes to herd health, herd productivity and ultimately the bottom line: profitability. However, that’s easier said than...

Cattle Traceability and Management: Fever Tags

 Cattle Traceability and Management: Fever Tags. By Sally Cooper, Cattle Industry Journalist. Bovine respiratory disease (BRD) is difficult and costly to manage in the cattle industry. It has both short- and long-term production and economic effects with a lack of consistent approaches for combating the...

Herbster Angus Farms

 Herbster Angus Farms.  Article and photo courtesy of Amanda Raithel, Herbster Angus Farms.  In the generation of high-density genetic tests, numerical approximations, and propaganda on social media, choosing the right cattle for your environment and goals is a slippery slope. There are so many opinions...

From the Rawhide Family to Yours

 From the Rawhide Family to Yours Article and photos courtesy of Rawhide Portable Corral John McDonald knows a thing or two about livestock equipment after working with cattle and rodeo livestock most of his life. Years spent hauling a portable arena across America for televised bull riding events...

Genomic Testing – is it worthwhile?

 Genomic Testing – is it worthwhile? By Jaclyn Krymowski for American Cattlemen To say the past decade has been revolutionary in the world of cattle genetics is no understatement. Genomic testing, along with subsequent data collection, has been the spearhead of this rapid acceleration, moving the...

Confinement Buildings in the Cow/Calf Operation

 Confinement Buildings in the Cow/Calf Operation By Beth Doran Beef housing systems and their management was the topic for the April 4th Animal Care Wednesday Webinar. Beth Doran, Extension Beef Specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, provided insight and examples of critical...