Red Brangus: The Breed That Offers the Most for America’s Cattle Producers

 Red Brangus: The Breed That Offers the Most for America’s Cattle Producers By Steve Weisman America’s cattle producers are always looking for an edge to upgrade their herd genetics, while at the same time looking to improve their bottom line. More and more producers from across the country...

Wangus – A New Path to Profitability!

 Wangus – A New Path to Profitability! Article courtesy of Circle A Angus / Photos by Tara Hailey Over a quarter century ago Circle A Angus settled on a motto for their company, “Quality Beef Is Our Business”. The Angus breed was chosen to be the foundation of their breeding program....

Tips for Success at the Sale Barn

 Tips for Success at the Sale Barn. By Jaclyn Krymowski.The fall sale season is already on the horizon. It’s the time of year to be met with an odd mixture of hopeful anticipation laced with a dash of anxiety and uncertainty. Many in the cow-calf sector have plans to pack trailers and ship to the local...

Bull Costs

 Bull Costs  Written by James Coffelt from Ohio Land and Cattle Bull costs are a big deal. Keep the costs down. I had the pleasure of spending 4 days in New Zealand with Gavin and Willie Falloon, of Pinebank fame. He has 800 head, and designed a breeding program with a genetesis 65 years ago. He said...

Prepare Your Bulls With A Breeding Soundness Exam

 Prepare Your Bulls With A Breeding Soundness Exam By Bruce Derksen  With breeding season approaching for many producers, it is important to not only ready the cow herd for the upcoming months, but also the prospective bull battery.  If your bull or bulls are hold-overs from years past, don’t...

Best Foot Forward

 Best Foot Forward.  By Aly McClure for American Cattlemen.  Raising cattle can be the compilation of many goals, but at the end of the day, you need to move cattle in order to make a paycheck. If you are in the business of selling your cattle either at auction or even private treaty there are a few...

Culling your beef cow herd

 Culling your beef cow herd By Phil Durst, Kevin Gould, Jerry Lindquist, Michigan State University Extension  While we most often think of selection only in terms of adding to the group, that is positive selection, it works in the negative as well. CHAPS (Cow Herd Appraisal Performance Software) data...

The Most Valuable Investment in the Beef Herd - The Bull

 The Most Valuable Investment in the Beef Herd - The Bull  Originally written by John Comerford Beef producers are responsible for numerous purchases for the cattle enterprise. They often purchase feed, minerals, equipment, and other supplies that many times are promised to be the “best investment...