Maximize A.I. Success with Proper Semen Handling

 Maximize A.I. Success with Proper Semen Handling By Jaclyn Krwmowski There’s absolutely no doubt about it, we’ve come a very long way in our bovine reproduction technologies. From the early research done in the early 1900s to the process becoming more mainstream in the 1940s, a lot of the A...

Gender Selection Technology Grabs Attention of Cattle Industry.

 Gender Selection Technology Grabs Attention of Cattle Industry.  Sex sorted semen has enjoyed an increasingly popular place in the dairy industry’s reproduction and herd management programs over the past decade and a half. Now the beef industry is embracing sexed semen as producers realize its ability...

Employment Opportunities for College Graduates

 Employment Opportunities for College Graduates in Food, Agriculture, Renewable Natural Resources, and the Environment  By Allan D. Goecker, Purdue University • Ella Smith, U.S. Food and Drug Administration • J. Marcos Fernandez, Purdue University • Ray Ali, U.S. Department of Agriculture,...

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Starting from scratch… to Southeast Sun Belt Farmer of the Year: The Robert Mills Story

 Starting from scratch… to Southeast Sun Belt Farmer of the Year: The Robert Mills Story Article provided by Krone North AmericaRobert Mills owns and operates Briar View Farms, a diversified 2,200-acre farm in Southside Virginia.   The operation includes 300 mama cows, supported by 1,500...

Crossbreeding Strategies

 Crossbreeding Strategies By Jaclyn Krymowski for American Cattlemen, Photos courtesy of Debruycker Charolais Crossbreeding has become a hot topic across the different livestock industries. While hardly a new idea, genetic technologies can now reveal specifically why this breeding approach is beneficial...

Understanding the Costs and Dangers of Birds on your Feedlot

 Understanding the Costs and Dangers of Birds on your Feedlot Birds in your feedlots can be costing you far more than you realize. Feedlots are ideal refuges for birds, especially in the winter months when alternate food sources are not available and natural roosting places are less hospitable.How much feed...

What's on your Breeding Soundness Exam Checklist?

 What's on your Breeding Soundness Exam Checklist?  By Jaclyn Krymowski for American Cattlemen If someone, out of the blue, asked you what your breeding soundness examination (BSE) protocol was for your bulls, cows and heifers would you be able to give a concise answer? It is easy to get caught up...