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American Cattlemen February 2025
This Issue Brings You:
- Designing Effective Calving Facilities
- Calving Checklist, Prepare for Spring Calving
- Strategic Bull Selection
- Genomic Testing: From Parentage to Performance
- Cover Crops: What You Should Plant this Spring
- Arrowquip, Making the Ranching Industry Easier and Safer
- Rice Lake Weighting Systems: Weighing Success
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Genomic Testing From Parentage to Performance
By Jaclyn Krymowski for American Cattlemen Genomic testing has made a significant difference in the way cattle are bred and managed. The technology can help producers isolate noteworthy traits like average daily gain and calving ease to make genetic gains far more quickly than through traditional methods. Genomic testing can be used by producers with […]
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The American Cattlemen Podcast: New Opportunities for Producers
By Jessica Graham The cattle industry is always changing and growing. Honestly, keeping up with everything in the cattle industry can be tough. That’s why we started The American Cattlemen Podcasts. They’ve made life so much easier. These days, you can listen to expert advice, industry updates, and even personal stories from other producers whenever […]
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The Future of Beef…. Beef is Back
Welcome to the first Future of Beef column! I’m Ian Wheal, a rancher by upbringing, a tech founder by trade, and someone deeply passionate about helping cattle producers thrive in a changing world. Growing up on my family’s cow-calf ranch in Australia, I learned firsthand the hard work, dedication, and ingenuity required to run an […]
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Neogen® Introduces Igenity® BCHF to Help Industry Mitigate Bovine Congestive Heart Failure Risk
Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 14, 2025 — With unmatched commitment to serving the cattle industry with impactful herd health and genomic solutions, Neogen (NASDAQ: NEOG) announces its launch of Igenity BCHF to uplift overall bovine heart health standards. Bovine Congestive Heart Failure (BCHF) stands as a significant threat to cattle health and productivity, and this new genomic test unveils […]
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Featured Story
Maximize Profitability with Wagyu
Beef Cattle producers are feeling more optimistic. With an El Nino winter forecasted, cattle producers are anticipating a reprieve from multi-year drought conditions. For consecutive years the beef cattle herd has been in decline due to environmental conditions. A March 2023 USDA report shows that since 2022, there has been a 4% decrease in beef cows, 6% decrease in replacement heifers, and 5% decrease in heifers expected to calve this year. According to another published USDA article, the latest cattle inventory peaked in 2019 at 94.8 million and has since plummeted 6% to 89.3 million this year. The rapid decline in beef cattle inventory over the past four years was driven by drought conditions; however Northern states experienced above average rainfall during the 2023 spring and summer months and in the coming months NOAA predicts a wetter-than-average winter in the southeastern United States, allowing calf producers in recovering areas to consider opportunities to rebuild their herd.
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