High Impact Bulls: What should (Your) Top 1% Look Like?
High Impact Bulls: What should (Your) Top 1% Look Like?

What makes a bull impactful? What makes him valuable? Ask these questions to any producers or stud company and you will likely get an assortment of different answers. But that doesn’t mean we can’t find some commonalities and basic markers to help you answer that question as it applies to your own operation.

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ICA Names New Director of Government Relations

2024 Iowa Cattle Industry Convention

2024 IOWA CATTLE INDUSTRY CONVENTION: WHERE INNOVATORS MEET AND BUSINESSES GROW AMES, Iowa – The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA), the leading grassroots organization supporting Iowa’s beef cattle industry, invites cattle producers and industry supporters to attend the 2024 Iowa Cattle Industry Convention held December 12 and 13 at the Gateway Hotel and Conference Center in […]

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VitaFerm® Cattle Drench Research Proves Increased Health, Performance (SAINT JOSEPH, Mo., November 20, 2024) Stocker operators and backgrounders want their calves to get the best nutritional start possible. They often receive loads of calves. Sometimes those calves are from multiple locations, often transported hundreds of miles. Maybe they come from a livestock auction market, fresh […]

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Protected From the Elements Wind, rain, sleet and snow can create hardships for cattle. Exposure to certain weather conditions, especially when the animals are grazing far afield, can result in illnesses and injuries that can affect a producer’s bottom line. According to Collin Gronseth, owner of C&W Welding in Dimock, SD, a producer of windbreaks, livestock […]

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Cottonseed Benefits in Beef Cattle Rations

 Cottonseed Benefits in Beef Cattle Rations Whole cottonseed and alfalfa are two of the very best feeds for growing calves,” according to Ron Gill, PhD (Texas A&M).   “We also mix a lot of cottonseed hulls into cattle rations.  There is very little nutritional value in those hulls but adding these to the ration increases […]

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Grazing, Resting and Reseeding Your Pastures Pasture management is one part of ranching that’s easily pushed to the side amid the hustle and bustle of the seasons and daily operations. However, taking the time to analyze your pastures and give them a break to “refresh” can help with longevity and the nutritional value it provides […]

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ICA Names New Director of Government Relations

ICA Names New Director of Government Relations

ICA NAMES NEW DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY AMES, Iowa – Iowa Cattlemen’s Association (ICA), the leading grassroots organization supporting Iowa’s beef cattle industry, is pleased to announce Kelli Wicks as their new director of government relations and public policy. Wicks nbrings a unique background of experience and skills that will complement the […]

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Dystocia Prevention and Control By Maura Keller When cattle ranchers hear the word “dystocia,” they understand the significant impact this condition can have on both cow and calf alike. American Cattlemen connected with Dr. Travis White, DVM, director of veterinary technical services at Saskatoon Colostrum Company, to provide ranchers with a betting a better understanding […]

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End Targeted Persecution of Maude Family.

Today, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) and the Public Lands Council (PLC) commended U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins for ending the overzealous criminal prosecution of family ranchers Charles and Heather Maude.

Secretary Rollins’ announcement today is welcome news both for the Maude family who have endured arduous court appearances, legal fees, and the threat of prison time. as well as for family ranchers across the West who feared heavy-handed legal pressure from the last administration. This announcement is a fitting culmination to the last year of work NCBA and PLC have done in Washington to find a reasonable end to this unnecessary situation. The support of grassroots cattle industry leaders from around the country was also crucial to achieving this victory.

American Cattlemen 2025

End Targeted Persecution of Maude Family.

WASHINGTON (April 28, 2025)

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