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American Cattlemen June 2025
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When Selecting Optimal Fence Consider Cost-Per-Foot
Working in the steel fence industry since 1995, it’s tough to find a question Steve Sarson hasn’t responded to, because as he explains, fencing isn’t a one-size-fits-all product. “There are a number of different styles of fence and products within each style that work for certain animals or containment or exclusion goals,” he explains. Before […]
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Winter Management Of The Beef Cow Herd
Good winter management practices help cattle tolerate the wind and cold temperatures. In the northern Great Plains, winter is a fact of life in which severe cold temperatures, frequent dangerous wind chills, and blowing and drifting snow are common occurrences. Beef cattle increase body heat production as a response to severe cold exposure by increasing […]
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Plan For The Best Prepare For The Worst During Calving Season
Motivational speaker Zig Ziglar is quoted saying “Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.” Most cattle producers do a really good job with management while expecting the best but sometimes we lack on preparing for the worst. There are steps that each producer can take to prepare for an “easy” calving […]
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Is There Really An App For That
Cow/Calf producers, technology has truly embraced our industry. Your mobile device has become a powerful tool whether you go out late at night to check that pregnant heifer or sort those cow calf pairs going to spring pasture. Just like the new attractions coming to the theater, new and varied agricultural apps are available for […]
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Taking Predator Control Into Consideration
For as long as humans have kept domestic animals, there we’ve had conflicts with whatever local wildlife we must inevitably coincide with. Although we have modernized and found better ways to protect our livestock than primitive spears and personal vigilance, the predator battle is still an issue. In fact, it will continue to be one […]
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Advancing Animal Disease Traceability
Animal disease traceability helps animal health officials know where diseased and at-risk animals are, where they’ve been, and when. This information is essential during a disease outbreak. USDA is currently working to strengthen its traceability system to protect the long-term health, marketability and economic viability of the U.S. livestock industry. Achieving this goal is only […]
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HEIFER DEVELOPMENT
Next to feed costs, heifer development and cow depreciation are the two largest expenses most cow-calf producers face. The truth is, using the right genetics and following the right program, producers can reduce all three. We have all heard that a cow must produce 5+ calves in her lifespan just to breakeven. While this may […]
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To Cull Or Not To Cull
The main goal of most cow calf producers is to make a profit and the easiest way to reach this goal is to wean a productive and healthy calf each year from each female exposed to a bull. To improve overall herd performance and profitability, those animals coming up short in their contribution to this […]
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Featured Story
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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