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American Cattlemen August 2025
This Issue Brings You:
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- Overseeding & Improving – Pastures in the Fall
- Minimize– Internal Parasites
- Virtual Fencing – Is it the Next Frontier?
- Improve Feed Efficiency – Leveraging Grinders & TMR Mixers
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Rawhide Portable Corral
From the Rawhide Portable Corral family to yours. John McDonald knows a thing or two about livestock equipment, especially portable corrals, after working with cattle and rodeo livestock most of his life. Years spent hauling a portable arena across America for televised bull riding events allowed him to put his experience and knowledge to the […]
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Calving Season
Having a plan and preparing ahead of time for the calving season can help to minimize calf loss. For some calving season is here, while for others, the start of the calving season is still a few months away. The following are practices to consider in preparing for the upcoming calving season. Pay attention to […]
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Cow Confinement Buildings
Cow Confinement Buildings in the Cow/Calf Operations Beef housing systems and their management was the topic for the April 4th Animal Care Wednesday Webinar. Beth Doran, Extension Beef Specialist with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, https://www.extension.iastate.edu/ . Provided in-sight and examples of critical […]
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What ATV Is Best For You
Whether you’re riding fences, hauling supplies, checking the herd, or reseeding an open pasture spot an ATV is an ideal tool for the ranch and farm owner needing to reach remote areas. And just as the work on your operation can vary, so does the equipment needed to carry out those tasks. The same applies […]
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Be Sure To Have Some Cattle Conventions On Your To-Do List Next Year
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association Cattle Industry Convention and Trade Show ushers in over 9,000 cattle enthusiasts for more than three days of engaging festivities. It marks the beginning of yet another year full of education and networking opportunities for cattlemen and professionals from all industry sectors. While it can be difficult to get away […]
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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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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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