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In this issue of the American Cattlemen December 2025
- Importance of Winter Water
- 5 Ways to Prepare for Winter on Your Regenerative Ranch
- Winterizing the Ranch
- Reasons you Need a Portable Corral
- Cost of Cutting Corners in Breeding Season
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Tackling Cottonseed Transportation Barriers
Tackling Cottonseed Transportation Barriers About half of the whole cottonseed produced each year is sold to feed livestock. Cattle nutritionists recommend incorporating whole cottonseed into rations because of its combination of protein, fat and fiber that supports muscle development, lactation and digestive health in cattle. However, some beef and dairy producers may face challenges sourcing […]
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Deworming Cattle on Pasture
Deworming Cattle on Pasture Internal parasites (stomach and intestinal worms) rob cattle of nutrients, reducing growth rate and weight gains in young animals and hindering optimum production in all classes of cattle. Heavy infestations create health problems. Worms are an added stress and can make the host animal more vulnerable to disease. Deworming cattle at […]
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Genetic Selection for Fly Resistant Cattle
Horn flies are the most common summer pests for cattle, but there are ways to reduce these costly external parasites besides toxic chemicals. After the advent of pesticides, it became common practice to use sprays, pour-on products, back rubbers, insecticide ear tags, feed-through larvicides, etc. but in recent decades horn flies have developed resistance to […]
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Hydrating Your Beef Herd
Beef cattle producers are beginning to hear more and more about not only the fine tuning of feed intake and diet, but also the proper hydration of their livestock. At first glance it seems simple and uncomplicated. Food, water and shelter are among the basics of all life, so make sure your cattle have them, […]
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Social Media and Internet Marketing For Beef Producers
Social Media and Internet Marketing for Beef Producers Multiple factors go into a successful marketing program – in today’s day and age, not the least of which involves at least a bit of social media and internet presence. The fact is the vast majority of your customers – be they beef consumers, commercial cattlemen, seedstock […]
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Today’s Containment Strategies
Proper fencing strategies and the use of today’s innovative fencing products can be a game changer for farms and ranches of all sizes. Understanding the fencing options available, evaluating what would work best for the layout of a ranch and the size of a particular herd, as well as the daily activities of a ranching […]
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Importance of BVD
Importance of BVD BVDV (Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus) is a nasty pathogen that can affect cattle in many ways, often mimicking other diseases. This makes it difficult to diagnose without tests. BVDV can cause abortion, fetal mummification, birth defects and malformations, stillborn full-term calves, calves with immune deficiencies (persistently infected), acute or chronic illness with […]
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Exploring Value-added Beef Products
A big part of growing and expanding a successful business is finding ways to better meet the needs of your current and potential customers. At the end of the day, you are always trying to add more value to your product in some way, shape or form. According to the University of Maryland, to improve […]
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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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