Like many Idaho beef ranching operations, Shaw Cattle Co. stands as a testament to the power of tradition, innovation and family values. A fourth-generation seedstock operation located in Caldwell, the ranch specializes in registered purebred Angus and Hereford cattle. Tucker Shaw and his family work together to uphold its legacy while embracing modern practices to shape the future of the beef industry.

The cowhands at Wildorado Cattle Company (WCC) have raised a number of registered Angus bulls, cows and heifers for successful production sales since 2019. This outfit differs from the average cattle operation because it is managed and operated by high school students.

Over the years, research has shown that to be productive, each cow needs to be maintained at a certain body condition or within a certain range.

Wowk Ranch near Beauvallon, Alberta, specializes in breeding, training and selling high-quality horses of various breeds and runs 200 commercial cattle that they feed with a team in the winter.

Some may think it’s hard to be a cattleman when you can’t get to the barn. However, Dr. Alex Williams is proving that to be false. This Gray, Tennessee, man is carving his legacy in the Angus breed, being a leader in genomic testing.

In the early 1980s, producers who raised Herefords and other breeds with red hides were hit with a significant discount at feedyards and sale barns.

As we near the feedlot fall run and cow-calf producers market their calves at the highest prices received to date, every additional pound of gain has greater profit potential.

Cattle producers select their breeding stock variably, using an assessment of parentage production, price, expected progeny differences (EPDs), genetic testing or a simple eyeball test. A few swear by the oft-forgotten linear measurements, which gauge numerous body parts with uniquely designed calipers.

Exposure to wildfire smoke might elicit an inflammatory response, potentially leading to reduced cattle performance.

In anticipation of the cattle industry’s inevitable rebuilding of the national cow herd, AngusLink, the American Angus Association’s USDA process-verified program, has introduced a new tool for objectively describing the genetic potential of replacement females.