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West: Shopping season: Get ready to purchase bulls

January 23, 2023

Though it’s only February and many are dialed in on calving season, producers remain looking forward to the next management task and next calf crop.

Phenotypic data’s critical role in genetic selection

The rise of genomics has given the industry a plethora of information on which to base genetic decision-making. But good, old-fashioned phenotypic selection still plays a significant and important role in genetic progress.

January 20, 2023

Esther Tarpoff

Whether we are looking to purchase a new truck, determine how much hay will be needed for the winter or decide which NFL team is favored to win the Super Bowl, we use information to make those decisions.

Doing your homework to make bull buying easy

Few decisions have as big an impact on your operation as which bull to purchase. Given due attention to detail beforehand, that choice can pay both short- and long-term dividends.

January 17, 2023

Troy Rowan

Purchasing a bull is one of the most consequential decisions a cow-calf operation can make. Bulls play an outsized role in the long-term genetic progress of our herds, especially when females are retained.

South Central: Growth – which trait and how much?

January 5, 2023

Jason Banta

During the bull selection process, growth traits receive a lot of attention.

Multibreed database serves commercial cattle industry

While International Genetic Solutions’ multibreed database is filled with purebred cattle, its primary purpose is to bolster the commercial industry. As the database grows, the result will be faster genetic progress for the commercial cow-calf producer.

December 27, 2022

Jackie Atkins and Ryan Boldt

Simply put, serving something bigger than oneself provides meaning and helps ensure integrity and satisfying work. International Genetic Solutions (IGS), a genetic service provider, doesn’t exist to serve individual breed associations but the commercial beef cattle producer.

Sheep genetics and ewe

October 17, 2022

Julia McCarthy

Expected progeny differences (EPDs) have been an integral part of cattle buying and breeding since before McDonald’s introduced the Angus burger. Though not without flaws, they have changed the cattle industry.

A closer look at key drivers in the Red Angus bull market

January 13, 2022

Katie Martin

The product that all in the cattle industry are in business to produce – beef – ultimately begins with seedstock producers.

5 ways to prepare for bull buying season

January 10, 2022

Matthew Garcia

As many producers are coming out of calving season, or are right in the middle of it, we need to start preparing for the next phase of the production system. Specifically, we should be preparing for breeding season.

South Central: Why performance data matters in EPDs

December 24, 2021

Jason Banta

Expected progeny differences (EPDs) can be a great tool to use in making cattle selection decisions. However, EPDs are not the only tools that should be used in the selection process.