The cattle industry is ever-changing and always presenting new opportunities for ranchers, cattle feeders, beef packers and veterinarians. The future of keeping beef in the center of the dinner plate is dependent on forward-thinking meetings that engage all segments of the beef industry.

Two leading consulting firms are teaming up to provide an educational workshop for feedyard employees.

At the 2019 52nd American Association of Bovine Practitioners (AABP) annual conference in St. Louis, Missouri, two outstanding and long-time cattle veterinarians were inducted into the Cattle Production Veterinarian Hall of Fame (CPVHOF) in front of hundreds of their veterinary peers.

As a producer, a veterinarian is someone you can call to help with emergency situations and yearly herd health decisions like vaccinations and parasite control. But with years of school and training, he or she can do much more, especially in the field of reproduction. From heifer development to pregnancy diagnosis, a veterinarian can provide reproductive services to your operation that will likely yield you a higher profit margin.

Beef producers that focus on creating a culture of continuous improvement for their business likely know their strengths and weaknesses and are prepared to adapt to challenges that face the cattle industry.

Timely calving – to have first-calf heifers enter the milking string at 22 to 24 months old – is not a stand-alone decision.