Officials from the NCBA Convention and Trade Show in Nashville, Tennessee share ideas about the prospects of herd expansion in 2012.  

If you’re one of the thousands of cattlemen or beef industry allies who attended the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association meetings in Nashville, Tennessee, last month, it’s obvious you were in good company. The Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show pulled in a record attendance of 8,216 participants, topping a record set back in 1998, which was just less than 7,000, according to NCBA. Too bad the folks at Yahoo! weren’t in the crowd. They would have been treated to an old-school eye-opener.

Low global supplies present Irish beef farmers with the opportunity to rapidly increase herd numbers and gain from higher prices. The key to Ireland continuing to have a very strong hold in the British and European markets is to maintain and grow the national “suckler” (cow-calf) herd. Ireland’s reputation in its established markets means that increasing output will be met with high demand for Irish beef.

Everything changed for Acey Shaw about a year ago, just hours after he delivered a sick calf on the Idaho ranch he shares with his wife and three children.

Pinkeye in your cattle herd can rob you blind. This contagious disease can cost a producer more than $100 per incident in beef cattle due to lower weight gains and reduced value at sale time.

Over the years, there have been a couple of Noble Foundation articles describing the hierarchy of nutrient use by cattle.

Harsh weather conditions, disease and other natural causes can inevitably take a deadly toll on cattle.

House and stable flies are two common pests in and around livestock-handling facilities. Control of these two species is an important part of a herd health plan since these insects often carry and transmit disease organisms.