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Development of replacement heifers is a long and thus costly process that becomes even more costly when heifers fail to re-breed or must be culled for reasons other than age.
The mind of a cow and the human male
In order to understand a key element of cattle handling, we must first explore the concept of the male human’s brain and the “nothing box.”
With prices for feeder cattle, soybeans and corn reaching record highs over the past few years, and drought forcing the liquidation of many herds, many producers are contemplating their future in the industry. Should they hang on and purchase feed or exit the industry?
It's almost here. The fifth Wichita Falls Ranch & Farm Expo is scheduled for March 5-6 at the JS Bridwell Agricultural Center, part of the MPEC in Wichita Falls, Texas. Show hours will be 9 a.m.-5 p.m. March 5, and 9 a.m.-4 p.m. March 6.
Nampa, Idaho-based PerforMix Nutrition System LLC (PNS) has become the newest member of Cooperative Research Farms (CRF). CRF is an innovative, multi-national organization of livestock and poultry feed manufacturers located in North America and Europe.
A nationwide study says Certified Angus Beef (CAB) brand resonates with consumers. Seventy-five percent of those interviewed by Firebox Research & Strategy of Beachwood, Ohio, ranked the brand logo as representing the highest quality Angus beef available. Moreover, they said they would pay more for it in restaurants and grocery stores.
The benefits of grazing are numerous. Grazing allows animals to feed themselves in a low-stress environment, lowers human labor requirements for feeding and manure management, as well as creating a more pastoral image of the animals spread out across the landscape contentedly grazing forages at their leisure.
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