The cattle industry’s biggest annual event, the Cattle Industry Convention & NCBA Trade Show, is Feb. 6-9 in Tampa, Florida. This year’s events are held at the Tampa Convention Center and follow the theme “Boots on the Bay.” The NCBA Trade Show runs from Feb. 6-8, with a variety of stockman demonstrations, cattle-handling seminars, live music, food sponsorships and “Cattlemen to Cattlemen” broadcasts from the trade show floor.

10. Anticipate muddy or icy conditions Cattle can do tremendous damage to muddy or frozen wheat/rye pasture by trampling it.

Australian beef exports to Russia have been slow in 2012, with shipments for the first 10 months of 2012 to 29,939 metric tons (MT), down 40 percent year-on-year. But while Australian exports to Russia were sluggish throughout 2012, the Russian imported beef market heated up as the year progressed. By the end of September, Russian beef imports totaled 468,292 MT, 2 percent higher than the same period last year.

One of the latest developments in beef cattle breeding is the use of genomic testing results in animal selection and mating decisions. Genomics is the study of organism genomes that includes mapping DNA sequences.

Technology in agriculture has made leaps and bounds in the last several years.

Genetic combinations provide free lunch and premium steak The beef business will face several troubling issues in the coming years.

Are your cows supplying the protection your newborn calves require?

Genetics and certain indicators can reveal when calves arrive Length of pregnancy is generally estimated at about 283 days, but very few cows calve on their due date.