Mating dairy cows to beef sires is only becoming more and more commonplace in the dairy industry. With tight margins, dairy producers need to add more value to low-end calves destined to enter the meat market. The beef industry is responding to this new market and the opportunities it represents. Angus Genetics Inc. (AGI) sets one example with their new indexes specifically for Angus sire selection for use on dairy cows.

We’ve talked about the challenges the current pandemic has brought to the beef industry, but what about the opportunities? Listen in as David, Cassidy and Paul talk with University of Idaho meat scientist Phil Bass about possible innovation in the cow-calf segment all the way to retail.

"It is better to aim for the stars and miss than to aim for a pile of manure and hit it." – Unknown

Risk. Some people thrive on it, while others struggle with it. 

Here they come! Those four little words that Oklahoma cattle producers despise in the summertime: “high pressure heat dome.” Understanding and avoiding heat stress in cattle can be a valuable management tool for summertime in Oklahoma.

The Choice boxed beef price dropped to $200.47 per hundredweight on July 17, the lowest Choice boxed beef price since December 2017. Both supply and demand factors are at work pushing wholesale beef prices lower.

Vytelle and GrowSafe Ltd. announced on July 14, 2020, that the two companies will be joining forces. They will operate as a single precision livestock company under the Vytelle brand to “drive the mission to meet the global demands for producing more high-quality protein, more sustainably, and with more profit potential for cattle producers."