Applied approach to scientific technology boosts Quarter Circle U Ranch Cattle ranching, as the old idiom might say, isn’t exactly rocket science. But rocket scientists do make great cattle ranchers.

Of his successful 600-head commercial cow operation, Larry Echols says, “I just want to hit singles and not strike out.”

Want to improve your calf crop and your herd? Want to avoid all the pitfalls of rapid change? Who wouldn’t? Good bulls are the answer, and buyers are better at picking out what they prefer than ever. Stout-made, big-ribbed bulls are in style. This isn’t a fad. These cattle bring results.

Calf scours is the number one cause of death during the first 30 days of life. And while proper and timely treatment can significantly improve survival rates, prevention is more feasible than treatment.

Selection emphasis on calving ease and birthweight has helped minimize labor inputs during calving season. Unfortunately, some ranchers have also experienced reduced vigor and health from smaller calves.

It’s March, spring is around the corner and so is fly season. In this region, several types of flies – horn fly, house fly, stable fly, heel fly – annoy and irritate cattle and also vector some diseases. The methods of control and success of those measures can vary from one type of fly to another.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has officially lifted the quarantine imposed on all Prairie cattle operations tested during its investigation into an outbreak of bovine tuberculosis (TB).

Most Progressive Cattleman readers believe that both Canada and Mexico are critical trade partners in NAFTA.

On Feb. 13, Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) and Sen. Joe Donnelly (D-Ind.), along with 19 other senators from both parties, introduced the Fair Agriculture Reporting Method (FARM) Act, a bipartisan bill that would countermand a pending federal court order requiring farms, ranches and other agricultural operations to calculate and report the natural emission of ammonia from poultry and livestock manure in accordance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), which monitors toxic Superfund sites.

At 14 months old, Angus bull SAV Elation 7899 has become the highest-priced bull ever sold at public auction, selling for $800,000 to two ranchers in Missouri and Oklahoma, breaking last year’s record of $750,000.