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5 ways to prepare for bull buying season

January 10, 2022

Matthew Garcia

As many producers are coming out of calving season, or are right in the middle of it, we need to start preparing for the next phase of the production system. Specifically, we should be preparing for breeding season.

4 factors during calving season that can impact rebreeding

December 31, 2021

Jeremy Howard

Calving and rebreeding are two of the most notable events for a beef cattle operation. These two times of the year have a major impact on profitability.

What problems are we causing ourselves this calving season?

December 24, 2021

Jordan Thomas

Sometimes I wonder what cow-calf production in the U.S. would look like if we all spent more time with books in our hands instead of tools.

Using AI to improve genetic selection

October 25, 2021

Matt Spangler

No, this is not an article about artificial insemination – I’m talking about the other “AI.” Artificial intelligence (AI) is a phrase that is hard to avoid.

Genetic tools help dairies build the beef supply

October 25, 2021

J. Benton Glaze

The major and most recognized product produced by dairies is milk. In 2020, U.S. dairies produced 218,411 million pounds of milk, and Idaho dairies contributed 15,632 million pounds to the total production.

Finding fertile opportunity

October 25, 2021

Wes Ishmael

“If you have a more fertile cow herd, the obvious benefit is: You have more calves to sell,” says Kent Andersen, director of technical services for global beef genetics at Zoetis.

Why pregnancy test beef herds? Because you need to know!

October 21, 2021

Back in the '80s as a young veterinarian, I was confronted several times by successful ranchers that said that pregnancy testing mature beef cows did not pay. These comments went against everything that I had been taught in veterinary school.

Getting the most out of pregchecking

October 11, 2021

Pregchecking is an important tool to manage your herd efficiently. There are multiple ways to determine the pregnancy status of an animal: wait and see, palpate, draw blood and ultrasound.

Becoming a proficient ultrasounder — The importance of training your eye

October 1, 2021

Becoming a good ultrasounder is all about reading the details amidst the shades of grey. Training your eye to know what “normal” is, will be quite helpful. If you learn what a standard or normal image looks like, you will be able to determine a variation.