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Pilot Project Uses High-frequency Electronic Identification
Beef producers will be able to use high-frequency electronic identification tags on their 2010 calf crop as part of a pilot project by the North Dakota Beef Cattle Improvement Association. ...
Stars Align for 'Temple Grandin'
Back in 1995, Steven Spielberg went out of his way to praise two people....
Advantages of a Business Plan for Small Farm Operations
Small farms should manage their operations similarly to larger agricultural enterprises to ensure long-term sustainability....
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Inventory Lowest Since '59; Demand's The Wild Card
Troy Marshall
USDA’s cattle-inventory report showed the lowest cattle inventory since 1959. The U.S. cowherd has declined in 11 of the last 14 years, making this one of the longest single periods of liquidation in history. ...
California Ranch Takes Top Stewardship Honors
Leavitt Lake Ranches of Vina, CA, was named the 2009 National Environmental Stewardship Award winner last week during the 2010 Cattle Industry Annual Convention in San Antonio....
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Current Issue: February 2010
Virtual Palpation
BY WES ISHMAEL, CONTRIBUTING EDITOR
If you know your way around a cow's reproductive tract, you remember how awkward it was in the beginning for your brain and fingers to make sense of what...
What Is Country Natural Beef? *New video
Doc & Connie Hatfield High Desert Ranch, Brothers, OR Founders of Country Natural Beef *New Video
The Lowdown On Genetic DefectsFeb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, BY BURT RUTHERFORD, SENIOR EDITOR Listen in on just about any conversation nowadays and sooner or later, the issue of genetic defects will likely come up. BEEF sat down with Jonathan Beever,... |
The next decade: Part IIIFeb 1, 2010 12:00 PM, Harlan Hughes A key determinant of a beef cowherd's cost structure is the cost of replacement females. That's because the economic impact of high-cost replacements... |
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From Our Columnists
Tracking failure
"Hard to believe six years have passed since the cow bearing BSE stole Christmas in the U.S. Harder to believe there's still no cattle and beef industry...
The next decade: Part I
I truly believe ranching in the next decade will not be "business as usual." Thus, my next few columns will look to stimulate ranchers'...
No Silver Bullet
I think I can speak for all the “Vet's Opinion” authors in saying that we enjoy feedback on our columns, particularly when a correspondent gives...
