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September 2012 BEEF Magazine Issue

Highlights in our Winter Health & Nutrition issue are:

A Wyoming Family Details How It Deals With Drought

Controlling Parasites Doubly Important In Time Of Drought

Feeding Cattle Is All About Feeding The Microbes

Seedstock Sector Represents Both Beginning & End Of Beef Production

People

  • Aug. 29, 2012
    Article

    A Wyoming Family Details How It Deals With Drought

    By 5 a.m., my dad Tom can be found on the couch: pen, paper, calculator and notebook in one hand, a strong cup of coffee in the other. He steadfastly puts his ag economics degree to use, running the numbers on whatever latest idea he or another member of my family has come up with to survive the drought searing Eastern Wyoming this year....More

Health

  • Aug. 29, 2012
    Article

    Controlling Parasites Doubly Important In Time Of Drought

    Rational thinking would cause one to figure, in a drought as epic as this year’s, that worm larvae have a snowball’s chance of surviving. Pastures have a crisp, toast-like patina and there isn’t enough moisture and green grass to entice any self-respecting Ostertagia larvae to leave that nice, homelike cow patty and brave the elements....More
  • Aug. 29, 2012
    Article

    Animal Health Indispensible In Cattle Marketing 2

    For Brian Grant and Gideon Fox, risk management starts the minute that calves arrive at their stocker and backgrounding programs; it continues until they’re sold and shipped away. And testing for persistent infection (PI) cattle that spread bovine viral diarrhea (BVD) is vital in keeping animals healthy so that gain and performance aren’t hindered....More
  • Aug. 29, 2012
    Article

    Avoid Wrecks Caused by Disease, Weather & Other Goblins

    With high input costs and tight profit margins, the last thing ranchers need is a wreck. Whether it is health related or the pounding of cattle prices, wrecks can rise to take the unwary and unprepared out at the knees....More

Nutrition

  • Aug. 29, 2012
    Article

    Feeding Cattle Is All About Feeding The Microbes

    When you talk about feeding ruminant animals, what you’re really doing is feeding the microbes in the rumen. And when you think about nutrient requirements for cattle, you first need to ensure that the nutrient requirements of the microbes are met so that they can do their job. That’s how Janice Bowman, Montana State University professor of animal and range sciences, explains the science of feeding cattle....More

Business

  • Aug. 29, 2012
    Article

    Without Efficiency Technologies, The World Would Suffer 3

    The law ofunintended consequences, which is often cited but rarely defined, says that the actions of people, and especially governments, always have effects that are both unanticipated and unintended. Beef producers know something of that. For them, perhaps a different definition is appropriate: Those who try to do the most good under misguided pretenses end up doing the most harm....More
  • Aug. 29, 2012
    Article

    Consumers Want To Know About Your Business

    As a former National Beef Ambassador, serving beef samples at events often revealed to me some of consumers’ top concerns about beef....More
  • Aug. 29, 2012
    Article

    Four Top Commercial Producers Talk About Beef Production

    Different environments, same challenges. That’s a recurring theme with four of this year’s nominees for the Beef Improvement Federation (BIF) Commercial Producer of the Year Award. From the subtropical heat of central Florida to the high deserts of Montana and California, the basic profit drivers for commercial cow-calf producers don’t change....More

Industry Series | Connecting The Dots

  • Aug. 29, 2012
    Article

    Seedstock Sector Represents Both Beginning & End Of Beef Production

    At its simplest, the seedstock sector represents both the beginning and the end of beef production. It provides the genetics utilized by commercial cattle producers to build market calves for harvest, as well as replacement females to replenish the commercial cow factory...More

Columns

  • Aug. 29, 2012
    Article

    OCM, HSUS Partnership Makes For Strange Bedfellows 1

    U.S. livestock producers were shocked earlier this year when the United Egg Producers snuggled up with the Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) to lobby Congress for layer legislation. But that was nothing compared to the August thunderbolt when the Organization for Competitive Markets (OCM) slipped under the covers with HSUS....More
  • Aug. 28, 2012
    blog

    Shrinking Cattle Numbers Could Lead To Permanent Downsizing 1

    “I think the drought may be exaggerating that a bit currently, but I think the overall incentive to put weight on cattle outside of the feedlot will continue to be there going forward,” Peel says. “It means a lot of opportunity for people who control forage.”...More
  • Aug. 16, 2012
    blog

    Watch Out For Toxic Algae Blooms In Stock Ponds 2

    Your veterinarian can help you find more resources on this potential threat to your herd, including getting in touch with a toxicologist to aid in evaluating blooms....More
  • Aug. 28, 2012
    blog

    Your Herd’s Economic Base Will Determine Your Drought Strategy

    Each ranch operator must figure his herd’s economic base when launching a drought management plan. And in many parts of the country, a drought management plan is a necessity today....More
  • Aug. 29, 2012
    Article

    Research Examines The Biggest Factors In Carcass-Based Profit

    Carcass-based cattle feeding profit is maximized by adding carcass weight until the cost of gain (COG) exceeds the value of gain. Marketing strategies for finished cattle marketed using a grid-based carcass pricing system should focus on controlling costs of carcass weight gain and enhancing the value of that gain....More
  • Aug. 28, 2012
    blog

    Is Your Ranch Ready For New Ideas? 1

    Over time, many ranch managers get bogged down into thinking that they’re doing the right things exactly as they ought to be done. When such a paradigm lockdown happens, we’re not as likely to react to changes in the markets, world economy, climate, technological developments etc., and not much progress is made. The great managers actively seek new ideas and better ways to do things....More
  • Aug. 28, 2012
    blog

    Majority Of Beef’s Lost Dollars Due To Quality Grade Deficiencies

    Beef packers have spent years finding ways to add value to a carcass. Given the volume of cattle they handle, an extra 1¢/lb. can add up to millions of new dollars captured. Producers have also focused on adding value to calves and fed cattle. Yet there’s still more to be captured, according to the 2011 National Beef Quality Audit....More

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