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October 2012 BEEF Magazine Issue

Highlights in our National Stocker Award issue are:

Bob Price, Burwell, NE, Wins National Stocker Award

Photo Tour: 2012 Stocker Award Winner | Gracie Creek Ranch

Pasture Values Continue To Rise, But Lag Cropland

National Stocker Award Winner

  • Sep. 25, 2012
    Article

    Bob Price, Burwell, NE, Wins National Stocker Award

    Take a hard look at the loads of solid black and solid red, 9-weight steers prowling the August grass at Gracie Creek Ranch north of Burwell, NE. You’d be forgiven for assuming such uniformity is the result of a single breeding program....More
  • Oct. 1, 2012
    video

    Gracie Creek Ranch Wins 2012 National Stocker Award

    Bob Price is the third generation of his family to carve a living from growing cattle on grass. His daughter Lindsey Smith and her husband, Clayton, is the fourth....More

Pasture/Range

  • Sep. 25, 2012
    Article

    Pasture Values Continue To Rise, But Lag Cropland

    The average value of U.S. pastureland rose 4.5% through the start of this year to $1,150/acre, USDA says. That’s another new nominal high, but pales against the blistering cropland market, where values swelled 14.5%....More
  • grazing cornstalks as cattle feed
    Sep. 19, 2012
    Article

    Cornstalk Grazing Offers Potential For Winter Cattle Feed Savings

    A tough drought is forcing many U.S. beef producers to scramble this fall to find alternative sources of winter beef cattle feed, as hay has become rare and/or prohibitively expensive. One potential source is cornstalk grazing, which researchers say can save over $1/day/cow compared to feeding expensive hay....More

Business

  • Sep. 21, 2012
    Article

    Tools & Programs Exist To Help New Ranchers 4

    Agriculture producers aren’t getting any younger, and those looking for a start in the industry are facing an ever-rising wall of challenges. In an effort to improve the odds, for those looking to get a start in farming and ranching, a variety of local, state and national programs, workshops and degrees are actively engaging young people, providing them with firsthand experiences, and supplying opportunities to help them get their foot in the door....More
  • Aug. 22, 2012
    Article

    Cattle That Grow & Grade Are Money In The Bank 2

    Every cow-calf producer who desires top dollar for his/her calf crop would do well to incorporate both rapid growth and high quality-grading potential into each calf crop. Rapid growth and strong marbling genetics make cattle worth more to everyone who owns them....More

Health

  • Sep. 24, 2012
    Article

    Tips For Handling Drought-Stressed Calves

    For many feedyard or stocker-bound calves this year, widespread drought has changed the game. Which is why adding a little octane to the TLC in your receiving and starting protocols for drought-stressed calves might be the best audible to call....More

Industry Series | Connecting The Dots

  • Sep. 25, 2012
    Article

    Cow-Calf Production Is Largely A Part-Time Business 1

    America’s beef cow-calf business seems straightforward enough – wean the highest percentage of calves possible per cow exposed, wean the most pounds possible per cow exposed, and do so for the least cost possible. Exploiting value-added opportunities is part of the formula as well, but the above has been the basic business model for at least five decades....More

Columns

  • Sep. 21, 2012
    Article

    Opinion: Romney/Ryan Ticket Is What The U.S. Needs 10

    Following the conclusion of the two major political party conventions in early September, BEEF magazine ran a weeklong online poll on beef magazine.com. We asked readers to weigh in on which ticket would win in November. Of more than 500 responses, 72% said Romney/Ryan, while 20% said Obama/Biden, and 8% didn’t know....More
  • reduce cattle feed bill by cutting hay waste
    Sep. 21, 2012
    blog

    Cutting Winter Hay-Feeding Costs

    Between drought, politics and questions surrounding domestic consumer beef demand, this fall is shaping up to present producers with one of those head-scratching forks in the road. But one thing that does seem assured is that hay will be scarce and expensive....More
  • Sep. 21, 2012
    blog

    Heavier Carcasses Minimize Effect Of Low Cattle Numbers

    As the beef industry counters shrinking cattle numbers with more pounds per animal, the all-important question is: How much bigger and heavier can fed cattle get? At what point does it become physiologically impossible or economically impractical to do this?...More
  • Sep. 7, 2012
    blog

    Industry Groups Head Back To The Courts

    An R-CALF lawsuit against the World Trade Organization isn't expected to be as involved or expensive as its failed Canadian dumping action lawsuit, and any victory largely would be symbolic. With hundreds of billions of dollars in trade at stake, the U.S. isn't about to withdraw from the WTO. Nor would there be an iota of political support to do so....More
  • Sep. 25, 2012
    blog

    Where Do Great Management Ideas Come From?

    I wrote last month about a simple experience that caused me as a young man to begin to expand the paradigm of my thinking. It enabled me to see that there was much more to learn and understand. Since then, I’ve had many opportunities to observe, understand and implement many new ideas. The question then comes, from whence do these ideas come?...More
  • Sep. 21, 2012
    blog

    2012 Beef Calf Prices Should Be Equal To 2011

    By now, drought has forced some ranchers to sell some cows and/or wean early; others have already priced their 2012 calves. We all have one thing in common – we’re all trying to figure out this cattle market. That said, here is my current analysis on marketing 2012 calves....More
  • Sep. 21, 2012
    Article

    Bedding Boosts Cattle Feedlot Performance 3

    Cattle fed in bedded confinement facilities had improved feedlot performance compared to cattle fed in open lots, according to records analyzed by Iowa State University and Land O’Lakes Purina animal scientists....More
  • forage sample hay used as beef cattle feed
    Sep. 21, 2012
    Article

    Forage Sampling Cattle Feed Is Particularly Important This Year

    Iowa State University Extension specialists suggest a forage test of beef cattle feed is only as good as the sample assayed; they recommend sampling forages by “lot.” This may be a field or cutting, but is always a distinct entity....More

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