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Seven Tips For Ranching Success

Whether you have 100 cows or numbers akin to the King Ranch in Texas or the Deseret operation in Florida, there’s a lot of responsibility in running cattle. “And there are at least seven things every rancher should know if profit potential is your main goal,” says Rick Machen, Texas AgriLife Extension beef cattle specialist

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  • Feb. 22, 2012
    Article

    Are Family Farms Dying?

    The family farmer is a dying breed, according to USDA. Every year the agency reports a decline in the number of farming operations across the country, and it's a problem in Missouri, too.  Between 2009 and 2011, Missouri lost 1,500 farms and 200,000 acres of farmland....More
  • Feb. 22, 2012
    Article

    East Coast Group Ranks South Dakota Least Humane State 1

    The Humane Society of the U.S. (HSUS) considers South Dakota the least humane state in the nation, partly because the state does not have a number of recommended farming restrictions....More
  • Feb. 22, 2012
    blog

    Do You Support McDonald’s Stance On Gestation Crates? 6

    As a cattle producer, I’m proud that today’s beef industry looks much the same as it did 100 years ago. Cattle drives are still commonplace. Ranchers still rely on horses to work the herd. Cattle spend much of their time on rolling pastures. And, the cowboy spirit is alive and well....More
  • Feb. 21, 2012
    video

    Significant Changes Coming In Estate Taxes

    Unless Congress does something to change it by Dec. 31, the per-person exemption from estate taxes is set to take a big plunge in 2013. Individual exemptions will drop from $5 million to $1 million....More
  • Feb. 21, 2012
    Article

    Prices Could Delay Beef Industry Expansion

    “Despite a very positive outlook from the cow-calf producers’ perspective, it is not clear that larger cattle inventories are in fact economically sustainable from an overall industry profit perspective,” say USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) analysts in last week’s monthly Livestock, Dairy and Poultry Outlook. Reasons for the ERS assessment include negative margins for cattle feeders and beef packers, as well as potential consumer resistance to higher retail beef prices....More
  • Feb. 21, 2012
    Article

    Wary Optimism Prevails In Cattle Markets

    Bullish cattle futures Thursday and Friday, as well as the brisk upturn in fed cattle prices Friday should ofer some firm underpinning to the start of the week. At the same time, there continues to be plenty of wariness about the whereabouts of "too high."...More
  • Feb. 21, 2012
    Article

    Don’t Gamble Your Investment; Bull Soundness Exams Critical

    Examining bulls for reproductive soundness is important as breeding season approaches, says Ron Lemenager, Purdue Extension beef specialist....More
  • Feb. 20, 2012
    Article

    Self-Assessment Air Quality Awareness Tool Available To Livestock Producers

    Livestock producers can now make sure they are doing their best to minimize air emissions with a new self-assessment tool developed by a team of researchers and Extension specialists from across the U.S....More
  • Feb. 20, 2012
    blog

    Highlights From BEEF Seminar At 2012 World Ag Expo

    The chilly rain at the 2012 World Ag Expo (WAE) in Tulare, CA, last Wednesday didn’t keep fair-goers from checking out all the big show had to offer. Each year, BEEF hosts a seminar for area beef producers, and this year featured speakers including myself, Robert Gunther, a tax specialist with Frost, PLLC; and Wes Ishmael, contributing editor for BEEF. Here’s a roundup of some of the key points made in each presentation....More
  • Feb. 16, 2012
    video

    Research Continues To Confirm Fetal Programming Importance

    Research is revealing how important fetal programming is to the productivity of the calf. Researchers are learning that the nutritional level of the cow during the third trimester of pregnancy has significant influence on the animal’s ability to gain efficiency and reach the Choice grade if it’s a fed steer, or produce calves that meet the ranch’s production goals if it’s a replacement heifer....More
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