Kevin Buse, Hereford, TX, operates Champion Feeders in Hereford and Tascosa Feedyard in Bushland, TX, and runs a farm to help in its input management program. Find out why Buse always uses Optaflexx in his feedyards....More
Todd Allen,Cargill Beef General Manager of Feedlot Operations, stresses that is our responsibility to effectively manage cattle and to responsibly apply the technologies we have to meet the demands of our consumers...More
Todd Allen,Cargill Beef General Manager of Feedlot Operations, discusses the benefits of electronic instrument grading in helping feedyards certify cattle grades more accurately, and how growth promotant products, such as a beta-agonist-1, can enhance feed efficiency...More
John Stika, president of Certified Angus Beef®, comments on a record June, when the CAB brand sold 70 million pounds of beef, the highest volume month in the company's 33-year history....More
Mark McCully, Certified Angus Beef® assistant vice president of supply, explains the benefits of using good genetics and how merger of beef production and marketing remains key in producer/feeder profitability....More
Glen Dolezal, Assistant V.P., Communications & Technology Development for Cargill Meat Solutions, discusses the importance of electronic camera instrument grading and the value of Beta-Agonists and other growth promotants if used properly....More
A cattle feeder’s main goal is feedyard profitability. Why else devote the blood, sweat and tears?
More gain with better feed efficiency is the objective...More
Robby Kirkland from Kirkland Feedyard in Vega, TX, explains the spring surge phenomenon and how he works together with his managers to most efficiently manage the increased feed intake in the spring and summer...More
Most feedlots see an increase in dry matter intake in the spring months. Nathan Pyatt, PhD, Elanco Animal Health, describes this trend as the "Spring Feeding Frenzy"...More
As Rumensin® celebrates its 35th anniversary, David Yandell, Elanco Animal Health, reminds producers of the long-time benefits and return that the product has provided. Utilized in about 95% of feedyards, Rumensin is a technology that brings more profits and efficiencies to the feedyard...More
