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Must Reads

Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM

My analysis suggests last year wasn't a year to retain ownership but this year just might be. Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009...

Get Your Redbooks Herdbooks Available Now

Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM

The 2010 IRM Redbooks are now available from the National Cattlemen's Beef Association. The pocket-sized record books are an effective way of recording...

Online Poll

Nov 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Are cattlemen or processors most responsible for controlling E. coli O157:H7 contamination in beef?...

BEEF Tech

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Grinder mixer Frontier Equipment claims its GX1117 Grinder Mixer saves time, money and effort in mixing livestock feed. Self-contained hydraulics eliminate...

Must Reads

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Even in cows not supplemented with protein in the third trimester of pregnancy, their body condition score and rebreeding percent were acceptable...

Amanda on tour

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Amanda Nolz, Editor of BEEF magazine's BEEF Daily electronic newsletter and BEEF Daily Blog, also takes her message directly to the public via numerous public appearances...

Winter feeding strategies | Does Supplementation Pay?

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Burt Rutherford, Senior Editor

If you look at the research that Rick Funston and his University of Nebraska colleagues have done on the effect of supplementation on cows grazing winter...

China is tops

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

The China Meat Association says China has become the world's leading meat producer, with 29% of total global output last year...

Postponed

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Due to current economic conditions, BEEF staff has reluctantly decided to postpone the 2009 BEEF Quality Summit...

Cattle well-being

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Leaders from academia and industry have formed an independent advisory group to focus on beef cattle health and well-being...

CAB scholars

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

College juniors and seniors with a passion for the beef industry are encouraged to apply for $9,000 in scholarships sponsored by Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB)...

Natural market

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

The Noble Foundation, Ardmore, OK, has developed a listing of companies that purchase naturally produced beef...

Madam chairman

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) is chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, taking over from Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA)...

BEEF Online Poll

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Is U.S. corporate agriculture doing its share in educating consumers about livestock production's stewardship of the land and animals...

BEEF XPress

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Must Reads It was clear these animals were fully habituated to people on horseback but not to being moved by people on foot. Wise animal handlers appreciate...

Must reading

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

The July issue article Hamburger Society (page 22) was an excellent article; it may be perhaps the most dynamic article printed in the last few years....

Correction

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

The Beef Cows In Inventory 2007 pullout map in last month's issue carried an incorrect legend. Thus, we are rerunning the map in its corrected form this...

Correction

Aug 1, 2009 12:00 PM

The Beef Cows In Inventory 2007 pullout map published in the July issue of BEEF included an incorrect legend. The correct inventory categories were listed...

Americans' new diet

Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Steve Kay

Want a hot stock tip? Consider buying Hormel and Kraft. Actually, I'm not in the business of recommending stocks but I can't help reflecting that these...

New chemistry in fly control

Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Wes Ishmael, Contributing Editor

No one's sure what Hell looks like, but it's a safe bet flies are buzzing around. Depending on where you run cattle, face flies or horn flies are often...

Parasitic wasps help control flies

Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Burt Rutherford, Senior Editor

Wes Bonner sits in his office at Nolan County Feeders in Roscoe, TX, north of Sweetwater, and watches a housefly go idly about its business. For a brief...

Protecting vaccine efficacy

Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Clint Peck

Rule of thumb treat your vaccines like your beer. Do so, and one of the most important and least obvious ranch or feedlot biosecurity measures will be...

Full-feeding of stocker cattle

Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Wes Ishmael, Contributing Editor

Every stocker operator worth his cake wagon knows about using feed to extend forage, increase stocking rate, or increase pounds, while also delivering...

Spring deworming of cows pays off

Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Burt Rutherford

You can look at it the same way you look at weeds in your pastures, says Mike Hildreth. The weeds are there and, if they get too thick, need to be controlled....

BEEF Online Poll—“How do you feel about COOL?”

Jan 1, 2009 12:00 PM

With full implementation of country of origin labeling (COOL) set to begin in April 2009, do you think: COOL will lead to more U.S. beef sales, fewer...