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October 1, 2009

Cover Story

National Stocker Award | Spread the Risk

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

What I like to do most is grow grass and graze cattle, says Leo Hollinger, Jr., of Camden, AL. My passion has always been to put light calves on grass...

National Stocker Award | Accountability First and Always

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

I'm a firm believer that if we have problems in the preconditioning phase, 95% of the time it's because of management, because of a decision we made,...

National Stocker Award | Full-time Flexibility

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

In a backgrounding operation where cattle are fed year-round, you'd expect to find pens and plenty of bare ground. At G-Three Cattle Company, though,...

Genetics

Artificial insemination of commercial cows | Bottom-line Breeding

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

Time, observed Sir Francis Bacon, is the greatest innovator. While that may be, a dose of cowboy logic can certainly help things along. Take, for instance,...

Do DNA Tests Work?

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Alison Van Eenennaam

Sales literature claims DNA tests can be used to accurately evaluate genetic potential of cattle at birth, and ultimately improve your bottom line. While...

People

America’s top cattle feeders | Feted Feeders

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Wes Ishmael

Grid-based marketing didn't just appear out of the blue. Paul Engler, founding chairman of Texas-based Cactus Feeders one of the largest cattle-feeding...

Environment

Drought: Deep In The Heart Of Texas

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Dee Ann Littlefield

It was shipping day on the McFaddin Ranch, south of Victoria, TX, but this day didn't carry the sense of accomplishment that most shipping days bring....

Health

Deep Knowledge

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

While their peers took a summer break or enjoyed internships with regular hours, some veterinary students put in 12-hour days slogging through feedlots...

Feeding

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...

The N Game

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Joe Roybal, Editor

Life is a series of building blocks. We learn to crawl, then walk and eventually run. Joe Lally, an Iowa State University nutrient management specialist,...

Editor's Roundup

A giant passes

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Joe Roybal

One of the world's greatest humanitarians passed away Sept. 12 in Dallas. Norman Borlaug, winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 and regarded as the...

BEEF Xpress

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...

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...

Market Advisor

What higher grain prices mean for calf prices | 5 non-traditional systems

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Harlan Hughes

The higher grain prices of the biofuels era have changed ranching. The key question for many ranchers is whether this suggests that optimal ranch production...

Cattle Economics

Stockers can mean profit in this economy | Cow-calf opportunity

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Wes Ishmael

Opportunities, even necessity, to add weight beyond the weaning pasture and before the feedlot continue to grow. Even with record corn yield predicted,...

Vets' Opinion

Wise animal handling | Outsmart your cows

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Dave Sjeklocha

Management before medicine Good management doesn't come in a bottle, and using an antibiotic indicates our management practices have failed. To me, a...

Research Roundup

E. coli testing break-through

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM

University of Missouri (MU) food scientists have developed a two-step method that can distinguish between dead and living E. coli O157:H7 cells in ground...

My Turn

Certainties for uncertain times

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Troy Marshall

Warren Buffett is staying away from stocks. The latest report from the Federal Reserve shows scant signs of growth. Experts warn the foreclosure crisis...

Meat Matter

Redefining the industry

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, Steve Kay

America's beef cattle industry has conjured up many male macho images in its long history. Think The Marlboro Man or John Wayne. Yet it's also been notable...

Beef Tech

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...

Common Communication Mistakes

Oct 1, 2009 12:00 PM, By Danny Klinefelter

Good communication and interpersonal relationships are imperative to overall business performance and sustainability. Yet their importance tends to be...