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Remain Viable in the Cow-Calf Business

Jul 20, 2009 - Source: The Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation; By: Steve Swigert

Since 2008, the cattle market has made dramatic adjustments as calf and feeder cattle prices decreased and the feedlot sector experienced significant losses....

Best Management Practices for Small Beef Cow-Calf Herds

Jul 6, 2009 - Source: University of Arkansas; By: Tom Troxel, Ph.D.

Arkansas has approximately 940,000 beef cows on 26,000 farms, which means the average beef cow-calf operation has 36 cows....

Marketing 2009 calves: Part II

Jul 1, 2009 - Harlan Hughes

These are unprecedented economic times that call for unprecedented management actions by ranchers. Previous columns have focused on the cost side of running...

At A Glance

Jul 1, 2009 - By Joe Roybal, Editor

This month, BEEF magazine kicks off a series of pullout spreads depicting cattle data from the latest U.S. Census of Agriculture released in February...

Low-input Heifers

Jul 1, 2009 - By Larry Stalcup

For producers in drought country, it may take new lower-cost approaches to get first-calf females bred and bred back. A switch in calving seasons may...

Advantages in Breeding Smaller Beef Cattle

Jun 22, 2009 - Source: TheBeefSite

Half the size, half the work and half the expense when you breed from smaller bulls and heifers is exactly what rancher Bob Potter wanted....

Ranching Demonstrations Planned for the Beef Cattle Short Course

Jun 10, 2009 - Source: Texas A&M AgNews

Brush control, cattle handling techniques, corral design and cattle-selection principles will be featured at the Texas A&M Beef Cattle Short Course scheduled Aug. 3-5 in College Station. ...