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Pounds Combat Lower Prices
The repercussions of high-priced corn are on everyone's mind these days. Not only are many wondering about the supply of corn, but also how the price...
Take off the blinders
More profitability is a constant quest for beef-cattle producers. There are two basic ways to increase profit get paid more for the product you're marketing,...
Do-It-Yourself Preconditioning
A feedyard pen, says Jack Scoggins Jr., isn't the place to start calves. While that reality has long been known by cattle feeders, it's especially true...
States Report Easter Freeze Effects On Hay Stands
Here's a rundown of reports on hay-stand conditions following the Easter weekend cold snap...
Moving Cattle Safely From Ranch To Rail
"Master Cattle Transporter Guide" is a new checkoff-funded training program (DVD and print manual) that aims to minimize injury to cattle during transportation....
Consider Price Protection On Your Fall Calves
With the unheard-of volatility in corn prices and a virtual guarantee that high-cost feed won't go away, cow-calf producers might be wise to consider some sort of price protection to ensure against a wreck waiting to happen. ...
Third-Party Verification Boosts Calf Premiums
Better prices are available for calves and yearlings with third-party verification of solid preconditioning and age and source verification...
Combat Lower Calf Prices With More Pounds
With today's high-dollar corn, growth implants may be an efficient and economic strategy for ranchers to add pounds to their calves and...
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From Our Columnists
Advocate or Perish
"While the affluent nations can certainly afford to adopt ultra low-risk positions toward new advances in agricultural science and technology, and pay...
Don't Market Like 2008
Many ranchers' first inclination in marketing their 2009 calves is to base it on their 2008 calf crop experiences. That could be a serious mistake...
No Silver Bullet
I was so impressed with Richard Roth's letter to the editor that I thought it deserved some follow-up...
