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Feedlots
Ranchers Install New Feed Efficiency System
With the current economic trend of ever-rising input costs combined with stagnant cattle prices, it is imperative for cattle producers to find ways to increase efficiency in their ranching operations....
Cattle on Feed Numbers Released
There were 1,304,000 cattle on feed for the slaughter market in all feedlots in Iowa on Dec. 1, up 6% from Nov. 1 and up 2% from Dec. 1, 2008. ...
More Cattle on Feed Than Last Year
South Dakota's 1,000-plus-capacity feedlots reported 235,000 cattle on feed for the slaughter market on Dec. 1, up 15,000 head from a year earlier and up 30,000 head from Nov. 1, according to the South Dakota office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service....
Cattle on Feed Numbers Up
Colorado: The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 1,040,000 head as of Nov. 1. ...
Plan Cattle Feeding Practices Closely
Farmers should pregnancy-check their herds to identify open cows, then plan ahead for their winter feeding program....
What Feeders Want When They Go To Buy Feeder Cattle
A long standing joke by cattle feeders when asked what kind of cattle they like to feed is to respond, the kind that can walk up to the feedbunk. In the...
Last FEEDYARD Standing | Simplot Land & Livestock responds to changing economic conditions
For cattle feeders, it's not unlike a Chinese auction. Sometimes used as a fundraising tactic, a Chinese auction begins with everyone in the room standing....
Cattle on Feed Numbers Released
Nebraska feedlots, with capacities of 1,000 or more head, contained almost 2.2 million cattle on feed on Oct. 1, according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Nebraska Field Office....
From Our Columnists
Tracking failure
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The next decade: Part I
I truly believe ranching in the next decade will not be "business as usual." Thus, my next few columns will look to stimulate ranchers'...
No Silver Bullet
I think I can speak for all the “Vet's Opinion” authors in saying that we enjoy feedback on our columns, particularly when a correspondent gives...
