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Straight Breeding Is The Commercial Trend

No one can successfully argue against the production and cost advantages offered through direct and maternal heterosis. The science behind, and the experience with, strategic, disciplined, complementary crossbreeding programs are too broad and predictable.

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  • May 23, 2012
    Article

    American Angus Auxiliary Hosts Heifer Auction

    The American Angus Auxiliary heifer auction is an ideal way to support the Angus community, and bring home top Angus genetics. Gardiner Angus Ranch of Ashland, KS, donated this year’s heifer to be sold during “The Tradition Continues” auction, which is held June 17 in conjunction with the All-American Angus Breeder’s Futurity at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, KY....More
  • May 11, 2012
    Article

    Pressure Points In Genetic Selection Will Vary

    Every year, commercial cow-calf producers hit the road to attend bull sales, looking for the next group of herd sires that will move their genetics forward. But unless you have a carefully thought out breeding objective for your ranch, and have committed it to paper, you run the risk getting sidetracked in your selection criteria....More
  • Apr. 25, 2012
    Article

    BIF Names Commercial, Seedstock Award Winners

    In a field that represented some of the very best ranching operations in the U.S., two operations emerged as the 2012 winners of the Beef Improvement Federation’s Commercial and Seedstock Producers of the Year. These prestigious awards recognize ranches that have made use of genetic improvement tools to not only better their own cattle, but the entire industry....More
  • Mar. 22, 2012
    Article

    Straight Breeding Is The Commercial Trend 1

    No one can successfully argue against the production and cost advantages offered through direct and maternal heterosis. The science behind, and the experience with, strategic, disciplined, complementary crossbreeding programs are too broad and predictable....More
  • Mar. 8, 2012
    blog

    Video Chat With Team Brangus On Social Media

    Bring the coffee shop conversations online! Grab a cup of brew, get comfortable on the couch with your laptop and start advocating for agriculture! Today’s blog features a video chat with Ben Spitzer, International Brangus Breeders Association marketing program director, who talks about the benefits of using social media for promoting your cattle operation to customers and the beef production story to consumers....More
  • Mar. 7, 2012
    video

    4 Minutes With International Brangus Breeder Association's Ben Spitzer

    BEEF Daily Editor Amanda Radke chats with International Brangus Breeders Association's Marketing Director, Ben Spitzer, about opportunities available in the Brangus breed....More
  • Feb. 29, 2012
    Article

    To Synchronize Or Not? 1

    It has been demonstrated that using estrous synchronization and artificial insemination (AI) can improve reproductive efficiency, productivity and profits of beef cattle operations. Producers should consider using these reproductive technologies in their herds this spring....More
  • Feb. 28, 2012
    Article

    Strategic Weed Control Helps Oklahoma Rancher Improve Pastures

    Old-timers will tell you that if you take care of your grass, it’ll take care of you. That’s easy advice to follow when it rains. But what do you do when it doesn’t? Randy Blin says listening to the old-timers is even more critical when rainfall is scarce. “Weed control is more important in a drought than anything...More
  • Feb. 28, 2012
    Article

    Evaluate Bull Fertility For Best Breeding Results

    With the 2011 Denton County calf crop estimated to be more than 23,000 head, and the beef cattle market at an all-time high, this might be an ideal time to evaluate bull breeding soundness....More
  • Feb. 27, 2012
    blog

    Six Steps For Transitioning The Ranch 1

    By following six steps, farm operators and small business owners can develop a plan to chart the course for future growth and sustainability, according to Michael Langemeier, professor in Kansas State University’s Department of Agricultural Economics. In a three-part series, Langemeier shows ranchers how to successfully make plans to transition the operation, including six steps that can be beneficial for farm operations:...More
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