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  • May 14, 2012
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    Healthy Animals Make Confident Consumers

    Many groups in society, including politicians, activists, scientists, and stakeholders, are advocating significant changes to livestock production practices. These changes include modification of stocking densities, limitations on antimicrobial use, and requirements for outdoor "experiences." Such changes may affect animal health. Simultaneously, consumers are demanding virtually risk-free food, and they think food safety should be addressed on-farm as well as during processing. Understanding the complex relationship between animal health and food safety is critical....More
  • May 8, 2012
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    When It Rains, It Pours

    Irony is hurrying to get the field worked and planted before the rain comes in, only to be rewarded for that extra hustle with a flash flood a few days later. It’s signing the lease on a pasture for summer grazing and watching it pool with water. It’s living on top of a hill and having a flooded basement....More
  • May 3, 2012
    Article

    Identify, Cull Temperamental Heifers Early 1

    Temperamental cattle can make your life difficult, and in more ways than just being hard to handle and a possible danger to you or your employees. Temperamental cattle are also less productive, with reduced growth rates, reduced carcass quality and reduced immune function....More
  • May 3, 2012
    Article

    Outlook Shines For Cow-Calf Producers

    It’s two sides of the same coin. But the tale told in the flip and the call is as different as the red or black ink on the ledger. If the coin lands on tails, it’s the cattle feeders’ version of the accountant’s story, with losses projected for the rest of the year. But if it lands heads up, it’s the cow-calf producers’ turn to collect the bet, with this year and next shaping up to be perhaps the best ever in recent history, says Kansas State University’s Glynn Tonsor....More
  • Apr. 30, 2012
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    Farm Boy Spring Calving Photography Champions 1

    As April comes to a close, it’s also time to announce the winners in the 2012 Spring Calving Photography Contest, sponsored by Farm Boy and Farm Girl Authentic Brand. With more than 140 entries and close to 200 votes, you have narrowed down the photographs and selected our champions!...More
  • Apr. 25, 2012
    Article

    Governor Proclaims Environmental Stewardship Day

    In celebration of Earth Day, Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead proclaimed July 12 as Wyoming Environmental Stewardship Day. Governor Mead signed the proclamation during a ceremony on Tuesday in his formal office....More
  • Apr. 24, 2012
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    Expect Record Revenue & Costs In 2012-2014

    My current price projections are for record-high average calf prices for the next five years. What’s more, I expect those increases will exceed a projected 3% annual increase in production costs....More
  • Apr. 23, 2012
    Article

    Why Be A Rancher? 1

    Why go through all the hardships that are associated with ranching just to provide food for people who don’t understand where their food comes from and try to make life more difficult for you? Why even bother, especially when the majority of the people that you provide food for don’t even care about you?...More
  • Apr. 23, 2012
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    VOTE: Farm Boy’s Spring Calving Photography Contest 7

    Calving season is a busy time for cattlemen -- with late-night checks on first-calf heifers, weighing and tagging new babies, troubleshooting when problems arise, keeping the veterinarian on speed-dial, checking the pastures for scour troubles, treating sick calves when necessary and gearing up for spring planting....More
  • Apr. 12, 2012
    Article

    Premium Heifer Program Creates New Market Opportunity For Cow-Calf Producers

    A new management and marketing program will help agriculture producers add value to their livestock and provide potential buyers with a source of females of known production practices and genetics....More
  • Apr. 12, 2012
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    NEW Spring Calving Photo Contest

    There’s nothing better at the end of a long day of work than watching baby calves race across the pasture. One of the first lessons I learned on the ranch is the circle of life, and calving season is the start of it all -- with new animals blessing the ranch each spring. Today, I’m launching a new photography contest celebrating this special time of the year, sponsored by Farm Boy Authentic Brand....More
  • Apr. 11, 2012
    Article

    Cowboys, Cattle And Facebook 1

    It is too often that Americans don’t understand the cowboy way of life. Not only that, they can’t begin to explain where their food comes from and how it’s produced. The disconnect from the land has driven individuals to believe that cowboys don’t exist in real life, just in old Western films....More
  • Apr. 9, 2012
    Article

    Building Better Beef Replacement Heifers

    The goal for selecting replacement heifers is simple—you want them to conceive, calve early in the calving season, provide adequate milk production, and produce a calf every year. But much of what makes a good replacement heifer begins long before you begin to eye the keepers. Dam nutrition has distinct and long-term implications for replacement heifers....More
  • Apr. 5, 2012
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    More Cows With Less Efficiency Is Bad Math 5

    We’d all like more producers and/or more cows, but only if those increases are created through increases in demand or efficiency. Increases that result because of lack of supply or declines in efficiency will actually lead to a smaller and less profitable industry for everyone. And, it actually encourages more consolidation within the industry....More
  • Mar. 30, 2012
    Article

    Common Insecticide Can Hurt Bull Breeding Ability

    “Several pyrethroids can have devastating effects on the semen quality of bulls,” says Dietrich Volkmann, DVM, a professor of food animal theriogenology at the University of Missouri Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital....More
  • Mar. 28, 2012
    Article

    Lack Of Fertility In Cows Linked To Mysterious Male DNA

    The genomes of cows that have difficulty reproducing often contain fragments of the male Y chromosome, according to a new study in press in the Journal of Animal Science. The researchers say this finding could help cattle producers identify subfertile females before investing time and resources on breeding attempts....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. 20, 2012
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    Saving The Family Ranch 3

    Every family ranch has a unique story. Some have been in the family for generations, while others are just getting started. Some have grown into sprawling corporations, diversifying with cattle, crops and kids. Other families maintain modest-sized businesses, direct-marketing their products to customers in town. Some families have children who can’t wait to get away, while others maintain an active interest, settling down to raise kids on the ground they, too, grew up on....More
  • Mar. 19, 2012
    Article

    Sorted Semen Can Help Rebuild Herd

    The number of cattle and calves in Arkansas and the U.S. has dropped to the lowest level since the 1950s, according to USDA....More
  • Mar. 19, 2012
    blog

    Take Action: Submit Your Animal Photos To HumaneWatch 1

    HSUS is at it again -- this time in Nebraska. After Gov. Dave Heineman made some pretty strong statements that the state will fight HSUS in Nebraska, the anti-agriculture organization is countering with a manipulative social media campaign....More
  • Mar. 15, 2012
    Article

    Study Provides Insight Into Small Cow-Calf Operations

    Small-scale U.S. Livestock Operations 2011represents the results of the first national survey of the health, marketing, management and biosecurity practices of livestock operations with annual sales of ag products from $10,000 to $499,999. See the report here....More
  • Mar. 14, 2012
    Article

    Land Availability, Government Regs Main Young Farmer Concerns

    The latest survey of participants in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) Young Farmers & Ranchers (YFR) program shows an even split when it comes to concerns about the top challenges they face today. A total of 21% of young farmers surveyed ranked burdensome government regulations and red tape as a top concern; an additional 21% cited securing adequate land to grow crops and raise livestock as their top challenge today....More
  • Mar. 14, 2012
    Article

    Team Building In The Herd

    Preventing a “draft bust” in quarterback selection is the first step to build a winning team, says Pfizer Animal Health veterinarian Jason Osterstock....More
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