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BeefTalk: Bull Buying Basics – The Package Counts, Not The WrappingMar 4, 2008,By Kris Ringwall, North Dakota State University Buying bulls can be simple if we can separate the wrapping from the package. The package is what counts, but many times we get all "wrapped up" in the way ... Black Ink: What bull fits your program?Feb 25, 2008,By Steve Suther, Certified Angus Beef With bull sale season here, you may already be thinking ahead to breeding decisions for your cows and heifers later this spring. One way or another, the females must get bred if you are going to stay in business... BeefTalk: Don’t Overlook The Value Of Cattle HairJan 28, 2008,By Kris Ringwall, North Dakota State University Health never can be underestimated. Having been confined lately, that concept is even more appreciated. Comfort, the lack of stress and the need to allow time for recovery are important... 12 Goals to set for 2008Jan 7, 2008,By Troy Marshall, BEEF Cow-Calf Weekly Have you ever reached the end of a day, month or year, and set back and asked where all the time went? I'm guessing you started out with a definite "to-do" list and despite the fact you were busy and productive all day... Black Ink: Follow Your DreamsJan 2, 2008,By Steve Suther, Certified Angus Beef To accomplish great things, we must dream as well as act, said Anatole France. When you wake each morning, remember your dreams... Planning for ranch successionDec 11, 2007,By Noel McNaughton, BEEF contributing editor So you want your kids to take over the ranch? When are you going to show them how? Back when I was a television reporter for the Canadian Broadcast Corp., I got a phone call about a farm foreclosure occurring the next day... BeefTalk: Animal ID & Disease Management Closely LinkedDec 2, 2007,By Kris Ringwall, North Dakota State University Trading beef is a complex pattern of pathways. As producers seek an unencumbered market environment that allows buyers from around the world to bid on their calves, a struggle has ensued... Beef Quality Assurance For Cow OperatorsNov 26, 2007,By Dave Sparks, DVM Much has been said about Beef Quality Assurance in recent years, but how many of us really know what it is and why it is important to all beef producers? Simply put, BQA is the effort to instruct... BeefTalk: Forward Thinkers Always Needed In Beef IndustryNov 20, 2007,By Kris Ringwall, North Dakota State University Organizations come and go, especially organizations formed for a specific purpose. As that purpose or the need diminishes, so does the organization... Graze or DieNov 13, 2007,By Karen Hoffman Sullivan, NY Natural Resources Conservation Service Over a year ago, a friend of mine who is interested in health and nutrition gave me an article entitled “Change or Die.” Originally published in the May 2005 issue of Fast Company magazine, it was authored by Alan Deutschman, who has since written a book with the same title. The article was focused on how difficult it is for people to change their behavior... Beef Talk: Every good rose has good thornsNov 5, 2007In agriculture, those who survive tend to be thick-skinned... Black Ink: Keep the mild, Cull the wildOct 22, 2007,By Steve Suther, Certified Angus Beef Whether you have two cows or 2,000, there is a top and bottom half of your herd. The top half is above average in some way, the kind you want more of. The trouble is, a cow is often above average in one trait and below average in another. Sometimes the meanest cow in the herd weans the biggest calf.... Getting Better and Getting RadicalOct 8, 2007,By Troy Marshall, BEEF Magazine I've long felt it absolutely essential that, as managers, we must focus not only on making incremental improvements to our product and production efficiencies, but also embrace bold approaches to management and marketing. Incremental improvements are critical to keeping you competitive from a cost standpoint... What are you waiting for?Oct 8, 2007,By Noel McNaughton, BEEF contributing editor I've read “middle age” is when you begin considering the number of years you have left. I've also read men in their 50s are more conscious of — and worry more about — their remaining time than men in their 60s and beyond... Putting border issue behind us enhances global tradeSep 24, 2007,By Bill Donald, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association As expected, USDA has released its final rule expanding cattle and beef imports from Canada. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association has monitored this issue carefully from the beginning, including our filing of comments back in March 2007... |
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