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Taken from http://www.beefmagazine.com/ Researchers have found a link between docility and rebreeding success. Manage for calmer, quieter cattle to improve pregnancy rates in the cow herd. Jan 10, 2017 Calving season will start for us in just a few weeks, and before...

Why Use API and TI to Maximize Genetic Improvement in Beef Cattle? Often times bull selection is taken way to lightly. If you think about the difference that a good bull can make in your bottom line, this decision should make you work a lot harder. The difference...

Check out this great article by Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist working for the NDSU Extension Service. LINK: Visit Your Breed Association Website for Maternal Breed...

GENETIC SELECTION PRESSURE - A VALUABLE BUT LIMITED RESOURCE In the beef business we don’t select for single traits. We make improvements on numerous fronts over time. However, selection pressure is a limited resource. Last year a friend of mine generously offered to...

The below article was taken from the Indiana Prairie Farmer on March 28, 2016. You can find the original link here. Many cattlemen dread buying bulls, according to Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with University of Missouri Extension. "When I speak to a group of...

Whether you’re just starting out in the cattle business or somewhat established, developing and expanding your operation can be a daunting task. However, if cattle production (seedstock, commercial, feedlot, etc.) is your chosen profession, herd, ranch and operation...

Maximizing your day to day productivity can be hard no matter what profession you’re in. However, the task of “getting stuff done” or moving forward becomes increasingly hard when you add the element of caring for live animals and dealing with unpredictable weather....

During a recent trip to Columbia, I had the opportunity to accompany a number of cattlemen who have experienced varying degrees of success in the international cattle business. I tried to act as a sponge during the trip, taking in methodology and tactics for cattlemen...

5 STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL ANIMAL BREEDING Locate and heavily utilize one or more animal breeding advisors or counselors. Going to college and working in the beef industry has been extremely humbling. I once thought that in order to be successful in any career or...