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RESEARCHERS EXPLORE STRATEGIES TO TIME HEIFER PUBERTY
Cattle producers typically wean replacement heifers at seven months of age and lift them with limited nutritional input before their first breeding.
29 Apr 2013, 12:12 pm | click here to view more
Black: Cattle business has many facets
The cattle business today has evolved into several distinct segments. Each draws certain people whose personality, skill and savvy make them best suited to that segment.
24 May 2013, 8:32 pm | click here to view more
Cattle breeder fined $5000
A SUTHERLAND'S Creek cattle breeder has been convicted and fined $5000 on charges of aggravated animal cruelty.
24 May 2013, 5:56 am | click here to view more
Cattle Futures Rise on Bets U.S. Beef Demand Will Climb
Cattle futures rose, capping the first weekly gain in a month, on speculation that U.S. beef demand will climb as more people grill outdoors. Hog prices also climbed.
24 May 2013, 3:20 pm | click here to view more
Short-covering rallies U.S. live cattle before holiday
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures closed higher on Friday aided by short-covering ahead of the May 25 to May 27 U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend, traders and analysts said.
24 May 2013, 11:09 pm | click here to view more
IT'S THE PITTS -- CREATE - A - CRISES
Realizing that most people don't understand the role that cattle and sheep play in sequestering carbon, fertilizing the ground, breaking the surface crust to prevent runoff, reducing fuel loads to prevent catastrophic fires, and creating high quality protein from grass, I recently made a phone call to 1-800-GOT-wealthy.
23 May 2013, 3:42 pm | click here to view more
REBUILD COW HERD WITH IMPROVED BEEFMASTER FEMALES
It is clear that the US beef cow population is as low as ever. The prolonged drought across the nation, high feed costs and other competition for the land use has certainly changed the dynamics of the beef industry as we once knew it to be. The traditional ten year beef market cycle may be challenged moving forward. These interesting dynamics guide me to believe that there is a tremendous opportunity awaiting us in the beef cattle industry. More specifically, Beefmaster cattle should be part of the upcoming herd rebuilding that is bound to occur sooner than later.
23 May 2013, 3:41 pm | click here to view more
Cattle Drop on Signs of Slowing Holiday Meat Buying; Hogs Fall
Cattle futures fell for a second straight day on speculation that U.S. beef demand is easing. Hog prices also declined.
23 May 2013, 11:50 am | click here to view more
Lower cash prices drag down U.S. live cattle futures
Chicago Mercantile Exchange live cattle futures sagged on Thursday as lower cash cattle prices weighed, analysts and traders said. So far this week, cash cattle in Texas and Kansas traded at $124 per hundredweight (cwt), down $1 from a week ago, said feedlot sources (every figures US$).
23 May 2013, 11:09 pm | click here to view more
Big cattle player forced out
WA's cattle industry is bracing for fallout from the forced sale of one of its biggest players, amid fears a flame sale deal would further depress already weak land and cattle prices in the State.
22 May 2013, 5:48 pm | click here to view more
50TH LIVESTOCK AUCTIONEER CHAMPIONSHIP TO BE HELD
For half a century, the Livestock Marketing Association (LMA) has showcased the industry's most talented livestock auctioneers and honored local livestock auction markets annually through its World Livestock Auctioneer Championship (WLAC).
22 May 2013, 5:25 pm | click here to view more
THE WORLD ACCORDING TO HOOTER MCCORMICK -- THE PLATFORM
Hooter was feeling like some sort of zoo exhibit, sitting on a makeshift stage in the middle of Uncas Bingelmeyer's sale ring, which was itself a study in jerry-rigged pipes and boards. It was stout, though.
22 May 2013, 5:25 pm | click here to view more
UNDERSTANDING FORAGE AND FIBER DIGESTION IS A DAUNTING TASK
Over the last few weeks we have been taking an in-depth look at forage quality and fiber digestion in beef cattle. It becomes obvious that this is not a simple subject and that developing a comprehensive understanding of forage and fiber digestion and utilization in cattle (ruminants) is a daunting task.
21 May 2013, 5:53 pm | click here to view more
BUYERS FROM 12 STATES POWER SALACOA VALLEY FEMALE AND BULL SALE
Brangus seedstock demand continues to build across the country. Salacoa Valley Farms “We Run the Numbers Sale” saw perfect spring weather and a torrid and steady demand for registered Brangus Females and Bulls.
21 May 2013, 5:51 pm | click here to view more
Cattle Climb on Signs of Rising U.S. Beef Demand; Hogs Advance
Cattle futures rallied, heading for the biggest gain in more than two weeks, on signs of increasing demand for U.S. beef. Hog prices also gained.
21 May 2013, 1:16 pm | click here to view more
ZIPPERER BEEFMASTERS: JUST GETTING STARTED . . . FOR THE SECOND TIME AROUND
By the time most cattle producers reach their 78th birthday, they are looking for ways to slow down and retire from the cattle business. But Jennie Lee Zipperer is an exception to that rule. She is just getting started…..for the second time around.
20 May 2013, 5:05 pm | click here to view more
RFD-TV TO RE-BROADCAST BEEFMASTER FEATURE
On April 8, 2013 Beefmaster Breeders United (BBU) and RFD-TV's The American Rancher premiered an episode featuring the Beefmaster cattle breed and it received positive feedback by Beefmaster breeders, RFD-TV viewers and the general public. Due to the huge success of the episode's premiere on April 8, 2013 the two groups have decided to re-air the episode once again on Mon., May 27, 2013 at 8 p.m. Central Standard Time (CST).
20 May 2013, 5:04 pm | click here to view more
Cattle Rebound From 10-Month Low on U.S. Beef Demand
Cattle futures rebounded from a 10- month low on signs of increasing U.S. demand for beef. Hogs also rose.
20 May 2013, 12:47 pm | click here to view more
Cattle Slump as Higher Beef Prices May Deter Demand; Hogs Steady
Cattle futures declined to a 10-month low on speculation that consumers may balk at rising U.S. beef prices. Hog prices were little changed.
17 May 2013, 11:31 am | click here to view more
LIVESTOCK PRODUCERS SHOULD EXPECT BRIGHT FUTURE
More efficient land use, a stalled demand for corn ethanol and increased demand for meat in developing countries should help boost the livestock industry in coming years, according to a Purdue University agricultural economist.
16 May 2013, 5:12 pm | click here to view more
BEEF AND FORAGE FIELD DAY SET FOR MAY 18
Cattle producers in Mississippi and Louisiana can learn about cattle health issues and forage weed control measures during a May 18 event in south Mississippi.
16 May 2013, 5:11 pm | click here to view more
GOOD QUALITY FORAGES ARE THE MAIN ASSET OF ANY CATTLE OPERATION
Forages, especially forages of good quality are the main asset of any cattle operation. Forages affect individual animal performance regardless of age, sex, type, class, etc.
14 May 2013, 5:49 pm | click here to view more
IT'S THE PITTS -- DROP 'EM MISTER
Some people are just an accident waiting to happen. Take my pal ReRide for example. Getting hurt is ReRide's “achilles heel,” which is about the only part of his body he hasn't broken, strained, clip, burned or shattered.
14 May 2013, 5:48 pm | click here to view more
HUNTIN' DAYLIGHT -- SLOW GO
By now, dwindling cattle supplies were supposed to be pushing prices into the ballpark of profitability. Instead, the wide-spread, lengthy pre-spring weather and continued losses in the feedlot sector have stalled the promise.
13 May 2013, 5:48 pm | click here to view more
ALABAMA BCIA HONORS HARRELL WATTS, JR.
The Alabama Beef Cattle Improvement Association (BCIA) recently honored Harrell Watts, Jr. as the 2012 Richard Deese Award recipient during their Annual Meeting and Awards Program held in conjunction with the 70th Annual Alabama Cattlemen's Association Convention in Birmingham on March 23.
13 May 2013, 5:47 pm | click here to view more
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