A hardware salesman and a hand surgeon walk into a bar…
Date: Nov 29 2017
| BlogPosts by CAB Cattle Crew :
Chow down in Cowtown
Date: Nov 01 2017
| Angus Convention & Blog & Consumer ConnectionSince so many of you will be visiting Fort Worth this weekend for Angus Convention, we’ve pulled together a list of our brand partners in the general vicinity of the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Ready for rory?
Date: Oct 30 2017
| Big Thinkers & Blog & Consumer ConnectionI strain my ears as a few people wander into the kitchen of the Amarillo Country Club, pondering if those new voices match the one of chef and TV personality Rory Schepisi.
Add value by culling, feeding
Date: Oct 17 2017
| Blog & Feeding Quality Forum & WeaningWeaning and “preg checking” tell us how successful our last two breeding seasons were. While many cow herd operators enjoy calving as a time to see the fruits of their labor, I prefer weaning, when management and genetic selection come together in one package. If you fell short in meeting any challenge like keeping pastures vegetative or replacement heifers without records, those effects are in full view when calves cross the scale at weaning.
Following the calves: Trade-offs, but never satisfied
Date: Oct 11 2017
| BlogThat’s the resiliency and performance he and long-time feeding partner Ryan Loseke depend on.
The footsteps we follow
Date: Sep 22 2017
| Big Thinkers & BlogI’ll just put it to you this way – I’ve learned a lot. I had good help back then, too. I had people to mentor me, and people I was lucky that they were around.
Angus way out there
Date: Sep 20 2017
| BlogAfter graduating college and marrying Mike, the local agriculture teacher, the couple committed to joining Frank Ranches Inc. – Anjie, full time.
One-man show, part II
Date: Aug 29 2017
| Big Thinkers & Blog & Post Weaning & Retained OwnershipJim Moore’s full of these. Life lessons, advice not taken, anecdotes of who said ‘what,’ when and why.
One-man show, part I
Date: Aug 28 2017
| Blog & Cattle Feeding“I’m going to be my own person,” Jim Moore said as we bounced around in a beat up pickup, checking cows and talking life.
His answer was in reference to heifer selection, but it fits the cowman’s character.
Don’t blame the calves
Date: Aug 16 2017
| Cattle Feeding & Premium Potential & ResearchPercent marbling in harvested fed cattle tends to decrease from late February to early May.