Date: Sep 18 2020
| Calving & Health & Lactation & NCBA Convention & Premium PotentialJust like regular maintenance on your vehicle, prevention is the best way to ward off scours in your cow-calf herd. But sometimes the best treatment plans fail, with lasting effects on calf performance. That’s why ranchers should try to get ahead of the problem.
Date: Aug 31 2020
| Health & News Release & StockmanshipHumans developed over millennia to hunt and herd. When it’s time to move animals, instincts send us out with a purpose but sometimes little thought to how our aggressive behavior affects what they do. Stepping into a cattle pen, we naturally act the predator, manipulating where animals go. But good handling practices should turn us into leaders, says Kip Lukasiewicz.
Date: Aug 04 2020
| Big Thinkers & Retained Ownership & Sire SelectionThe Steib family has expanded their farm and feedlot operation into a dynamic ranch. Today, they raise the calves they eventually feed out, having a hand in quality decisions every step of the way.
Date: Jul 21 2020
| Big Thinkers & EPDs & Premium Potential & Retained OwnershipThe Miller family has invested time, technology and the study of expected progeny differences into their cattle. The result? Quality Angus genetics that consistently come on top and premiums that end up in the hands of the farmers.
Date: Jun 11 2020
| About the brand & Consumer Connection & Consumer FeatureAngus producers help identify CAB product in retail stores and restaurants, ensuring the brand is correctly represented. With 19 trademarks in nearly 100 countries, monitoring every use of the brand is a difficult task. Producers across the country help ease that responsibility by sending concerns to the CAB team.
Date: Apr 20 2020
| Forage Management & NCBA Convention & News ReleaseYour powerhouse cow can’t grow a calf of the same caliber without the grass to match. That’s why forage management needs to adapt quickly to uncontrollable changes like drought. Record keeping and monitoring are key.
Date: Apr 01 2020
| Consumer Connection & News Release & ResearchCattlemen respond to consumer demands, even as they evolve from the call for premium quality to transparent production practices. We know that, thanks to ongoing work from NCBA. Overall, beef is doing well and will continue while half of consumers rank it as a top source of protein.
Date: Mar 30 2020
| Breeding & Consumer Connection & News Release & SustainabilitySuperior products require superior attention to detail. Robbi Pritchard shares ways cattlemen can continue to fine-tune their cowherd to meet these demands.
Date: Mar 05 2020
| Cattle Markets & News Release & Premium PotentialCattlemen have made great progress when it comes to Prime, but Clint Walenciak, the brand’s director of packing, argues there’s still a lot of progress to be made.
Date: Dec 13 2019
| Fetal Programming & Gestation & Gestational Nutrition & News Release & ResearchYour calf’s most important meal is its first. Colostrum gives calves antibodies until they can build their own immunity. Manage cows to a BCS of 5 for adequate colostrum and easy calving. Maximum absorption occurs within first four hours of calf’s life.
