Posts by Miranda Reiman :

Think about it

Date: Sep 25 2017

I make no correlation between condition of outbuildings and expectations for the herd I’m about to see. A brand new pickup does not mean anything in terms of cattle genetics.

Price Discovery in the premium era

Date: Sep 21 2017

Chances are, the beef business isn’t going to reverse its ways, said Iowa cattleman Ed Greiman, during the Feeding Quality Forum in August.

These doctors have a new prescription

Date: Sep 15 2017

“Today the genetics are better; they’re going to help us a lot. Our growth enhancement tools are better, and we know a lot more about them,” Pritchard says.

Ag prospects looking up

Date: Sep 11 2017

It might not feel like a quick ascent, but agriculture will climb out of the slump affecting nearly all sectors in recent years.

Finding profit

Date: Sep 05 2017

Opportunity. It’s there, but you may have to look a little harder for it.

That’s what this year’s Feeding Quality Forum attendees learned.

Following the calves: The data is in! The data is in!

Date: Sep 01 2017

Cattle feeder Mark Sebranek was giving me a wrap-up on the Hadrick calves, the ones we’ve been following since December.

Precision for modern cattle

Date: Aug 30 2017

Tools that work

Date: Jul 27 2017

Every single rancher I interview who has made significant, directional progress gives a big portion of that credit to studying the EPDs.

Black ink in the Black Hills

Date: Jul 20 2017

The Snyder family’s Piedmont, S.D., ranch hugs I-90 to the east and the Black Hills National Forest to the west.

Angus, Angus everywhere

Date: Jul 13 2017

There are 146 programs certified by the USDA. Of those only 97 are Angus programs and only 39 are Premium Choice.