Imagine if we could have that same kind of efficiency in the cattle business — especially as it relates to genetics — cutting the time it takes us to see end results by half?
I finally got to meet the two men who had the vision to create Broken Hills Ranch and started the herd that we’ve been profiling as part of our “Following the Calves” series
Imagine buying a bull with a birth weight EPD (expected progeny difference) of 1.0, only to bring him home and find out he was actually a +9.6. What if that mistake was your fault?
A lot can change in half a century. A lot can stay the same. U.S. feeder cattle illustrate that well, said Mark McCully, vice president of supply for the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand, at the Indiana Beef Cattlemen’s Association annual meeting last month.
Ranchers who care about their cattle, the buyers of those cattle and the final beef consumers, also tend to be just some of the most genuine, welcoming and humble people you’ll ever meet.
“Bring it!” Maybe those weren’t his exact words, but that was Dick Hollman’s attitude when he heard about the plan for a breed cook-off of sorts set to take place at the following year’s Nebraska Cattlemen’s Classic.
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