Beef’s a trip day 9: What have you done today?
Date: Nov 08 2012
| Blog & StockmanshipI’ll even admit I’m a busy gal, but the thing that amazes me about cattle feeders is the sheer number of decisions they make on a daily basis.
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Beef’s a trip day 8: SOLD!
Date: Nov 08 2012
| Blog & Feeder Calf Marketing & ResearchBut I’ve spent the last seven years of my life learning about how to add value to cattle, so I can’t think of auctions without also recounting all the ways cattlemen can make the most of them.
Breed what you need
Date: Nov 08 2012
| Breeding & News ReleaseThis is an era where you can customize virtually anything imaginable, from license plates and jewelry to M&Ms and burgers. As the beef industry moves forward, will customized breeding plans become more common?
Beef’s a trip day 5: Deciding to care
Date: Nov 05 2012
| BlogRanchers care. Some sell cattle at weaning, others grow cattle and sell a little later on, and some retain part or full ownership through the feeding phase. Depending on which of those arrangements a person takes up, the reward for those on-ranch investments varies. (In general it’s almost a sliding scale: the longer you own […]
Beef’s a Trip Day 3: Stockholders
Date: Nov 03 2012
| Hot topicsMaking a career in agriculture, I fully anticipated one of the job perks would be getting to work with good people. I mean, I’d grown up in the business and who wouldn’t want to interview people like my grandpa and grandma, my parents and my neighbors back home? But I never imagined that my boss […]
Beef’s a trip day 2: Who are these people?
Date: Nov 02 2012
| Hot topicsYesterday I said being a seedstock producer takes wit, patience, an affinity for numbers and courage. Of course I didn’t mention a whole host of other traits that would be underscored by good old-fashioned hard work. So who are these people who typically work all year for one major payday (sale day)? Who are the ones setting […]
Beef’s a Trip Day 1: Starting at day one
Date: Nov 01 2012
| Hot topicsIt may seem simple: you put a frisky female with a bull and let nature take its course. Any seedstock cattle producer will tell you there’s more to the story. Today we kick off our month-long “Beef’s a Trip” blog series right where the magic all starts. And I use the term magic loosely, in […]
Beef’s a trip
Date: Oct 31 2012
| Blog & Consumer ConnectionCome along with us as we spend the next month taking a fast-forward look at the beef production system. We’ll call it “Beef’s a trip.”
Clean your plate wisely
Date: Oct 15 2012
| Feeding Quality Forum & News Release & ResearchIf you’ve ever tossed leftovers or overripe fruit without considering tomorrow’s lunch or creative baking, you’re part of the problem. “We throw away 242 pounds of food per person per year,” said Brad Morgan, senior food safety and production efficiency specialist with Pfizer Animal Health.
Different by design
Date: Oct 11 2012
| Big Thinkers & BlogEverything about Revier Cattle Company near Olivia, Minn., screams differentiation, starting with the innovative manure handling plan that includes an underground sewer and a solids separator.