Schiefelbeins divide labor, unify purpose
Date: Jul 25 2012
Big Thinkers & BlogFast forward. Just a few weeks ago I got to take in a Schiefelbein family meeting—or maybe I should call it the Schielfelbein morning chat.
Category: Blog
Hidden sickness, hidden cost
Date: Jul 23 2012
Blog & HealthMyth: Cattle have to show dramatic outward signs of sickness for it to impact performance and quality later on.
You be the judge
Date: Jul 20 2012
Blog & Breeding & EPDsThe bottom line is that you can still find out more about those calves. They have pedigrees and EPDs that can aid breeders in making decisions.
Hey, hey, did you know?
Date: Jul 17 2012
Blog & Feeding Quality ForumThat’s probably why I always get excited for our Feeding Quality Forum, a meeting we (along with Pfizer, Feedlot Magazine and Purina-Land O’Lakes) have been hosting for six years.
Beef prices & my paycheck
Date: Jul 16 2012
About the brand & Blog & Consumer ConnectionEasy ways to make conversation with anybody in agriculture: 1-Talk weather. 2-Talk prices.
It seems everybody knows those rules, so when I’m traveling and visit with fellow ag business folks the conversation usually starts out on one of those two notes.
Headed the same way
Date: Jul 12 2012
Blog & Grid Marketing & Post WeaningThe cowherd records–the pedigrees, the history, special notations–all 400-some of them are displayed on the office wall.
Everybody’s doing it…or not!
Date: Jul 09 2012
Blog & Grid MarketingMyth: Beef quality is in vogue. It seems like everybody is paying attention to it these days.
They deal with it
Date: Jul 05 2012
BlogThat same spirit guides the rest of the ranching operation, too. Worry about what you can change, do your best to prepare for what you can’t.
Bad math or complex numbers?
Date: Jul 02 2012
About the brand & BlogMyth: If the USDA number for black-hided (A-stamped) cattle in the harvest mix is 62.9% and bull surveys show more than 70% Angus bull usage, then somebody’s doing some bad math.
Story stops reveal common thread
Date: Jun 29 2012
BlogOur interns typically rate their on-location feature story stops as the best part of their internships.