Date: Sep 26 2016
Breeding & Breeding Health & EPDs & News Release & Sire SelectionPolitics aside, every sense of “progressive” describes Chuck Backus. From his 36 years in education and research to the overlapping 39 years in ranching, this former provost of Arizona State University embodies the aspects of applied innovation, growth by accumulating knowledge, experimenting and expanding boundaries.
Date: Sep 01 2016
EPDs & Feeding Quality Forum & News ReleaseIf you think you have the cattle feeding business all figured out, you’re probably mistaken. That’s according to speakers at the Feeding Quality Forum in Grand Island, Neb., and Amarillo, Texas, last week. The experts addressed what they “used to know” that’s no longer so.
Date: Aug 31 2016
Breeding & Breeding Technologies & EPDs & News ReleaseIf your opinion of artificial insemination (AI) for the beef cattle herd is “been there, done that,” you may want to give it another look. New protocols and synchronization methods have eased the pressure. “There’s no question that fixed-time AI has gotten easier,” says Cliff Lamb, University of Florida animal scientist. That’s important for those who tried other AI programs in the past but did not find success, and also noteworthy for those who have never tried AI.
Date: May 12 2016
Blog & Breeding & Breeding Technologies & EPDsImagine 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?
Date: Apr 01 2016
Breeding & EPDs & News ReleaseImagine 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?
Date: Nov 28 2015
Blog & EPDsIn the Angus Main Sire Summary last summer, more than 50 bulls made the top 35th percentile for the combination of Weaning Weight, Scrotal Circumference, CE Maternal, Heifer Pregnancy, $W and Marbling EPD.
Date: Nov 17 2015
Blog & Consumer Connection & EPDsAnd .51 is the average marbling EPD for non-parent bulls this fall, like the ones you’re bidding on and/or buying at private treaty across the country.
Date: Mar 07 2015
Calving & EPDs & News ReleaseSome say that’s the origin of the popular “urban legend” in the Angus breed: high marbling potential is for “terminal” cattle, because they don’t make good mamas.
Date: Jun 18 2014
Blog & Breeding & EPDsSteve and I recently had the pleasure of meeting commercial Angus producers Roy and Carol Soukup (she walked in a few minutes later) in Ellsworth, Kan.
Date: Aug 16 2013
Consumer Connection & EPDs & News ReleaseWinners of the 2013 Carcass Data Project (CDP) didn’t leave a lot of room for outliers. The top three contestants’ data in the Kansas Angus Association (KAA) annual contest were of exceptional quality and within 3 percentage points, at 89%, 88% and 86% Prime and Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand acceptance. Final standings were based on the top three calves from any owner, taking gain and CAB acceptance into account. With eight of John Wendling’s nine steers qualifying for the CAB brand, he edged out the competition and took home top honors with a $500 cash prize.
