Date: Oct 22 2020
Big Thinkers & Breeding Technologies & Maternal Function & Targeting the BrandThe pastures at Dalebanks Angus near Eureka, Kan., hide the plants’ challenge well. Native big and little bluestem adapted over the ages to thrive in the shallow soil, only a few inches deep in places, that blankets the underlying limestone. Shards of flint mingle with the roots.
Date: Sep 24 2020
Maternal Function & News Release & Post Weaning & Stockmanship & SustainabilityThe owner-managers of Morgan Ranches learn and teach through such wisdom gathered over decades. Every day is a choice, and they choose to make it good. That positive philosophy only begins to tell why Morgan Ranches earned the 2020 CAB Commercial Commitment to Excellence award.
Date: Aug 03 2020
Big Thinkers & EPDs & Maternal Function & Sire SelectionRaising cattle had been a dream for the Idaho couple from the start of their marriage, even though neither had prior ranching experience. After years of dedication and faith in each other, the Brown family now operates a large cow-calf operation focusing on quality Angus genetics.
Date: Jul 14 2020
Big Thinkers & Breeding & Maternal Function & Premium Potential & Retained OwnershipA successful business doesn’t happen overnight. It takes patience, strategic management and a desire to make the best better. After years of dedication, the Georg brothers have increased the carcass quality and maternal function of their Angus herd.
Date: Jul 09 2020
Big Thinkers & Breeding & Maternal Function & Retained Ownership & Sire SelectionThey’ve been retaining ownership of their calves for more than a decade, finding success in the practice – but that’s not where they stopped. Cattlemen Blake Robertson and Virgil Ast are continuously selecting Angus bulls and cows with quality genetics to improve their end product.
Date: Dec 16 2019
EPDs & Maternal Function & News Release & Premium Potential & ResearchMaternal function vs. marbling. Is it an either/or? This report by Steve Suther discusses an Iowa State University research paper, and quotes long-time ISU animal scientist Dan Loy.
Date: Jul 30 2018
Blog & Consumer Connection & Maternal FunctionGroups more humble than cattlemen and women are few and far between, but I’ve often heard ranchers called “salt of the Earth” people.
Date: Oct 09 2014
Blog & Maternal Function“Pay attention to the cows and the rest will fall into place.” That’s the mantra Harold Johnson lives by on his ranch near Hyannis, Neb.
Date: Oct 08 2014
Big Thinkers & Blog & Consumer Connection & Maternal FunctionRecipients of CAB’s Commercial Commitment to Excellence award, Dan and Anna Marrs, Whitewood, S.D., were the first to admit their herd of 600 Angus females wasn’t perfect.
Date: Oct 07 2014
Blog & Maternal FunctionThat makes me crazy. When I hear a smart person stand up in front of cattlemen and speak that fallacy like it’s the gospel truth, I want to interrupt.
