Date: Sep 18 2020
Calving & Health & Lactation & NCBA Convention & Premium PotentialJust like regular maintenance on your vehicle, prevention is the best way to ward off scours in your cow-calf herd. But sometimes the best treatment plans fail, with lasting effects on calf performance. That’s why ranchers should try to get ahead of the problem.
Date: Jun 15 2020
Health & NCBA Convention & Research & Research FeatureAntibiotic resistance in cattle is a growing concern for producers and consumers. The goal for cattlemen and women is to implement strategies at the management level with good animal husbandry practices, routine health exams and vaccination.
Date: Apr 22 2020
Health & NCBA Convention & News Release & SustainabilityAntibiotic resistant bacteria come about in many forms, and employ several tricks to keeping long-standing treatments from working. Anytime a drug is used, it may lead to less effective options the next time around, no matter the class. Part II in a two-part series.
Date: Apr 22 2020
Health & NCBA Convention & News Release & SustainabilityAntibiotic resistance. You’ve heard about it in the mainstream headlines, but this first in a two-part series covers the “why” it matters to animal agriculture and what cattlemen can do about it.
Date: Apr 20 2020
Forage Management & NCBA Convention & News ReleaseYour powerhouse cow can’t grow a calf of the same caliber without the grass to match. That’s why forage management needs to adapt quickly to uncontrollable changes like drought. Record keeping and monitoring are key.
Date: Apr 15 2020
Consumer Connection & NCBA Convention & News Release & Research & SustainabilityWe all know cattle have a super power: they turn forages and grain into edible protein. What do those with the buying power know of that story? Two speakers at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention put data to both the science and economic incentive of our beef sustainability discussions.
Date: Mar 23 2020
Consumer Connection & NCBA Convention & News Release & Research & StockmanshipWe know what keeps an animal healthy, but do we know what they want? Lily Edwards-Callaway, of Colorado State University, shared animal welfare research during Cattlemen’s College session at the 2020 Cattle Industry Convention that she tag-teamed with NCBA’s Shawn Darcy.
Date: Mar 26 2019
Breeding & Breeding Health & NCBA Convention & News Release & Premium Potential & StockmanshipA cowman’s response to the ebb and flow of the industry is entirely up to the individual – but a choice is imminent. That’s why Dusty Abney, cow-calf and stocker nutritionist for Cargill Animal Nutrition, called out a few of the areas where producers have had to adapt through the years: volatile markets and regulations for starters.
Date: Mar 05 2019
Fetal Programming & Gestation & Gestational Nutrition & NCBA Convention & News Release & ResearchHow many months out of a year is a mother cow just eating for herself? Hopefully none.
Date: Mar 15 2018
Blog & NCBA ConventionI’ve often wished for a guidebook – a map to carefully lead me around life’s potholes and avoid the dead ends altogether. But you and I both know it doesn’t work like that.
