Don’t expect corn values to get dramatically lower….this year.
Feeding Quality Forum attendees were probably not surprised to hear Dan Basse, Ag Resource Company, say that pricing inputs would be their top challenge in the last quarter of 2012. But the fact that those costs could normalize in the latter part of next year surely piqued their interest.
As Labor Day ushered in the fall grilling season, with a nod toward the season’s more traditional pot roast, some in the beef trade were stewing over supply concerns.
While all beef costs more this fall, those selling the best can maintain confidence in consumer acceptance, as seen in June sales reports announced this month.
From drought and high feed prices to the shrinking cowherd and beef demand, there’s been a lot weighing on cattle feeders’ minds lately.
Producers gathered at last week’s Feeding Quality Forum in Grand Island, Neb., and Amarillo, Texas, to discuss these topics and get ideas for dealing with the ongoing industry challenges
A man of many firsts will add another to his long list in August. Kenneth Eng will be the first feedlot nutritionist to be honored with the Industry Achievement Award at the 2012 Feeding Quality Forum
A good crossbreeding program takes some background in genetics, a big enough herd and land base, good bull suppliers and time to figure all that out. Producers looking for a simpler route to heterosis often opt to use a composite bull.
Here’s a quick feedlot riddle: They’re tiny, relatively easy to control and can affect cattle health, performance and carcass quality in a serious way. What are they?
Sick cattle are expensive cattle. Treatment is costly in itself, but the side effects of illness keep robbing through lower performance and carcass quality.
Black-hided. It’s the initial requirement for more than 80 beef brands certified by USDA.
That also means it’s the first limiting factor for supply of programs like the largest and longest-running of those: the Certified Angus Beef® (CAB®) brand.
Cow-calf ranchers can’t control weather and markets, but price signals guide something that can be controlled: herd genetics.
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