Category: Post Weaning

Four things I’ve learned from Busby

Date: Dec 19 2012

A lot of people have asked Darrell Busby a lot of questions over the years. I’m one of them. He’s not only a great interview source, with years of knowledge and a knack for breaking down research into “why it matters to cattlemen,” but he’s also just plain one of the nicest guys I know.

Fewer cattle, more pressure

Date: Oct 05 2012

Getting cattle bought right. That’s normally a feeder’s first challenge, but today it’s just plain getting cattle.
“The total size of the cattle industry has been shrinking, and shrinking rather abruptly for the last couple of years,” said Mike Sands, Informa Economics vice president.

THE Question, Part II

Date: Oct 04 2012

the marketing element is so important. In our segmented industry it’s often challenging to show a true marketing advantage when comparing a superior set of calves to a more common set on the same day.

Exactly what feedyards want

Date: Oct 04 2012

Some cattle grow like weeds; some hit the high-grade targets. Some do both, some neither. That’s the way it goes in the world of commodity cattle. But cattle can be so much more, adding profit throughout the supply chain.

Stocker strategies affect value

Date: Sep 17 2012

On target

Date: Aug 24 2012

Better than expected

Date: Aug 21 2012

My cows are grass seekers but they have had to settle. Creep feeding is part of preconditioning this year.

Headed the same way

Date: Jul 12 2012

The cowherd records–the pedigrees, the history, special notations–all 400-some of them are displayed on the office wall.

What grumps?

Date: Jun 06 2012

Meet the father-son combo of Gary and Lane Darnall. They welcome calls from ranchers at their feedyard in western Nebraska.

A step toward the next step

Date: Jun 04 2012

Myth: There is no information out there for folks who want to try feeding cattle for the first time.

Fact: There are resources and you don’t even have to look that far to find them.