Date: Oct 01 2021
Big Thinkers & Breeding & Cow Herd & Post Weaning & Retained Ownership & SustainabilityRoss Humphreys’ adept gait tells of many days in and out of the saddle checking his herd, fence lines, water tanks, and grass availability. Yet at 72, he can still drop down and roll under the barbed wire fence quicker than most men half his age. But Humphreys is not your typical cowboy. He’s a chemist, book publisher, family guy, conservationist, and rancher.
Date: Sep 22 2021
Cow Herd & News Release & Post Weaning & Retained OwnershipGrit in every venture makes Ross Humphreys a successful businessman, and his unrattled spirit makes the best of challenges. However, it’s his relentless drive for raising high-quality beef that earned him the Certified Angus Beef 2021 Commercial Commitment to Excellence Award.
Date: Sep 22 2021
Cattle Feeding & News Release & Post WeaningMuch of the cattle feeding business is outside of a manager’s control, but quality cattle caretaking is one thing Kendall Hopp can guarantee. Shaw Feedyard’s teamwork and values earned Shaw Feedyard the 2021 Feedyard Commitment to Excellence Award.
Date: Jul 13 2021
Cattle Feeding & Feeder Calf Marketing & News Release & Post WeaningNot every ranch, pen or feedlot is alike or ideally suited to handle the same class of cattle. Here is a 12-point checklist of ways cattlemen can help themselves when selecting a feedyard.
Date: Jul 13 2021
Feeder Calf Marketing & News Release & Post Weaning & Pre-conditioningBackgrounding calves can open gates to new revenue paths, though not without risk. When more cattle are sent to the grazing fields or grow yards, there’s a shift in the seasonal pattern of the market and more opportunity to take advantage of better prices.
Date: Jul 06 2021
Big Thinkers & Feeder Calf Marketing & Post Weaning & Pre-conditioning & WeaningFor the 70% or more of beef calves born last spring, more than the usual share veered from traditional roads to the feedyard come fall. Backgrounding those calves opened gates to several new revenue paths, though not without risk.
Date: Jul 01 2021
Big Thinkers & Cattle Feeding & Feeder Calf Marketing & Post Weaning & Premium PotentialChoosing a feedyard is a bit like selecting a life partner. Feedyards offer different marketing opportunities and strategies. A manager should be able to look at a customer’s pen and know, “I have a good market for those cattle. I can handle it.”
Date: Jun 08 2021
Big Thinkers & CAB Connection & Cattle Feeding“Do we just sign up? Or get special ear tags?”
Those are questions we hear quite often from producers who want to raise cattle for the Certified Angus Beef ® (CAB®) brand.
Date: Jun 03 2021
Cattle Feeding & News Release & Post Weaning & Research & StockmanshipStress of any kind affects performance and health, but also well-being and behavior, a special focus for CSU animal scientist Lily Edwards-Callaway. Her team’s literature review found shade benefits vary by location, structure type and the weather.
Date: Nov 18 2020
Black Ink & Feeder Calf Marketing & Retained Ownership“Nobody likes to hear this in the middle of a trial, but it seems often true in life and business: the thing that feels so hard now, won’t always feel hard.” Miranda’s Black Ink® column for November touches on the idea of growth, and how it often feels better in hindsight.
