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.
Date: Oct 16 2020
Big Thinkers & Cattle Feeding & Post WeaningM&M Feeders now includes two yards, with Jamie Huyser tackling the daily tasks at Elm Creek and Daron helps manage operations at Lexington. Mel does everything from keeping up customer relations to driving the feedtruck, while Marvin handles commodity trading from his home in Idaho.
Date: Oct 15 2020
Big Thinkers & Cattle Feeding & Post WeaningIt’s not the work of fancy technology, though spreadsheets of data and consultants lend their hand. It’s six generations of meticulous puzzle masters who focused on making better each piece of the bigger picture.
Date: Sep 24 2020
Feeder Calf Marketing & News Release & Post WeaningM&M Feeders does business based on honesty. The Huyser family lives by that code, and runs their cattle feeding business the same way. For building beneficial relationships and their drive to produce the best, M&M Feeders earned the 2020 Feedyard Commitment to Excellence Award from the Certified Angus Beef ® brand.
