Date: Oct 31 2015
Big Thinkers & Blog & StockmanshipIt’s become a running joke in the Evert family that ranches near Brady, Neb.: The first year Virginia was at the clipboard during preg-checking time, mysteriously all the wild cows came up “open.”
Date: Oct 12 2015
Blog & StockmanshipThere’s a stone wall of sorts near the top of our country lane. People don’t know if it’s coming or going unless they visited here 10 years ago.
Date: Mar 26 2015
Blog & StockmanshipAs soon as the planters are in the shed, the crew at Weborg Feeding Co. near Pender, Neb., will unpack the shades in preparation for summer in the yard.
Date: Mar 09 2015
Blog & Pre-conditioning & Stockmanship & WeaningAt his Cattlemen’s College session last month, I heard Mark present a pretty convincing case for preconditioning (a 11-year analysis of Indiana producers showed a profit of more than $80 per head, on average for 60+ day programs, for example).
But it wasn’t just about the economics of it all. It was about the principle.
Date: Jun 06 2014
StockmanshipRoutine vaccines and treatments are one of those little tasks that can have a big impact on meat quality.
Date: Dec 18 2013
Blog & Consumer Connection & Research & StockmanshipOne of our Black Ink Basics Tech Sheets spells out a $57.69/head grid advantage for docile cattle compared to nervous counterparts.
Date: Jul 29 2013
Blog & Grid Marketing & StockmanshipIt is mostly just common old biology, but you have to put your thinking cap on to rationalize some of the factors that affect it.
Date: Jul 12 2013
Blog & Stockmanshipif you’re going to individually identify an animal, then you need to use that identity to keep records.
Date: Jul 09 2013
Blog & StockmanshipDate: May 08 2013
EPDs & News Release & StockmanshipNobody wants cattle with too much “attitude,” but it takes focused genetics and handling to improve docility in a herd. “We’ve always tried to be careful about selecting bulls for disposition,” says Roger Jones, of Tri-Tower Farm, near Shenandoah, Iowa. “It’s very important to us to have a cowherd that we can handle, without a lot of wild calves in it. You know, the cattle do better in the feedlot when they aren’t wild.” Since he operates both enterprises, Jones knows how those issues carry from the field to the feedlot.
