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By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service I enjoy pondering over numbers collected from the Dickinson Research Extension Center beef herds. One number I ponder over, for example, is cow size and how it relates to carcass size. Just like the industry, the discussion of cow size is complex, and pondering includes searching for [...]
Findings have implications for agriculture, other industries MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University researchers have discovered how weeds develop resistance to the popular herbicide glyphosate, a finding that could have broad future implications in agriculture and many other industries. Their work is detailed in an article that appears in the March 12 edition of the [...]
Andrew P. Griffith, University of Tennessee There have been several discussions recently concerning bull sales and expected progeny differences (EPDs) which is probably a factor of the impending breeding season. The discussions have ranged in topic and have included the timing of a bull sale, saturation of the bull market, bulls that should be steers, [...]
Justin Sexten, Ph.D., Director, CAB Supply Development You hear more about mature cow size and growth potential of calves, now that profit ebbs and flows with the cycle. We’ve written about mature size, but not much about how to use the relevant tools to change it. So now, let’s examine the strategies and tools available, [...]
Stresses such as heat, drought and salinity (abiotic); bacterial and fungal pathogens (biotic); as well as nutrient (e.g. nitrogen, phosphorus) shortage in arable lands are main factors limiting crop and forage production. Improving plant resilience to stress and efficiency of fertilizer use are key to sustainable and future agricultural productivity, but this requires new approaches [...]
A replacement heifer represents the most costly improvement in a herd’s genetics. Some of the more important influencers that are critical to retaining these genetics over time include development, conceiving early in the breeding season, calving ease and maintaining good body condition prior to breeding, especially between 2 and 5 years of age when the [...]
The International Brangus® Breeders Association (IBBA) has announced the release of March 2018 genomic-enhanced expected progeny differences (GE-EPDs). In this round of genetic evaluation, over 1.4 million animals were considered. Of those, GE-EPDs were produced for more than 15,000 Brangus®, Red BrangusTM, Ultrared, and Ultrablack® animals that have either high- or low-density genomic profiles [...]
The International Brangus® Breeders Association (IBBA) honored three winners with annual awards at the IBBA Awards Banquet in Houston, Texas, on March 2. The awards committee selected active IBBA member, Bill Davis, whom they deemed deserving of recognition for his or her successes and advancements made utilizing and promoting Brangus purebred cattle. Bill and [...]
– Justin Sexten, Ph.D., Director, CAB Supply Development Let’s say you weaned calves last fall but didn’t sell. Instead, you helped them cross the bridge to independent life in your dry lot pen and maybe on to a grazing program. Chances are, those “backgrounded” calves have moved on to a finishing yard or the next [...]
