Calving season has started for some and will begin soon for others. Meanwhile, beef producers are preparing themselves for less sleep each night, as time spent observing cows day and night will soon start. Nearly 90% of beef producers regularly observe cows and heifers during calving (NAHMS, 2008), and research shows doing calving checks every [...]
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Hoffman Ranch, Thedford, Neb., took top honors in the Hereford carload show on Friday, Jan. 12, during the 2018 National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver. Sage Krebs, Gordon, Neb., topped the pen-of-three bull show and Delaney Herefords, Lake Benton, Minn., won the pen-of-three female show in the Denver Yards. John [...]
The Gelbvieh and Balancer® Pen Show took place at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado, on Sunday, January 7, 2018. A total of 16 pens were exhibited at this year’s show. Eldon Krebs, Gordon, Nebraska, judged the pen bull show. Judd Ranch Inc., Pomona, Kansas, exhibited the grand champion pen of three Gelbvieh [...]
Denver – As a new calendar year has arrived, so has the blitz of spring bull sales. Beef producers desire up-to-date genetic information to make their purchasing decisions, hence accurate and reliable information is necessary. The Red Angus Association of America has just released its spring 2018 EPDs, allowing producers to utilize the most current [...]
Four stops on International Brangus® Breeders Association’s (IBBA) Torch for Beef Sustainability Tour remain. The Torch for Bull Sustainability Tour serves as a promotional opportunity for IBBA’s 2018 World Brangus Congress (WBC) event. The torch is a symbolic icon for the biennial WBC event, as it is passed from host country to host country. [...]
Lylester Ranch, Martell, Neb., purchased Vintage Blackbird 7184 to support youth, education and research. Since 1980, the Angus Foundation has sold high-end heifers in the Heifer Package to generate funds for Angus youth, education and research efforts. The tradition continued at the 2018 National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, Colorado, on Wednesday, Jan. 10 [...]
Stan Smith, OSU Extension PA, Fairfield County (originally published in the Ohio Farmer on-line) Age and source verification is already a requirement for beef exports to China As always, there are seemingly lots of changes on the horizon for cattlemen. Some changes involve management decisions and will be made by choice. Others will soon be [...]
SPRING 2018 EPDs available [ CLICK HERE TO VIEW ] NON PARENT EPD AVERAGES CE BW WW YW M MCE TM SC CW REA FAT MARB TSI 5.1 0.3 29 53 9 5.4 23 0.8 19 0.67 0.006 0.14 199.35 Using EPDs for Selection Cattle Evaluations use the term Expected Progeny Differences (EPD) to [...]
Seminar series will focus on management and profit strategies for beef producers and allow producers to ask questions of their local, district and state extension specialists. MANHATTAN, Kan. – “Corrals, calcium, costs and cows: management and profit strategies for 2018” is the theme of the 2018 Kansas State University Winter Ranch Management Seminar Series. Hosted [...]
The International Brangus® Breeders Association (IBBA) board election ballots are tallied. New directors will officially be inducted to serve on IBBA’s Board of Directors at IBBA’s Annual Meeting on Friday, March 2, in Houston, Texas. The election was for open positions in areas four, six, seven and eight. The deadline for ballot submission was Dec. [...]
