The Hereford breed will set another record at the National Western Stock Show in Denver Jan. 10-13 for the second year in-a-row. Up from last year, 343 females are entered in the National Hereford Junior Heifer Show, 583 females are entered in the National Hereford Female Show and 255 bulls are entered in the National [...]
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University researchers have characterized the mechanism used by wheat to defend against the devastating stem rust disease, a finding they think can help them stay ahead of future disease outbreaks. Their work, which is published in the Dec. 22 issue of Science Magazine, characterizes the relationship between a gene in [...]
Chris Penrose, Extension Educator, Agriculture & Natural Resources, Morgan County (originally published in the Winter issue of The Ohio Cattleman) The month of December is a great time to plan. We still have the opportunity to make changes to the 2017 year and plan for 2018. When I think of 2017, especially as it relates [...]
By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Service The future is now: the bull-buying season. The future is in the numbers. The future requires knowledge, so study hard. For me, bull-buying season means bull-buying workshops where I can meet with small groups of producers to look at numbers, the expected progeny differences (EPDs). EPDs have [...]
John F. Grimes, OSU Extension Beef Coordinator (originally published in The Ohio Farmer) There is no doubt that in nearly every aspect of life, change is inevitable. You don’t have to look too hard to find examples of this in everyday life. Changes such as automated steering in farm equipment, self-driving cars, the home delivery [...]
Date: 12/11/2017 Title: AUDIO: 25th Anniversary of Cattlemen's College Coming Up in 2018 Audio with Josh WhiteExecutive Director, Producer EducationNational Cattlemen’s Beef Association The 2018 Cattle Industry Convention and NCBA Trade Show will be here before you know it, and helping kick off that event in Phoenix Jan. 30-31 will be Cattlemen’s College, the premier [...]
If anyone else had made the phone call to Jamie Hoffman, he’d have thought it was a mistake or joke. The manager of Hoffman Angus Farm, Otwell, Ind., was on the line with his bull supplier, a beaming James Coffey, who told his customer of four years he’d just won the inaugural Angus Value Discovery [...]
Future improvement in agriculture will be a balancing act. By Kris Ringwall, Beef Specialist, NDSU Extension Specialist Losing a calf at birth challenges the beef operation, including the cow and producer. But, as we know in the cattle business, the cycle of life starts with conception and concludes at death. Our goal is to minimize [...]
The Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame announced International Brangus® Breeders Association (IBBA) Member Gerald Sullivan as one of five inductees to be honored at a ceremony at 6 p.m. on Jan. 11, 2018. “Gerald Sullivan has all of the qualities you expect in an inductee to the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. His vision [...]
Have you ever wondered which bull breed you should use in your operation? How do you make the right choice that will align best with the type of cow you own and your goals? These are common questions from producers. You cannot look at the registration papers of bulls from two different breeds and make [...]
