Brendan and Elaine Martin, owners of Martin Angus and Blue Cedar Beef, Mt. Solon, Virginia, were recognized with the 2022 Tomorrow’s Top Producer Horizon Award.
When Neil Orth’s portrait is hung in the Saddle and Sirloin gallery this fall, he’ll join industry greats who mentored him. Those who know him best say his biggest imprint is seen in the careers of those he taught.
“The market absorbing all of this other meat in the pipeline is going to be a tough task. Given that there is so much cheap pork and chicken out there, there remains some sticker shock at the retail level versus beef," according to Tim Hackbarth of Zaner Ag Hedge.
Your bulls may already be out earning their keep in your spring-calving herd. However, since so many things can go wrong during a 60 to 90 day breeding season, it is good management to observe them regularly after turn-out to make sure they are still willing and able to do their job.
One of our best tools for increasing beef production is steroid implants. They’re also one of the most misunderstood technologies by consumers.
There are a few different options for portable fencing systems; the most typical are polywire or a polywire braid. According to our sources, it is best to always stick with a polywire braid since weaved material conducts electricity better, and it is more resilient to pressure.
Student’s questions reflect consumer concerns over beef production systems. Question 2: In your professional opinion, who is responsible for the trend to feed cattle corn?
Benefits of low-stress handling start at birth. Watch Andrew and Melissa Arhart’s animal handling videos, which help illustrate proper animal handling procedures.
All of my grandparents belonged to the “Greatest Generation,” an American era filled with hardships and wartime heroics that forged them into one of society’s most revered groups. Each subsequent generation has yet to stimulate that same magnitude of emotion—until now.
The price slide between feeder cattle of various weights are settings records in the extreme this year. Producers must analyze costs and breakevens carefully.
Wow! This is one heck of a time to be in the beef business. Supply and demand fundamentals are finally on our side, feed is cheap and both trends look to last for a while.
Contracting Foot-and-Mouth Disease from Argentina should be a major concern for cattlemen, says Pete Bonds, president of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
While the genetics industry ripens with scientific advancements and historically high beef prices remain, some industry sectors are lumbering along like brontosauruses headed for an ice age.
Drier weather in the last month has led to slow growth of forages in parts of the Midwest, meaning livestock producers need to double check their forage supplies for the rest of the season now.
The House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources today advanced the Grazing Improvement Act to improve the livestock grazing permitting processes on managed lands.
As feedlots feed animals placed at heavier weight, feed conversion on a per-pound of gain basis will increase but overall industry use of grain will decrease.