Media
Written vs oral lease
K-State Extension Specialist Jonie James gives a talk to the Women Managing The Farm Conference on written vs. oral lease.
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Feeder cattle review: USDA reports setup banner day for cattlemen
Compared to last week, the bulk of the light offering of yearling feeder cattle sold steady to 5.00 higher with motivation from much lower than expected placements on last week’s cattle-on-feed report.
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Documentary goes inside the World Championship Ranch Rodeo
The documentary gets up close and personal with the cowboys who give it all in the arena in hopes of earning the title of WRCA World Champions.
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Feed efficiency pays in the feedyard
Warren Weibert and his team at Decatur County Feed Yard have collected individual performance and carcass data on 185,000 cattle, showing that genetic selection for feed efficiency can dramatically impact profits.
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Get paid for good genetics
Verified Beef has launched a new “Reputation Feeder Cattle” program, which in addition to age, source and process verification, provides an objective “Genetic Merit Scorecard” to help ranchers capture the value of their investments in good genetics.
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As AI technology improves, so do cattle
Cliff Lamb, of the University of Florida, and Willie Altenburg, of Genex Cooperative, talk about the advantages of artificial insemination (AI) and fixed-time breeding protocols.
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Cow-calf corner: Body condition between calving and breeding
Glenn Selk explains why it is vital to maintain body condition in cows between calving and breeding.
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Judging nitrogen levels in wheat fields and pastures
Brian Arnall discussed a natural way to judge nitrogen levels that has been showing up in wheat fields across the state.
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Beef quality class takes producers from pasture to plate
We talk with Bob Kropp, Jacob Nelson, Heather Buckmaster and Seminole County cattle producer Richard Myers about the Oklahoma Beef Quality Summit at the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center.
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Livestock Marketing: Boxed beef prices rebound
Derrell Peel tells us what is behind the recent rebound in box beef prices.
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Feeder cattle review: Cash fed cattle sold lower again this week
Compared to last week, feeder cattle sold fully 3.00-6.00 lower in both auctions and in the direct trade which reflects the lack of support from CME cattle futures especially on deferred contracts.
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- Commentary: New rules un-COOL
- Former Eastern Livestock CEO, CFO sentenced for federal crimes
- TSCRA works with sale barns to catch Houston cattle thief
- More beef cows in worst drought regions than a year ago
- NASA backs 3D food printer to feed growing population
- Post-tornado composting a solution for disposal of dead livestock
