BeefTalk http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cow-calf/beef-talk RSS Feed for BeefTalk en-us Fri, 18 May 2012 14:44:03 GMT BeefTalk: There is room for more cows http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cow-calf/beef-talk/BeefTalk-There-is-room-for-more-cows-152030945.html One advantage of keeping records is the ability to look back in time. Time changes everything, but that everything may be big for some and small for others. BeefTalk: Don't take bull fertility for granted http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cow-calf/beef-talk/BeefTalk-Dont-take-bull-fertility-for-granted-151019815.html Late May and early June are prime bull turnout times in the beef business, so the final check needs to be done now to make sure every bull is ready to go. BeefTalk: Are your cows ready for breeding? http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cow-calf/beef-talk/BeefTalk-Are-your-cows-ready-for-breeding-150075385.html Well, what is, is. After a long and fairly nice winter, cattle are moving slowly to the cool-season grasses. BeefTalk: Birth weight in the eyes of a chicken http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cow-calf/beef-talk/BeefTalk-Birth-weight-in-the-eyes-of-a-chicken-149233635.html The question of birth weight is always a good topic during calving. More precisely, birth weight involving calving replacement heifers or first-calf heifers. Generally, older cows have few calving problems. BeefTalk: Try hard for less than 3 percent calf death loss http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cow-calf/beef-talk/BeefTalk-Try-hard-for-less-than-3-percent-calf-death-loss-148168055.html The death of a calf never is uneventful. Calves are tough, so most survive in good or bad weather. However, some don't survive. BeefTalk: Preparing for a dry year using lazy L culling http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cow-calf/beef-talk/BeefTalk-Preparing-for-a-dry-year-using-lazy-L-culling-147227945.html Looking at the drought forecast certainly causes concern. It's not panic, just concern. In some areas, the lack of precipitation persists, while other areas are candidates for less precipitation. BeefTalk: Plan ahead instead of reacting; sell infertile cows http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cow-calf/beef-talk/BeefTalk-Plan-ahead-instead-of-reacting-sell-infertile-cows-146333235.html Now is the time to be thinking just how many cow-calf pairs should be turned out to grass. Stocking rates and grazing dates should have been planned and set. BeefTalk: I wish they were all like that one! http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cow-calf/beef-talk/BeefTalk-I-wish-they-were-all-like-that-one-143966876.html What could the world be? There are times when that is a good question to ask. BeefTalk: Carcass merit pays http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cow-calf/beef-talk/BeefTalk-Carcass-merit-pays-142838275.html At one time, the carcass that is on the rail had a home. At one point, a producer made the decision to mate cows to a particular bull. BeefTalk: The $2,017.31 carcass http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-resources/cow-calf/beef-talk/BeefTalk-The-201731-carcass-141965403.html More carcass evaluation ramblings? Perhaps one could forgo carcass evaluations, but that would be a big mistake. All the money that comes into the beef industry ultimately comes from the product hanging on the rail.